Packaged Food

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks continues to be heavily influenced by health and wellness trends, including added healthy ingredients, natural and no-added-sugar products or free-from properties. In snack bars, on-the-go consumption is ...

Lactalis Groupe held eighth place globally among the world’s packaged food companies in 2019. The company has followed an acquisitions strategy to reduce its reliance on the French market, increasing its global footprint on five continents. Recent ...

Consumers are increasingly skipping the dairy aisle, and innovation is essential to reverse this trend and re-engage with consumers. This report focuses on innovation in the dairy industry, including opportunities in dairy snacks, functionality and ...

Despite growing competition, Haribo still leads sugar confectionery in Western Europe. Haribo is gaining ground in the US, where it registered its second highest value sales in 2019. It is also increasing its presence in emerging markets, driven by ...

Few changes were seen in packaged food in New Zealand in 2019 as the same key trends that were evident across all categories during 2018 and for much of the review period remained in evidence. Chief among these trends were the rising demand for ...

Kellogg Co is the leading breakfast cereals company globally, but has been struggling with a declining gross profit margin due to its overreliance on North America. It has put a new strategy into place to reduce production costs, review its portfolio...

Breakfast cereals in Latin America is largely dependent on two markets – Mexico and Brazil. Brazil is slowly recovering from an economic crisis, while the category is developing further in other regional markets, thus stronger growth is predicted ...

Sales growth remained strong for packaged food in India, both in 2019 and during the review period as a whole, with this linked to an ongoing shift from unpackaged to packaged products as disposable income levels rose and consumers’ focus on quality ...

The report addresses some of the top trends in US homes, analysing changing consumer values and attitudes, and how these are echoed in product development and retailers’ activities. Home multifunctionality, convenience, wellness and tailored ...

While Japan dominates ready meals in Asia Pacific, other countries are showing stronger growth due to less saturation and lower per capita consumption. Future growth is expected to be driven by growing demand for convenience due to busier working ...

This report shows the landscape of baked goods in the Middle East and Africa and highlights the key growth drivers. This category saw marginal growth driven by product innovation, rising awareness of healthy living. Manufacturers navigate difficult ...

This report is a global analysis of frozen processed potatoes, highlighting key development areas within shapes, ingredients and technologies. It examines how producers are aiming to address consumer demand in fried foods and creating modern takes on...

Asia Pacific is the largest market for baby food consumption, in which China plays a major role. Milk formula in the region is reaching bottleneck mainly thanks to the declining birth rate and improving breastfeeding rate whereas baby food except ...

Single-person households shows the fastest growth in the world. The food industry has innovated products with packaging targeting single-person household consumers. In addition, retailers and foodservice channels are also trying to develop ...

Yili is China’s largest company in packaged food and dairy, and offers a wide range of dairy products and specialises in yoghurt and milk. Mengniu is the main competitor which shares a highly similar portfolio. Yili is innovative in dairy and baby ...

Riding on positive media coverage, pure players and well-established meat processors alike compete in an increasingly competitive space charcterised by meat imitation at high prices. This analysis aims to help product development make the right ...

WH Group is the largest supplier of processed meat in the world, owning Henan Shineway Investment & Development Co Ltd in China and Smithfield Foods in the US. WH Group has also successfully acquired packaged meat companies in Europe. With the ...

Grupo Gloria SA is mainly focused on the Latin American market, with its biggest presence being in Peru. Close to 60% of its sales derive from evaporated milk, which is part of the condensed milk category. Peru has by far the highest per capita ...

The role and relevance of soup is explored in Eastern Europe where this product is largely influenced by long-standing traditions and local cuisines. Poland’s key focus is examined on top of taking the most important economic factors into ...

Pure nutrient manipulation is no longer the main indicator of a product’s healthfulness, as the level of processing and freshness is also a cause for concern among consumers. This leads to the increasing importance of a natural positioning that ...