Processed Meat, Seafood and Alternatives to Meat

Food and beverage macrotrends have drastically evolved to bring about a wave of change, from where consumers shop and work, to how they eat. A significant increase in time spent at home has changed cooking and dining habits for many Australians as…

Pandemic-related restrictions were gradually lifted in Brazil to reach almost complete suspension across most of the country in 2022, instilling a greater sense of confidence among the local population. However, COVID-19 negatively impacted several…

Sales of processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat are set to record solid retail current value growth in 2022, continuing the category’s growth trajectory. Inflation accelerated price increases, resulting from several issues in terms of…

The war in Ukraine disrupted trade routes, which affected the cost of animal feed, transportation and other expenses linked to meat production. The rising costs of agricultural commodities due to the war in Ukraine and the trade restrictions on…

Thanks to the country’s vaccination programme life in Austria began to return to relative normality in 2022 with consumers finally starting to spend more time away from the home again. With Austrians gradually spending more time out of home in 2022…

The strong return of avian influenza in India significantly reduced the availability of poultry to be processed in multiple states including Bihar, Maharashtra and Kerala in 2022. In addition, there was a rise in feed prices for chickens, which…

Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat will overall develop positively in Bulgaria in 2022 as consumers cut back on foodservice spending and purchase more items in retail for home use. With unit prices increasing due to inflation, increased…

Due to inflated price points, in 2022, processed meat grew in current retail value terms; however, retail volume sales declined. Regarding foodservice, the channel was expected to recover as the year progressed gradually; however, higher prices were…

With more consumers now adopting vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets, leading grocery retailers in Portugal are expanding their assortments of meat and seafood substitutes. One of the most active players in this regard is Auchan, which in 2021…

Since the onset of the pandemic, more consumers have taken the opportunity to reduce the quantity of processed red meat, poultry or seafood from their diet, with some omitting it entirely. This was also driven by suggestions that the COVID-19 virus…

In 2022, chilled meat and seafood substitutes demonstrated the fastest value growth in alignment with the growing number of vegetarians in Estonia. However, unit prices of meat substitutes have increased in line with inflation and rising production…

The frozen meat and seafood substitutes category looks set to register the best performance in volume terms in 2022. Prior to 2021, consumers balked at the high prices of frozen meat substitutes, as they did in the frozen processed red meat and…

Consumption of processed meat and seafood has been in steady decline since 2016 in France. Although these products remain extremely popular, more shoppers have been cutting back on consumption due to concerns about their highly processed nature and…

Frozen processed poultry led growth in processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat in 2022, supported by its growing presence in small, local grocers. This trend was driven, in part, by the activities of leading brands Piolindo (Frigorificos de…

Inflationary pressures and high prices have had a significant impact on meat production in recent years as many producers have struggled to source raw materials affordably due to supply chain constraints and higher costs associated with inputs that…

Although the new food labelling law came into effect in 2021, at present several companies have not changed their packaging particularly in frozen processed red meat and chilled processed meat. The government is aware companies are violating the law,…

Processed meat and seafood sees a slowdown in retail current value and volume growth in 2022, due to the resumption of cross-border trade in the previous year. All categories within processed meat and seafood are popular items for Norwegians to…

Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat continued to post consistent positive sales growth in 2022 as demand continues to rise modestly. The main influences on the category during the year were the return to pre-pandemic lifestyles and the…

Chilled processed red meat represents by far the single largest category within processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat, and is also considered one of the most important categories in the wider Italian packaged food market in terms of…

While meat and seafood substitutes are not present in Kazakhstan, processed meat and processed seafood are very popular and the category registered positive sales growth in 2022, although growth rates are merely moderate, rather than booming. One of…