Rice Pasta and Noodles

A global leader in chocolate confectionery, gum and pet food, Mars operates a large portfolio of world-renowned brands with long history and loyal consumer base. Despite its worldwide presence, over 90% of the company’s sales are generated in ...

In line with Nestlé’s key message, “Nestlé. Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future”, its growth strategy for the last few years has been centred on its aim to reposition itself to become the world’s leading wellness and ...

Unilever is the sixth largest packaged food company globally, but its current position may not be retained if it continues to trim its food offering to focus on beauty and personal care. Within food, the company retains its title as the leading ice ...

Chilean consumers are increasingly aware of the limitations that their own body can impose when it comes to feeding. This is how during the review period, options within the health and wellness line quickly emerged, such as high-fibre products for ...

As the main staple food in China, rice will continue to experience a decline in demand over the forecast period, which is partly thanks to China’s slower population growth. Changing eating habits and various alternative food types are also ...

Health and wellness concerns among consumers was the key trend influencing value growth within rice, pasta and noodles in 2018. Natural alignment between these trends and rice was the key driver behind overall value growth, while more muted alignment...

The growth of foodservice continued to cannibalise retail sales of rice, pasta and noodles in Slovakia in 2018, as consumer convenience and purchasing power are on the rise. Also, with positive economic developments, such as the unemployment rate ...

In line with the success of its microwavable cup rice range, Sunrice recently launched four new varieties in the same format. This cemented the company’s position within rice. The SuperGrain range was inspired by health and wellness trends and ...

The main staple food in South Korea, rice consumption has changed as more consumers opt for instant rice rather than cooking rice at home. Over the last decade, value sales of rice declined until 2018, however, health and wellness rice such as ...

Rice and pasta, which are considered essentials by Algerian households, are expected to continue witnessing steady growth over the forecast period, taking into account the expected growth in the population. Moreover, consumers’ hectic lifestyles and ...

Overall, pasta continues to be a rather mature and saturated category in Germany, with dried pasta predicted to see a slight decline at constant 2018 prices over the forecast period, following stagnation during the review period. The volume decline ...

Instant noodles in Japan is expected to grow slowly over the forecast period despite having reached a fair degree of maturity, as a country of origin with one of the highest per capita consumption records in the world, resulting in limited potential ...

Rice, pasta and noodles continues to see stable single-digit volume growth thanks to the improving economic situation and traditional consumption habits. Pasta led growth in 2018, with the area recovering from the downturn during the review period. ...

There was a decline in value and volume sales across rice, pasta and noodles during the review period. The key reason for this trend is the soaring availability and growing range of different alternatives available through modern grocery retailing ...

Rice, pasta and noodles is a distinct category among those covering staples, as most of these products are not grown in Croatia. Only the ingredients for pasta can be found in Croatian agriculture. Rice is not grown in Croatia, although this occurs ...

Under relatively difficult economic conditions, Tunisian consumers are continuing to shift to more affordable products with similar nutritive value. This trend is likely to be beneficial for rice and pasta, the consumption of which is expected to ...

For years, rice faced strong competition from potatoes as the main source of carbohydrate in the country, leaving Poland behind other countries in the region in terms of per capita consumption. Recently, however, due to increases in household ...

Rice, pasta and noodles are mature categories in Ecuador. Rice is one of the most consumed products among the general population, served almost every day at lunch, dinner and even sometimes at breakfast among lower-income groups, always as the main ...

Unpackaged rice and pasta are widely sold via other grocery retailers in Bolivia – these products are mainly purchased by lower-income consumers. Most of the unpackaged pasta in the country is supplied by domestic producers at affordable prices. Due ...

Instant noodles remain popular as they provide consumers with opportunities to experience different tastes, as they are sold in a package that contains dehydrated noodles with a separate flavour sachet. Noodles come in different types, shapes and ...