Rice Pasta and Noodles

Nestlé SA is the leading company in packaged food, but with a decreasing share of the market. To maintain its first position, the company is focusing on high-growth categories and countries. The purchase of the recipe box supplier Freshly in the US ...

General Mills moved up in rank among the world’s packaged foods companies in 2020, from 11th to 10th. The company gained global share in one of its key categories, breakfast cereals, with its brand Cheerios. In the US, its primary market, despite ...

Unilever is the sixth largest packaged food company globally. The company continues to maintain its lead in ice cream, thanks to increased in-home consumption of its leading global brands, with strong growth coming from emerging markets such as ...

Rice, pasta and noodles is expected to record faster growth in value and volume terms in 2020 compared with 2019. This is because the category is expected to benefit from channel shifts. As consumers eat out less often, they are likely to consume ...

Stockpiling and panic buying led to a surge in demand in early-2020 amid the global pandemic. This particularly benefited noodles and dried pasta, which are growing from a low sales base and will see stronger retail volume growth in 2020 in ...

Rice, pasta and noodles witnessed high levels of demand early in the lockdown periods in Brazil as many consumers sought to stock up on these cupboard essentials in order to ensure a ready supply for their families. Demand was such that many ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impact demand for rice, pasta and noodles positively in 2020 as Greeks stockpiled these products before lockdown, resulting in robust retail value and volume growth. This is mainly because pasta and rice are popular...

Rice, pasta and, to a lesser extent, noodles will all see an acceleration in retail volume sales during 2020. Stockpiling during the early stages of the pandemic will be the main driver of this. Much of the rice consumed in Uzbekistan is imported ...

Demand of rice, pasta and noodles increased in the first half of 2020 as consumers stocked up on affordable staple products at the start of lockdown. However, despite the increased demand, grocery retailers made sure that shelves remained well ...

Overall retail volume sales growth for rice, pasta and noodles in 2020 is expected to be up on 2019, and well above the CAGR for the entire review period. This is due to increased consumption of rice and pasta – the dominant product types – since the...

Rice, pasta and noodles saw excellent performance during the lockdown period in 2020, benefiting from consumers panic buying and stockpiling due to the fact rice, pasta and noodles lend themselves perfectly to this scenario. Furthermore, many Swiss ...

Rice, pasta and noodles is expected to perform well in 2020, receiving a boost from COVID-19 panic buying and home eating. Since rice, pasta and noodles are considered a staple, when news of lockdown restrictions were first muted in Algeria consumers...

Demand for rice, pasta and noodles is expected to increase significantly in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Following the outbreak of the virus in the country, the government shut down the economy and enforced lockdowns from March to May ...

Rice, pasta and noodles is expected to register a boost from COVID-19, with healthy retail volume growth as people cook at home more due to restrictions on movement. Part of the volume growth is also attributed to stockpiling at the beginning of the ...

During the pandemic-related lockdown in early 2020, as well as now during the subsequent months of the year, sustained demand for rice and pasta, considered to be essential foods by most Tunisian households, continues, particularly as consumers find ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers increased the production volume of their pasta and rice products in response to stockpiling of these products during the first month of lockdown. As a result, rice, pasta and noodles is set to record strong...

While growth in retail current value sales of rice, pasta and noodles will decelerate during 2020, retail volume sales growth will accelerate to its highest level in more than a decade. During the early months of the pandemic, consumers stocked up on...

Rice is the dominant staple food in retail volume terms in Malaysia, with it being used in a wide range of dishes. As such, sales benefited from stockpiling when the Movement Control Order was introduced, with consumers concerned about potential ...

Rice, pasta and noodles is anticipated to see a much higher growth rate in retail volume and current value terms in 2020 compared to the previous year. In the early stages of the lockdown, in the first quarter of 2020, consumers stockpiled staple ...

Rice, pasta and noodles sees a positive impact from COVID-19, thanks to the same drivers as noted in other categories. Consumers initially stockpiled in advance of the lockdown, for fears of food shortages and the fact they were visiting supermarkets...