Sauces, dressings and condiments recorded a marked increase in retail value growth in Eastern Europe in 2020. This was the result of forced closures of foodservice outlets during the year as well as consumers spending more time at home during lockdowns/quarantines or when remote working/learning due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The resulting increase in meals being prepared at home drove demand for sauces, dressing and condiments in the retail channel.
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Sales of sauces, dressings and condiments, which had already been recording positive annual growth rates over the historic period, recorded a strong increase in 2020. Mandated closures in the foodservice channel as well as people quarantining and working from home provided a boost to most categories. While the pandemic’s economic impact may have put some pressure on household budgets in 2020, this was more than offset by consumers carrying out a lot more meal preparation in their homes than usually over the course of the year.
Russia is seeing strong growth in soy sauces, as Asian cuisine continues to become increasingly popular among local consumers, bolstered by the growing numbers of sushi sets on retailers’ shelves and the expansion of Asian foodservice outlets – with both having a positive effect on at-home consumption of Asian cuisine.
Herbs and spices are performing strongly in Poland, with growing demand for spices associated with foreign cuisines among Polish consumers as they look for novel tastes and experiment with international recipes at home. Players have capitalised on this trend by labelling their spices with their country of origin. Knorr, for example, introduced new packaging with the name of the country of origin for its standard single spices, such as Indian turmeric, Moroccan rosemary and Mediterranean basil.
There will be something of a hangover from the pandemic, with its economic impact hitting household spending power and the hoped-for reopening of foodservice outlets in 2021, resulting in declining sales. However, a return to positive growth is expected from 2022, with healthier variants of existing products likely to help provide impetus for future sales increases.
In packaged food we consider two aspects of food sales: 1) Retail sales. 2) Foodservice. Retail sales is defined as sales through establishments primarily engaged in the sale of fresh, packaged and prepared foods for home preparation and consumption. This excludes hotels, restaurant, cafés, duty free sales and institutional sales (canteens, prisons/jails, hospitals, army, etc). Our retail definition EXCLUDES the purchase of food products from foodservice outlets for consumption off-premises, eg impulse confectionery bought from counters of cafés/bars. This falls under foodservice sales. For foodservice, we capture all sales to foodservice outlets, regardless of whether the products are eventually consumed on-premise or off-premise. Foodservice sales is defined as sales to consumer foodservice outlets that serve the general public in a non-captive environment. Outlets include cafés/bars, FSR (full-service restaurants), fast food, 100% home delivery/takeaway, self-service cafeterias and street stalls/kiosks. Sales to semicaptive foodservice outlets are also included. This describes outlets located in leisure, travel and retail environments. 1) Retail refers to units located in retail outlets such as department stores, shopping malls, shopping centres, super/hypermarkets etc. 2) Leisure refers to units located in leisure establishments such as museums, health clubs, cinemas, theatres, theme parks and sports stadiums. 3) Travel refers to units located in based in airports, rail stations, coach stations, motorway service stations offering gas facilities etc. Beyond the scope of the foodservice research are captive foodservice units that serve captive populations around institutions such as hospitals, schools, and prisons. This is also known as institutional sales.
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