Soup

Soup continue to see steady growth riding on the back of increasingly hectic lifestyles and willingness to experiment with different flavours. According to Euromonitor International’s Lifestyles Survey, 30.9% of consumers felt that they do not have ...

Nestlé is the largest packaged food company globally, but that position may not be retained if it continues to rely on sales in mature markets and product categories. Its recent growth strategy has been centred on repositioning itself to become the ...

Dehydrated soup products from foreign multinational players such as McCormick & Co and Unilever have struggled to gain traction in the Chinese market due to differences in taste between Chinese and Western consumers. The traditional Chinese dish, ...

There were only two types of soup available in Serbia that achieved significant value sales in 2019 – dehydrated soup and instant soup. Shelf stable soup was only available sporadically, but with negligible sales, while chilled soup and frozen soup ...

To keep up with the demand for better quality soups with healthier ingredients, manufacturers are accentuating their better-for-you quality. For instance, Podravka International Pty Ltd has launched a Vegeta shelf-stable low sodium soup range using ...

Volume sales of soup have been in decline in Brazil, affected by health and wellness trends, with concerns about the high salt content and chemical additives, and by competition from other types of packaged food such as ready meals. Economic ...

As chilled soup is a relatively new product in Hungary, huge growth is being observed. The explanation is similar to that seen in ready meals: convenience trends and busy lifestyles are fuelling growth as consumer attitudes are changing towards ...

The soup category is still in the development stage in Morocco, and saw moderate growth from a low retail volume and current value base in 2019. The category is limited to just a few brands. There is a lack of advertising and promotional campaigns to...

In 2019, soup volume sales registered a significant drop for the seventh consecutive year. Although during some of the review period production problems affected sales, in years recent to 2019, the main issue has been weak demand. Argentina is going ...

Instant soup is gaining attention in Saudi Arabia as it is straightforward to store and quick and easy to prepare. The consumer simply has to pour hot water in a cup. Soup cups launched recently to 2019, and in 2019 they were slowly gaining ...

Soup continued to see current value growth in all categories in 2019, as it creates a warm feeling from inside when the weather is cold and wet outside, and is easy to prepare. Frozen soup maintained its leading position in terms of value sales in ...

The busy lifestyles of Japanese consumers, made more hectic by the growing numbers of women entering paid employment and the increase in dual-income and single-person households, is driving demand for convenient packaged food products, such as ...

Soup recorded a stable performance in 2019, continuing to be dominated by dehydrated soup due to its use during Ramadan to break fasting. Ramadan is a very special period for Turkish people. During this time, many people do not eat during the day and...

In line with rapid growth in average incomes and the trend towards busier lifestyles, the increasing desire for convenience among consumers continued to support the positive development of soup in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2019. Overall, Bosnians remain ...

Soup experienced a very long period of contraction both in terms of volume and value leading up to 2018, where the negative value trend reversed, while volume demand declined further. Soups had failed to recover from the devastating effects of the ...

Frozen packaged hot pot soup launched by different hot pot restaurants has been common for many years, but it is limited to the frozen format largely due to technology barriers. However, recently, shelf stable packaged hot pot soup can be found in ...

Retail volume and current value sales continue to grow, albeit slowly, in soup in 2019. Convenience remains the key growth driver as time-pressed consumers value quick and easy meal solutions. Packaged soup offers consumers the opportunity to prepare...

The strong performance of soup in 2019 was supported by an increase in average incomes and the need for convenience within busy lifestyles. Soup is popular among urban consumers, especially professionals. Despite the fact that Romanians remain ...

While the soup category saw continued negative growth in 2019, the performances in volume and value terms nonetheless represented an improvement on the previous year’s falls. This can be at least partly attributed to the health and convenience trends...

Most soup consumed in Spain is prepared from scratch at home using fresh ingredients. However, increasingly busy lifestyles, especially in urban areas, lead consumers to purchase packaged soup more frequently, especially in shelf stable and chilled ...