Soup

General Mills ranked 11th among the world’s packaged food companies. While losing sales in key categories dairy and breakfast cereals in its primary market, the US, the company grew between 2014 and 2019 and is expected to perform well over the ...

Unilever is the sixth largest packaged food company globally, but its current position might not be retained if it continues to trim its food offering. Within packaged food, the company retains its lead in ice cream, thanks to the growth of global ...

Kraft Heinz remains fifth globally in packaged food. The company is focusing on restructuring strategies and revamping existing brands in multiple categories to boost its sales. It has put efforts into diverse aspects leading to confusion around ...

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

Overall, soup in Germany is a very mature category with clear signs of saturation. Generally, it is perceived by consumers as old-fashioned and not very interesting in terms of lack of innovations, especially in shelf-stable or dehydrated formats. ...

More Chinese/Cantonese restaurants have been shut down for operational reasons, which creates more opportunities for Western businesses to grow in Hong Kong. These being cheaper to run, easier to manage, and the dishes less complex to cook. For these...

Overall soup sales continued to struggle for growth in 2019 despite the convenience of packaged soup and the fact that soup is considered one of the most popular everyday dishes. This waning demand is down to several factors. For a start, despite a ...

Over the forecast period, packaged soup is anticipated to gradually replace home-made soup among consumers who lead busy lifestyles, but still desire the taste and nutrients of soup. While home-made soup is widely perceived as healthier and tastier ...

As consumer perception of health become increasingly important, chilled soup is gaining ground on the basis of cleaner labelling and perceived freshness, making it therefore superior quality to other formats. Furthermore, even though the price of ...

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 ...