Staple Foods

There was a greater return to normality in India as pandemic-related restrictions eased in 2022, and local consumers resumed daily lifestyles, including attending the workplace in person and socialising. In addition, artisanal bakeries and…

In Germany, staple foods remained a critical part of the daily diet in 2022. Basic food items like pasta, rice and bread continued to be popular due to their affordability, versatility and ease of preparation, despite higher prices and the…

2022 is a special year for Qatar due to the country hosting the FIFA World Cup which has boosted the demand for staple foods due to the increased number of tourists. Aside from this, the industry is also recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and…

Remote and hybrid working models have become the “new normal” since lockdown restrictions were fully lifted in Australia. The pandemic has significantly changed consumption patterns and habits for a number of Australians over the past two years. With…

The performance of staples in 2022 was very much linked to the period of normalisation as Austrian consumers came out of home seclusion, backed by the country’s vaccination programme. Particularly after Omicron wave, as movement restrictions were…

In 2022, there is hardly any consumption changes within staple foods due to the essential disposition of all categories within the industry. However, some products are seeing a stronger performance due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent…

In terms of production, 2022 was unique for many staple foods, which resulted in price movements as well. The average unit price of baked goods in Brazil was impacted by the rising cost of ingredients, especially eggs and wheat flour. The latter was…

While healthy retail current value growth is expected for staple foods in 2022, comparable to that seen when the pandemic hit in 2020, retail volume sales are set to see a slower increase than value sales, due to unit price increases. The raw…

Staple foods registered stable growth in retail volume terms in 2022 with demand remaining focused around baked goods and rice, pasta and noodles. The easing of COVID-19 restrictions boosted the local economy and helped to resolve some supply chain…

Significant unit price inflation was the major story in Uzbekistan’s stable foods industry during 2022. The prices of raw materials such as flour increase substantially, consequently dragging prices upwards across several important categories,…

Despite the positive effect brought forth by the removal of COVID-19 restrictions, the outlook for staple foods remains uncertain in 2022 due to rapidly rising prices and economic uncertainty. Retail current value sales have risen sharply due to…

Staple foods witnessed an enormous rise in unit prices in 2022. Just as the effects of COVID-19 began to diminish, the war in Ukraine began causing price hikes in oil and gas forcing manufacturers to increase retail prices. The harshest price rises…

Value sales of staple foods will grow significantly in Bulgaria in 2022 due to the unprecedented increases in inflation. The cost category items started growing in the second half of 2021, following a suppressed dynamic of retailing prices during the…

2022 is a year of price shocks both in Azerbaijan and at a global level. Problems with logistics, the rising cost of ingredients such as sugar and flour, and fluctuating currency exchange rates are all putting huge pressure on local consumers whose…

The COVID-19 vaccination programme in Chile has been amongst the most successful in the world, reaching almost 93% of the total population vaccinated during 2022. For this reason, in September 2021 the government declared the end of “Estado de…

Amid a spike in unit pricing due to rising commodity prices, both retail constant value sales (2022 prices) and retail volume sales of staple foods declined in 2022. Surging inflation (which reached double digits during the summer and autumn before…

High inflation swept through Turkey during 2022 and while the Turkish population is not exactly unfamiliar with the impact of inflation spikes, the current situation has led to unprecedented increases in food prices as they stem as much from rising…

Staple foods in Slovakia in 2022 has been significantly impacted by macroeconomic developments, such as increases in the price of commodities and skyrocketing production and logistics costs, which has led to steep average unit price - and therefore…

Among the most important influences on sales of staple foods in Serbia during 2022 was the return to pre-pandemic lifestyles among the local population. In particular, the population of Serbia took the opportunity to begin dining out on a regular…

During the lockdown periods of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers in Thailand stocked up on many staple foods and shelf stable foods, thus boosting retail sales during this time. However, following the end of pandemic restrictions and the reopening of…