Market research on the staple foods industry. Standardised and cr...
Market research on the staple foods industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market and brand share data, distribution and industry trends.​ Insight and data cover baked goods, breakfast cereals, processed ...
The report examines key factors in supply chain risks in metals, energy and agricultural commodities. Production, market supply concentration and political risks analysis can help to better identify potential risks and prepare for potential…
In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with rising income inequality being among the key ones. Nevertheless, addressing the income inequality through catering to the Bottom of the Pyramid and the Middle Class…
Food security has always been on the agenda of governments as a long-term goal, but recent challenges have escalated its priority even in countries that have been historically regarded as food secure. Private and government sectors have joined forces…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…
Interest in plant-based eating and alternative proteins in the Middle East and Africa had been steadily rising pre-pandemic and was further accelerated by consumers looking at healthier options. The Middle East and Africa has the lowest per capita…
Sales trends have remained the same during 2023 for processed fruit and vegetables in Algeria, with urban people living in large cities preferring canned or frozen fruit and vegetables due to increasingly busy lifestyles.
Processed fruit and vegetables is expected to register a slight fall in constant value sales and a more sizeable fall in volume sales. With most products being imported, rising freight costs feeds into rising prices. Locally produced products fared…
The demand for processed fruit and vegetables in Egypt continued to increase at the end of the review period. Over 2023, processed fruit and vegetables is projected to see a small increase in retail volume sales, with divergences in category terms,…
Processed fruit and vegetables in Kenya is subject to several influencing factors in 2023. The ongoing drought has inadvertently boosted the performance of certain processed products, notably shelf stable tomatoes, as shortages in fresh produce…
The dynamism in frozen processed potatoes, shelf-stable tomatoes, and beans is significantly driven by consumers' increasing demand for convenience. Urbanisation, rising numbers of working women, and smaller household sizes are prompting consumers to…
Processed fruit and vegetables saw sharp volume decline in both retail and foodservice terms in 2023 as high inflation caused by local currency depreciation, Federal Government demonetisation policies and fuel price hikes led to substantial increases…
Volume sales of shelf stable beans are recording robust, double-digit growth through both retail and foodservice channels in 2023. The rising cost of living has encouraged local consumers to search for affordable protein sources, including beans.…
Shelf-stable vegetables continue to account for most volume sales. The launch of several new local brands has also introduced competition into the segment. These are Stifen, Navara and Greeno. In addition, the range of vegetables on offer is…
The processed meat and seafood’s current retail volume growth in 2023 is set to be slower than the previous year; the result of ongoing economic hardship and the growing maturity of most product areas. Price fluctuations continue to challenge players…
The dominance of shelf-stable seafood in processed meat and seafood persists due to the popularity of sardines also a shift from informal to formal sales of smoked fish. Sardines, being the most affordable product in this segment, offer versatility…
Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat in Egypt is projected to see declines in retail volume sales across categories, but dynamic increases in retail current value sales over 2023. The decreases in retail volume sales followed big…
Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat in Nigeria saw significant decline in volume terms in 2023 due to unfavourable economic conditions. High inflation as a result of a depreciated local currency, hikes in fuel prices, and a Federal…