Staple Foods

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All staple foods categories received a significant boost during the pandemic, leading to strong volume growth in 2020 followed by a stable performance in 2021. In 2022 however, as the economy moved towards normal, volume sales declined in most…

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…

Rice, pasta, and noodles unsurprisingly experienced a notable boost in performance during the pandemic, with volume sales surging in 2020 and being maintained in 2021. Naturally, this was a result of the home cooking trend. Rice, pasta and noodles…

Having surged in 2020 amid COVID-19 lockdowns, retail constant value sales of rice, pasta and noodles declined somewhat in 2021 (while remaining above their pre-pandemic level), before rebounding in 2022. Retail volume sales also rebounded in 2022,…

There was a slight decline in retail volume sales of processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat in 2022. However, retail constant value sales (2022 prices) rose on the back of an increase in unit pricing due to a wider inflationary wave. Retail…

As in other staple foods categories, COVID-19 led to boosted sales and dynamic growth in processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat in 2020. Sales were largely sustained in 2021 as restrictions remained in place for large parts of the year,…

Like most packaged food categories processed fruit and vegetables received a boost from the pandemic as consumers stayed home and cooked at-home more often. In addition, all categories in processed fruit and vegetables are considered convenient to…

The review period has been a rollercoaster for processed fruit and vegetables. Prior to the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, retail constant value sales appeared to be in long-term decline, as increasingly health-conscious local consumers turned to fresh…

Like most packaged food categories, breakfast cereals experienced booming volume sales in 2020 (upon the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic), stable sales in 2021, and a decline in 2022 as consumers started reverting to their previous consumption…

Retail volume sales of breakfast cereals were little better than flat in 2022, but a spike in unit pricing drove substantial growth in retail constant value sales (2022). This rise in unit price was part of a broader inflationary trend that was…

During the pandemic baked goods in Sweden were impacted the same way as many packaged goods categories, with baked goods seeing booming sales in 2020. This was largely due to the encouraged home seclusion measures which resulted in more sit-down…

Having declined in 2021, Retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of baked goods rebounded in 2022. However, this was driven by a surge in unit pricing that was part of a wider inflationary wave—retail volume sales exhibited a decline during the…

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…

Noodles are becoming more popular in Turkey with each passing year and this largely is due to the affordability of instant noodles, as well as the authenticity and delicious taste of all types of noodles. Noodles has emerged as one category of…

The high inflation put some pressure on demand in various categories of staple foods in 2022, although this did not have much of an impact on demand for chilled processed poultry, frozen processed poultry and, in particular, shelf stable processed…

The price of vegetable oil registered a steep increase as high inflation swept through Turkish society during 2022, with the unit price increases seen in edible oils among the highest seen in all packaged food categories. As a result, consumers have…

During 2022, all breakfast cereals categories benefited from new products being launched. Consumers have become much more sensitive to the health and wellness trend since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the return to pre-pandemic daily…