Market research on the fresh food industry. Standardised and cros...
Market research on the fresh food industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes and distribution, with full analysis of industry trends.
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in 2021, retail volume consumption of sugar and sweeteners saw a decline. With no lockdowns in 2022, and the return to busier lifestyles, and with hybrid working patterns being established as the new normal,…
After years of decline in the consumption of sugar and sweeteners, the COVID-19 pandemic led consumers to spend more time at home. Daily consumption of sugar increased in line with the greater frequency of drinking coffee during the day. Selling…
In 2022 sugar and sweeteners in Spain is rebounding strongly in terms of total volume sales, thanks to the recovery of foodservice and institutional channels. However, at the same time, sales in retail are declining in light of wider health and…
The retail price of sugar and sweeteners is set to continue to increase in 2022, as the cost of production has been rising. In fact, the retail price of sugar has seen rises for three consecutive years, from the beginning of COVID-19. Thailand's…
Retail volume sales of sugar and sweeteners have been on the decline for the past decade; however, they experienced an unusual hike in 2020 due to the lockdowns and the at-home baking trend. In 2022, retail volume sales are expected to continue to…
In 2022, the average unit price of sugar is forecast to drop slightly amidst the downsides of excess production capacity and weak expectations. More people have been forced to stay at home, resulting from increased measures imposed by the government…
Sugar is set to rebound to solid total volume growth in 2022, after two years of slight decline, with sales even returning to the pre-pandemic level. Due to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, all channels have returned to normal operations in 2022,…
Despite Moroccan consumers' rising health awareness, with focus on low-sugar products, sugar and sweeteners sales remained steady during 2022. Sugar remains a crucial ingredient in daily Moroccan life, used in the preparation of mint tea and home…
The pandemic exposed the fragility of human health, and lot of consumers understood that they were overweight, and that this was the genesis of many health problems. Table sugar was consumed on a regular basis, whether it was in the tea or coffee…
Sugar and sweeteners remains a highly mature category in Russia which is mostly presented by white sugar, therefore leaving marginal share for sweeteners. Retail volume sales of sugar and sweeteners continued to post negative dynamics in 2021, a…
The foodservice channel accounts for a significant share of total volume sales of sugar and sweeteners in Mexico and therefore the pandemic dealt a huge blow to overall sales in 2020. During 2020 foodservice outlets were forced to close or had…
2022 marked the first year since the start of the pandemic in which there have not been any significant COVID-19 regulations in place. However, despite this more positive outlook with regard to COVID-19, the year was characterised by uncertainty.…
Sugar and sweeteners in Japan is set to see a marginal increase in total volume sales in 2022, after witnessing declines in both 2020 and 2021, when foodservice volume sales suffered due to the impact of COVID-19. Several major cities in Japan were…
In 2020, with the sudden outbreak of the pandemic, there was a rush to purchase perceived essential goods, leading to a surge in sales for a number of weeks. This trend marginally improved demand for sugar and sweeteners in 2020, halting the slow…
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in 2021, retail volume consumption of sugar and sweeteners saw a significant decline. With no lockdowns in 2022, and the return to busier lifestyles, with hybrid working patterns being established as the new…
Following many challenges towards the end of the review period, the 2022/2023 local sugar production season is expected to record declines. Several floods and civil unrest (in July 2021) in sugar-growing regions in KwaZulu-Natal saw fewer sugar…
The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent global events have led to a variety of supply chain disruptions, and created a challenging economic environment. These disruptions have heavily impacted the food industry, and have led to closures of processing…
Following concerns related to immunity and health during the pandemic, vast numbers of consumers were keen to reduce their consumption of sugar and sweeteners. However, once the social restrictions were relaxed, so some of the dietary concerns that…