Switzerland

Well-developed hydro capacities and low usage of fossil fuels allow Switzerland to maintain solid performance in reducing carbon footprint. Phasing out of nuclear energy might hinder the country’s aim to be carbon-neutral by 2050 yet provides ...

In 2020, all categories in pet products are seeing slightly faster current value growth, compared with 2019. As the pet humanisation trend underpins the growing interest in pet products, current value growth is expected to accelerate over the ...

The pet humanisation trend continues to underpin the development and growth of pet care in Switzerland. The growing inclination of owners to view their pets as family members, rather than simply as animals, feeds into their pet care purchasing ...

As the pet humanisation trend develops, more and more dog owners are transposing key factors in their purchasing decisions in human food into pet food. As with human packaged food, sustainability is increasingly influencing the choices of Swiss ...

Other pet food is projected to see a further decline in retail volume sales over the forecast period, although current value sales are expected to rebound. The declining other pet population militates against volume growth, while value growth is ...

Cat food in Switzerland is expected to continue to experience strong premiumisation, which is likely to translate into further segmentation. Cat owners are increasingly looking to functional aspects, such as weight management, urinary disease ...

Households in Switzerland are set to benefit from a strong state focus on renewable energy and an anticipated boom in jobs over the next 10 years. High competition in appliance sales between online and offline retailers is driving prices down. Local ...

Home furnishings in Switzerland saw only moderate growth in 2019. The growing number of households requiring new indoor furniture and other home furnishings continued to positively impact sales in an otherwise highly saturated environment. However, ...

Gardening witnessed only modest growth in 2019 but sales nonetheless remained at a very high level, playing a major role in home and garden in Switzerland compared with other Western European countries. Swiss consumers, with their comparably high ...

Home and garden saw a further improvement in 2019 after a difficult review period when sales stagnated. Limited growth in the economy has been a burden but low unemployment and low inflation have supported spending. Technological advancements have ...

Home improvement saw only modest growth in 2019 continuing the pattern seen over the review period. With an ageing society and consumers leading increasingly busy lives there remains a widespread preference for paying someone to carry out repairs and...

Homewares returned to growth in 2019 after three years of decline. This was driven in part by the growing number of households with this stimulating demand for a range of cookware and kitchenware. Home cooking is also on the rise with it seen as ...

The variety of coffee options has expanded in Switzerland while tastes have become more sophisticated. Consumers increasingly want to know where their coffee beans come from and they have become more educated about the quality and taste of different ...

Health and wellness remained a key trend influencing full-service restaurants in Switzerland in 2019. The Swiss are becoming more aware of what they eat and how it might affect the environment. Therefore, fresh, home-made products, organic ...

Vegan and vegetarian concepts gained popularity throughout the category towards the end of the review period, with independent and chained limited-service restaurants updating their menus. For example, Subway now offers a Vegan Patty, with this ...

The rising consumer demand for food that can be eaten on the move has been the key driver for the development of street stalls/kiosks. There is no established street food culture in Switzerland and the regulation for operating a food truck is very ...

Self-service cafeterias are well established in Switzerland and are typically found in retail outlets such as hypermarkets, shopping centres, furniture stores and alongside motorways. Despite this established presence consumers increasingly ate ...

Consumer foodservice in Switzerland stagnated in 2019 with consumers cutting back on spending in full-service restaurants, while some formats like self-service cafeterias suffered from an old-fashioned image. There was a growing culture towards ...

Consumer foodservice through travel recorded the most dynamic growth in current value terms in 2019, benefiting from the increasingly busy lifestyles of consumers in Switzerland. The increasing number of commuters is boosting sales of foodservice ...

In 2019, direct selling posted slightly declining value sales, with stagnation expected over the forecast period. This is especially due to the accelerating growth of e-commerce in Switzerland and the high level of convenience and price transparency ...