Uruguay

Yoghurt and sour milk products is expected to see continued volume growth in response in 2021. The main reason for this is the increased opportunity for home consumption created by quarantine and the health perception of most category products. Plain…

Chilled and shelf stable desserts were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, seeing declining current value and volume sales for several reasons. Firstly, since the outbreak of the virus, many Uruguayan consumers have prioritised…

Drinking milk benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, particularly driven by demand for shelf stable variants. Although quarantine was not mandatory in Uruguay, many consumers worked from home and education institutions closed, increasing the…

Recently dairy products have been suffering under the obligation to mark their packaging with black octagons if the sugar, salt, fat, or saturated fat content exceeded a certain level. For example, if the product contained 9g of saturated fat for…

In 2020, retail sales of butter and spreads strongly benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the increase in cooking and baking. In 2021, the reverse is expected as consumers no longer feel the need to stockpile or take part in as much…

Baby food will continue to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 with current value growth only increasing due to double-digit unit price inflation. The decrease in demand is largely due to the contraction in prepared baby food as…

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The briefing examines how Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment industry performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports,…

Spirits sales took a battering from Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, particularly in the on-trade, where closures and restrictions placed a dampener on this channel’s performance. While Latin American countries tended to see better performances in the…

While Latin America’s digital landscape is less well developed than other regions globally, most measures continue to improve, with Coronavirus (COVID-19) also having served to drive the digital landscape development in 2020. With locked-down…

Depopulation will occur in Uruguay in 2020-2040 driven by negative net migration, as well as natural decrease from 2027. As the ageing trend accelerates consumer trends will be impacted as lifestyles and spending habits adapt. Uruguay will remain one…

In 2021 Uruguay’s new food labelling law came into effect and this will likely negatively impact several brands of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks. According to industry sources, companies will focus on producing healthier alternatives…

Uruguay’s new food labelling law became effective in 2021 and companies are changing the packaging of their products in sugar confectionery to comply with this new law. The new labelling law requires the product to display a black octagon if a…

Snacks is set to see a return to growth in retail volume terms 2021 with signs that consumers are starting to return to their normal lives. Several categories were seriously affected by the home seclusion seen during 2020 despite Uruguay not imposing…

Savoury snacks is set to see a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2021 as concerns over COVID-19 and consumers start to return to their normal lives. Salty snacks are commonly consumed when socialising, at special events, parties, and…

2021 has been a tough year for impulse ice cream so far, with volume sales expected to drop sharply. There are several factors behind these disappointing projections. Uruguay’s summer months run between October and March, with these normally being…

Global shifts in gender, ageing, migration, housing and education are transforming the size, location and general make-up of households around the globe, with diverse implications for governments and companies. Households insights can help identify…

Sales of gum were hard hit by the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 with both chewing and bubble gum heavily reliant on impulse purchases. Chewing gum is largely purchased to disguise bad breath, especially among smokers. With consumers spending much of…

Although the country declared a health state of emergency following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, it did not introduce a mandatory quarantine. Instead, the government called on its citizens to restrict social activities and avoid crowds, as well…

Grocery retailing recorded a sales decline in Latin America in 2020, with most countries seeing worsening performances, including particularly steep declines in Argentina and Peru. Local economies, and therefore many households’ financial…