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Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners launched a new, universal 250ml returnable glass bottle for its Fuze Tea, Tropico, Sprite, Fanta and Minute Maid brands in France as part of its sustainable packaging initiatives. This change in pack size from the…
The increasing emphasis on eating healthy foods has been boosting the consumption of salad in recent years in Turkey, with the COVID-19 pandemic, as a major health crisis, only serving to further drive this trend among local consumers. Consequently,…
Overall sauces, dressings and condiments packaging recorded a surge in its unit volume growth in 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers across the country shifted to working and studying remotely, with extensive lockdown periods…
With consumers spending more time at home than usual in 2020, they were increasingly turning to home cooking due to the various COVID-19 restrictions, including foodservice closures. The outbreak of COVID-19 also increased consumer interest in health…
Sauces, dressings and condiments recorded strong sales growth in Switzerland during 2020 as the unprecedented situation that unfolded over the course of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic discouraged consumers from going out. This led to a huge…
COVID-19 boosted demand for sauces, dressings and condiments packaging during 2020, as it led to consumers spending more time at home and preparing and eating more meals there. This boosted demand for a number of pack types in this category. While…
Cooking ingredients was continuing to register above-average growth in 2021, as the home-cooking trend remained in place and consumers continued to experiment with a plethora of dishes, although growth slowed compared to the previous year, with a…
Glass continues to be the leading pack type in sauces, dressings and condiments with a strong showing in product areas such as pickled products, dips, mayonnaise, ketchup, barbecue sauces and tomato pastes and purées. Glass packaging has been rooted…
Glass packaging unit volumes, which were already increasing in sauces, dressings and condiments, saw stronger growth in 2020 and 2021 than in previous years, like most other pack types. Glass jars and, in particular, glass bottles are increasingly…
Following the arrival of COVID-19 in France, local consumers were faced with lockdown and curfew restrictions for much of 2020. Combined with the closure of consumer foodservice for much of the year, this meant that consumers spent much more time at…
Even after the restrictions on mobility as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic had been withdrawn, Turkish consumers retained a strong interest in home cooking, partially bolstered by high inflation rates in the country. This interest drove an increase…
Ketchup is a staple fixture in British households and, despite the advantages offered by glass bottles, such as premium look and feel, product safety, impermeability and eco-friendliness, other packaging solutions, and particularly PET bottles, have…
In a repeat of 2021’s weaker performance, the decline in retail unit volumes of sauces, dips, and condiments packaging in 2022 in the Netherlands was due to a stabilising of demand following the stockpiling witnessed in 2020 due to pandemic-related…
Sauces, dips and condiments returned to growth in packaging volumes in 2022. Sauces packaging saw growth, which was attributed to fact that these are a versatile and essential component of meal preparation in the country, often used in various…
In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Sweden, fears of contracting the disease and restrictions on mobility in the country led to an increased interest in home cooking. Sauces, dips and condiments consequently saw dynamic growth in packaging…
Sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes returned to slight growth in 2022, stabilising after a couple of years of pandemic-related disruption. Increases were seen for most categories and pack types. In 2022, PET bottles gained pack type share…
Glass continues to be the leading pack type in sauces, dips and condiments. Glass packaging has been rooted in Italian cuisine for decades, often associated with natural, healthy and home-made products. These pack types are also regarded positively…
While chili sauces recorded declining packaging unit volumes in 2022, sales were still higher than pre-pandemic, given the two years of strong growth seen in 2020 and 2021. Glass bottles continue to dominate packaging in chili sauces, with brands…
While glass jars still lead the packaging of cooking and table sauces in France, PET bottles have been gaining share in this category as they are lightweight, durable and keep the content free from contamination. Supported by these factors, packaging…
Increasingly popular in Western Europe, among Millennials and Gen Z who are most influenced by climate impact, refillable and reusable solutions continue to expand across the beauty, home care, food and drinks industries. The recurrent themes of…