Yoghurt and Sour Milk Drinks

Yoghurt experienced a notable upturn in demand in Q2 as initial lockdown measures and concerns about the pandemic resulted in consumers paying greater attention to their health and wellbeing. With limited availability of sour milk products in the ...

Packaged yoghurt will experience slower growth in 2020 as consumers opted for convenience amidst the lockdown and majorly resorted to neighbourhood food specialists (milk shops). Neighbourhood food specialists remained open for extended hours with ...

Drinking yoghurt in 200ml and 400ml packaging sizes is experiencing low demand in 2020 because these formats were mainly purchased to be snacks at school, universities or offices. Due to COVID-19 all schools and most companies temporarily closed, ...

The broader US packaged food industry was being noticeably affected by consumer lifestyle changes that were increasingly prioritising convenience and portability prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in the US. As consumers, particularly younger ones, have ...

Yoghurt and sour milk products was subject to panic-buying during the initial months of the outbreak of the COVID-19 health crisis in 2020. North Macedonia was already known for its high per capita consumption of yoghurt and sour milk products, which...

Yoghurt and sour milk products will continue to see retail volume and current value growth in Ukraine in 2020. Sour milk products remains the biggest category, due to the popularity of traditional products such as kefir, ryazhanka and zakvaska, and ...

Yoghurt is enjoying extended consumption moments, being popular not only at breakfast, but during the day as a snack and in the evening as a light meal. The growing consumer interest in yoghurt is supported by a widening range of varieties, for ...

Yoghurt’s rise in popularity can be attributed to its highly nutritional properties, including calcium, essential vitamins A, B12 and riboflavin, as consumers become increasingly conscious of clean eating and wellness. COVID-19 offered an opportunity...

Prior to the emergence of the pandemic in Vietnam, the popular category of yoghurt was experiencing high growth rates with Vietnamese consumers continuing to believe that the consumption of yoghurt brings about diverse benefits, acting as a source of...

There is a particularly high level of promotion and advertising of yoghurt carried out by manufacturers in Uzbekistan, and this is set to continue to contribute to the success of yoghurt in 2020. The expected rise in retail volume sales and retail ...

Lockdown is expected to lead to a surge in demand for dairy as a whole, including yoghurt and sour milk products, as consumers panic bought in retail to make sure that they had enough in stock to last during the lockdown. This would enable consumers ...

Demand for yoghurt was already starting to slow in Thailand prior to the emergence of the pandemic for several reasons. Economic instability leading to greater price sensitivity had meant that an increasing number of local consumers were prioritising...

Yoghurt and sour milk products have a broad appeal in Bulgaria, being consumed by people of all ages and income levels in both rural and urban areas. Yoghurt has a strong traditional role in Bulgarian cuisine; it is widely used in the preparation of ...

In spring 2020, yoghurt and sour milk products were subject to panic buying in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the COVID-19 crisis. However, no significant product shortages of reported, and unit prices were restored to pre-pandemic levels after the ...

Due to the growing health and wellness trend in Italy, more consumers are moving towards probiotic products for gut health and system immune boosting reasons. Therefore, sour milk products is expected to become a growing niche in Italy. In ...

The COVID-19 crisis in Austria led to the forced closure of all non-essential stores in March. This unprecedented state of affairs meant rapid adjustment for some producers of yoghurt and sour milk products, who were forced to move supply away from ...

Demand for yoghurt and sour milk products is likely to increase despite the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as consumers are changing their lifestyles and are increasingly making healthier choices. However, convenience stores and forecourt retailers has an...

Retail volume sales of yoghurt and sour milk products are set to rise strongly in 2020. These are staple products in Turkey, and have seen solid volume growth over the review period, driven by improved cold chain distribution networks, higher milk ...

Yoghurt and sour milk products are expected to slightly benefit from COVID-19, as sales are expected to marginally grow in both current value and retail volume terms in 2020. This is a reversal from declining sales in 2019, which was a result of ...

Greater levels of home confinement during lockdown in Poland resulted in increasing demand for yoghurt and sour milk products, as consumers dedicated more time to cooking, driving demand for plain yoghurt (which continued to benefit from its healthy ...