Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
While the Chinese economy is slowly recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer confidence has not yet been restored. People are struggling in the face of a potential economic downturn and have cut down consumption of consumer goods across all…
Despite the lift in pandemic restrictions at the beginning of the year and the corresponding resumption of offline activities, the total value sales of retail tissue and hygiene registered a rather mild rebound in 2023. These products have high…
In 2023, the 3-year growth streak for general purpose wipes ended as emergent demands coming from the pandemic saw sharp decline and the growth pattern for the category returned to normal. While personal hygiene awareness is here to stay, Chinese…
The recovery of the tourism industry and the thriving food and beverage (F&B) sector in Singapore are catalysts for the sustained growth across Away-From-Home (AFH) tissue categories. As both domestic and international tourism gradually rebound, and…
The artisanal and premium offer has expanded in baked goods in Taiwan. Taiwanese consumers consumed packaged baked goods when eating at home during the COVID-19 pandemic period. This raised the demand for quality packaged backed goods in the country.…
Breakfast cereals in Taiwan was negatively affected by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. This resulted in the return to working outside the home, travel and on-the-go consumption. Hence, the occasions for having breakfast at home in Taiwan were…
There has been a significant rise in the number of Malaysians taking up coffee drinking culture, with the country ranked third highest in terms of coffee consumption in Asia Pacific. With Malaysians becoming more coffee-savvy, there are notable…
Coffee is a daily ritual for most people in Taiwan, but especially office workers, with this benefiting cafés/bars. Convenience store cafés/bars play an important role in due to the wide coverage of these stores, which gives consumers easy access to…
Cafés/bars continued to enjoy healthy growth in current value terms in 2023. This was attributable to a rebound in international and domestic tourism, following the revival of the travel industry in the aftermath of the pandemic., Such establishments…
Stand-alone remained the most popular consumer foodservice location in the Malaysian market in 2023. Most consumer foodservice operators opt for stand-alone locations for their outlets. There has been an increase in the number of consumer foodservice…