Asia Pacific

Baby food is expected to register both healthy current value and volume growth, with a rising birth rate supporting volume sales. While inflation is still high, it is easing. In addition, the increasing numbers of women in the workforce is also…

The sale of unpackaged butter and ghee products in rural areas remains strong in Pakistan. However, urban consumers are becoming more hygiene conscious and are looking for more convenient butter and ghee formats, with many opting for packaged…

Volume growth is expected to be muted for butter in 2023. With inflation still high, though easing, consumers are expected to be price sensitive and as a result opt for more affordable margarine and spreads rather than butter. The situation is…

The rapid urbanisation across all regions of Pakistan is fuelling growth of cheese in 2023, alongside the increasing interest in Western lifestyles and diets, which is largely due to the increasing exposure to social media among affluent urban…

Cheese is expected to be one of the weaker dairy performers in 2023, with more muted volume growth. Hard cheese in particular performs badly and is expected to register a fall in volume sales, with soft, more affordable soft cheese continuing to…

Overall consumer health is set to maintain growth in current value terms in 2023, although this is expected to be slower than in the previous three years. The pandemic has ceased to have a notable impact in Indonesia, and there are many categories…

Although the pandemic is considered over, this is not expected to immediately reduce sales of OTC cough and cold medicines in Indonesia in 2023, with both retail volume and current value growth set to continue across most categories. However, the…

Stubborn inflation and price rises remained a key trend in 2023, as in the previous year, taking its toll on the buying power of consumers in Pakistan. Retail volume sales have been affected alongside the performance of dairy manufacturers. In…

Despite the continuing fallout from the war in Ukraine, which has led to high inflation and economic uncertainty, dairy and alternatives are expected to register healthy current value and volume growth in 2023. Uzbekistan is a country that has…

In Indonesia, according to data from the Indonesian Paediatrician Association (IDAI), around 7-35% of babies aged 6-12 months experience nappy (diaper) rash. With Indonesia’s population, that means between two million and 10 million babies suffer…

In 2023, dietary supplements is only set to see low current value growth, but will maintain the gains seen during the pandemic. Meanwhile, although retail volume sales are expected to decline in around half the categories, this is after seeing a peak…

Diarrhoea is a common problem, but it is still the cause of many childhood deaths throughout the world, including in Indonesia. Apart from causing pain and even death, diarrhoea can also hinder a child’s growth and development, because it can cause…

The drinking milk category is faced with multiple challenges in 2023, in the shape of inflationary-led price hikes, expensive raw materials and high rates of taxes on packaged milk products. Pakistan is the fourth largest milk-producing country in…

Drinking milk is expected to register both healthy current value and volume growth, with a growing population supporting volume sales. While inflation is still high, it is easing. Shelf stable continues to account for most volumes sales through…

In 2023, eye care is expected to maintain healthy retail volume and current value growth, although the rates of increase are set to be slower than in the previous year. Eye care products are considered a necessity, since eye health is considered…

Herbal/traditional products saw healthy current value growth in the review period, and this is set to continue in 2023 due to several factors. During the pandemic, jamu, or Indonesian herbal medicine, was one of the options chosen by consumers to…

Coffee whiteners remains the dominant category of other dairy in Pakistan and this is due to the very widespread use of these products as coffee and tea whiteners in southern regions of Pakistan. Tea is a very popular hot drink in Pakistan and it is…

Other dairy is a sizeable product area in Uzbekistan, with fromage frais in particular regarded as a staple in Uzbeki cuisine. There is a long tradition of plain fromage frais and quark (tvorog) consumption in Uzbekistan, with both products being…

Paediatric consumer health is set to remain one of the better performing categories in consumer health in 2023, with the expectation of solid current value growth and also continued volume growth, despite the falling population aged 0-12. This is due…

Azerbaijan’s authoritarian tendencies undermine democracy, whilst tensions with neighbours are increasing. Maintenance in the oil sector adversely affected the economy and the sector’s dominance continues to result in limited export diversification.…