Market research on the industry for dairy products and alternativ...
Market research on the industry for dairy products and alternatives. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, brand shares, distribution and industry trends.​ Insight and data cover baby food, butter and spreads, che...
Baby food in Egypt is witnessing a decrease in current retail volume sales during 2023, with a huge increase in current retail value terms, due to prices rising more than 70% in the fourth quarter of 2022. As baby food products are mostly imported,…
Baby food is expected to register a fall in constant value sales, but volume growth will be moderate. Consumers are expected to be highly price sensitive and prioritise value for money, with a degree of trading down as inflation still bites, though…
Due to inflation and growing production costs, baby food saw unit prices increase. While slow birth rates continue, the convenience and popularity of feeding babies with prepared baby food in Finland is driving sales. Parents reach for convenient…
The birth rate in France continues to fall, thereby negatively impacting retail sales of baby food. A marginal boost was expected post-pandemic, but the birth rate is now at its lowest rate since 1946, according to French National Statistics body…
Baby formula is expected to register constant and current value growth, but volume growth will be minimal. Georgia’s birth rate is falling and this is expected to dampen volume sales, in particular for milk formula and in particular for standard milk…
The recovery of baby food’s retail volume sales, evident in 2022, is expected to continue throughout 2023, albeit at slower growth rates. The category’s resilient performance is set to be fuelled by a partial return to pre-pandemic mobility patterns.…
The low birth rate in Greece is a challenge for retail volume sales of baby food. While the price hikes in 2022 and 2023 meant that baby food is set to record a positive current retail value growth, parents are finding it difficult to afford. As…
Baby food is expected to register moderate current value growth, but constant value sales are expected to fall as persistent inflation cuts into profitability. That being said, the disruptions in supply that were caused by a recall of Similac in…
In 2023, baby food in Hong Kong is set to experience significant retail volume and current value rebounds, following the end to the pandemic and the lifting of all COVID-19 restrictions. The sharp recovery of baby food owes much to the reopening of…
From October 2022, the government cut national support for milk formulas from 50% to 25%. This resulted in two-three times higher prices, with standard and special milk formulas having seen a rapid price increase during 2023. Many mothers still buy…
Nestlé has an established leadership of baby food in India, as it is synonymous with trust and assurance of quality. Nestlé’s leading brand Cerelac has been at the forefront of development, with a greater focus on creating variants of dried baby food…
In Indonesia, current value sales of powdered milk formula have been primarily driven by price increases. However, price sensitivity among local consumers has led to a more cautious approach towards purchasing powdered milk formula. Moreover, the…
One of the most important trends in baby food in Ireland in 2023 was the increased focus on health and wellness, which manifested most clearly in the increasing interest in clean label products and those with functional ingredients. With consumer…
All of the players in baby food have increased prices during 2023, despite the price-sensitivity of consumers. Companies have increased prices due to high inflation, rising costs of shipping and raw materials. In addition, the decreasing value of the…
Baby food is significantly affected by a high inflation rate in 2022 and 2023. The upturn in the inflation rate, which gained momentum in March 2022 and in subsequent months, is, however, on the downturn in 2023. The rush of Italian consumers to…
Milk formula is set to see a decline in retail volume terms in Japan in 2023, due to the continuous decline in the number of new born babies. Although the birth rate in Japan has been continuously declining for decades, the pandemic accelerated the…
Baby food is expected to register double-digit current value growth and much more moderate constant value growth. Kazakhstan has strong trade links with Russia in particular and its war in Ukraine is negatively impacting the Kazak economy and leading…
In spite of high inflation, both dried baby food and milk formula is expected to register an increase in current value and volume sales. A rising birth rate supports the increase. Value sales for prepared baby food still remains negligible, as it is…
Baby food recorded further volume decline in 2023 as the birth rate in Latvia continues to decline. Also, price increases in the category have further weakened demand in 2023, depressing volume sales. Consumers have been preparing more food at home…
During 2023, baby food Lithuania registered moderate positive sales growth in retail volume terms, while value sales increased strongly as a result of inflation and subsequent unit price increases. The main reason for the positive developments in the…