Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities...
Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
In 2023, staple foods witnessed a slightly better performance in volume terms, even though consumer demand is beginning to stagnate in response to the country’s population decline, which is reducing the potential consumer base. Most staple food…
While coffee is expected to register double-digit current value growth, volume sales are expected to fall marginally. A couple of factors are expected to lead to the slight volume decline. Continuing price rises dampen volume sales, as does…
Overall, retail volume sales for hot drinks are expected to fall marginally, due to a slight fall in volume sales for coffee, which is by far the most popular hot drink in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Continuing population decline dampens volume sales, as…
Value sales are still relatively low in what is an immature product area, which still has plenty of room for growth. As such, though prices are still on the rise, it is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023. Chocolate-based flavoured…
The picture is positive for tea in 2023. Current value growth is expected to register a double-digit increase, as price continue to rise. However, constant value growth is also expected to register a moderate increase, as is volume growth. Tea still…
Bottled water continues to be the most popular soft drink in Bosnia-Herzegovina and is expected to achieve moderate volume growth in 2023. A certain cohort of consumers are switching to bottled water from carbonates, as they look to be healthier, and…
Overall, volume sales are expected to stagnate in 2023, with the most popular cola carbonates expected to see volume sales fall slightly. Carbonates are a mature product area, with little room for further growth, and added to this, the population…
While concentrates are a sizeable product area in Bosnia-Herzegovina, they have been on a downward trajectory in recent years and this expected to continue in 2023, with a further fall in volume sales. Consumers prefer the convenience of RTD options…
Energy drinks is expected to register healthy volume growth in 2023. Energy drinks have a loyal fan base. Consumers lead increasingly busy lives and in particular younger people appreciate the boost from energy drinks, both for physical activities…
Juice is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023. Many consumers are switching from carbonates to juices, as they consider juice to be healthier. In addition, within juice, consumers are opting for healthier, more natural versions as much…
RTD coffee is expected to register the highest volume growth among soft drinks in 2023. However, RTD coffee is still an emerging product area and value sales are small and it is partly its novelty factor that has boosted volume sales. That being…
RTD tea is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023, despite continuing population decline. In particular, there has been some shift from carbonates and juice and this is expected to support volume growth. RTD tea is made up of still RTD…
Overall, soft drinks is expected to register a minimal increase in retail volume sales. Continuing population decline dampens volume sales, as well as inflation, though price growth has eased. Growth is also muted through foodservice channels.
Sports drinks is expected to register the highest volume growth among all sports drinks in 2023. That being said, this growth is from a very low base. With consumers increasingly looking to be healthier and more active, this is driving volume growth…
Continuing depopulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021-2040 will be driven mainly by natural decrease, though negative net migration rates after 2023 will also influence this trend. Ageing will accelerate further as birth rates decline and…
Apart from electric air fresheners, all other air care products witnessed a decline in retail volume terms in 2023. In the face of rising costs of living, consumers are choosing to economise and cut down on unnecessary purchases, which includes most…
Bleach continues to decline in retail volume terms, amid falling consumer demand and cannibalisation from other surface care categories. Bleach is among the few surface care categories witnessing steady decline due to health concerns. Indeed, there…
Retail volume sales stagnated in 2023, as demand weakened amid rising unit prices caused by high inflation. Automatic dishwashing continues to grow moderately whilst the much larger hand dishwashing category saw a decline in retail volume terms.…
Home care witnessed moderate retail volume growth in 2023 as consumer demand stalled amidst significant unit price increases and inflationary pressure. Consumers are facing financial challenges with household budgets limited due to lower disposable…
Home insecticides is mainly a seasonal, functional product and the main driver of volume sales each year is the size of the insect population. Overall, weather conditions resulted in lower demand for home insecticides in 2023. In addition, the high…