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Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in India. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
In 2024, Coca-Cola, the leading carbonates player in India, decided to transfer its company-owned bottling operations in three North Indian regions to existing independent bottlers. These regions include Rajasthan, Bihar, North-East India, and parts…
The ongoing demand for bottled water in India can be attributed primarily to two factors: the scarcity of clean drinking water and rising health concerns. UNICEF reports that less than 50% of the Indian population has access to clean drinking water,…
The PET bottle is the leading pack type for soft drinks in India and was seeing strong growth at the end of the review period, which is expected to continue over the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to various reasons, firstly, this…
Flexible aluminium/plastic remains the most widely used pack type in hot drinks in India, mainly because of Its role in the packaging of tea, which dominates volume sales in hot drinks. Flexible aluminium/plastic has superior barrier properties that…
Vegetables is set to see low total volume growth in India in 2023. However, the rate of increase is expected to be slower than seen in previous years, as although most categories have been seeing rising sales, the strong decline in sales of tomatoes…
Sugar and sweeteners is expected to see continued total volume growth in India in 2023. Meanwhile, retail current value growth is expected to be significantly higher than retail volume growth, primarily due to retail price increases as a result of…
Starchy roots is set to maintain slow and stable total volume growth in India in 2023, with increases expected by all measures. Potatoes remains by far the dominant category within starchy roots, but is set to see the slowest rate of growth in 2023.…
In India, pulses is set to maintain solid total volume growth in 2023, with increases across all categories. Pulses continue to feature prominently in a wide array of traditional dishes in the country, ranging from dals (lentil soups) to curries.…
Nuts is expected to maintain solid total volume growth in India in 2023. Coconuts is set to continue to account for most sales of nuts in this year, approaching three quarters of total volume sales. Above-average growth is also expected to continue…
Meat is expected to maintain solid total volume growth in India in 2023. Amongst all the meats that are available in the Indian market, poultry is the most popular type, due to widespread consumer acceptance, availability across all different areas…
Fruits is expected to maintain dynamic total volume growth in India in 2023, with all categories set to see growth, as well as all channels. Heatwaves in 2023, with temperatures soaring above 45°C, and the early onset of summer, boosted sales of…
Fresh food is set to display high single-digit retail current value growth in India in 2023, thanks to rises in unit prices and steady retail volume growth. Many fresh food categories have experienced inflation due to lower production estimates,…
Fish and seafood is expected to maintain dynamic total volume growth in India in 2023, with growth across all categories, with the dominant product type being fish. Many consumers enjoy having a starter when they visit a restaurant, and fish-based…
Growth is expected to continue for eggs in India in total volume terms in 2023. It continues to be one of the leading countries globally in terms of egg production, with the presence of poultry farming throughout the country. While inflation has…
Street stalls/kiosks maintained growth in outlet numbers and current value sales in India in 2023, with transaction volumes also finally exceeding the pre-pandemic (2019) level in this year. Street stalls/kiosks has historically been dominated by…
Self-service cafeterias maintained outlet growth and continued to increase in current value terms in India in 2023. However, it remained by far the smallest channel, representing less than 1% of overall consumer foodservice value sales in India in…
Limited-service restaurants in India maintained double-digit current value growth in 2023, with outlet numbers also continuing to rise. However, slower growth was seen in 2023 than in the previous two years, partly because the channel had already…
Along with the expansion of outlet numbers, full-service restaurants saw positive but slowing current value growth in India in 2023. Family gatherings and special occasions provided significant footfall for Asian full-service restaurants, which…
Inflationary pressure drove continued current value growth in consumer foodservice in India in 2023. However, a slowdown in growth was seen compared with the previous two years, as 2022 had already seen full recovery to the pre-pandemic level of…
In 2023, domestic tourism surged further in India, driven by spiritual experience and short-haul weekend trips, which led both travel and lodging consumer foodservice locations to witness strong consumer demand, seeing double-digit current value…