Italy

During the pandemic eating at home was a necessity with consumers working and studying from home and access to foodservice outlets being restricted. Food preparation and mealtimes represented important occasions for consumers to spend quality time…

RTD coffee is suffering from inflationary pressures in light of rising unit prices, as it is perceived as a rather exotic and niche product in the context of the strong coffee culture in Italy. Indeed, the traditional coffee culture in Italy has…

Consumer credit registered positive, albeit modest growth in terms of gross lending and outstanding balance values in Italy in 2023, as ongoing economic uncertainty led many consumers to retain a conservative approach towards borrowing. While the…

In 2022, flexible aluminium/paper was continuing to gain share in the packaging of butter and spreads as it is perceived as an eco-friendly choice due to its recyclability and lower environmental impact. The aluminium also provides excellent barrier…

Multivitamins is set to deliver moderate growth in current value terms in 2023, representing a significant slowdown from the growth seen during the pandemic. This slower growth is largely the result of the lower demand for multivitamins positioned…

Sports nutrition looks set to see double-digit growth in current value terms in 2023 for the second year running with sales having already exceeded pre-COVID-19 levels. The category had already seen a full recovery in 2022 in Italy after the decline…

With both the ageing of the population – and Italy already has one of the oldest populations in the world – and the general rise in consumer health consciousness, health monitoring has become one of the key features that smart watches have been…

Sales in cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco in Italy were supported by the positive performance of smoking tobacco in 2023. Indeed, smoking tobacco managed to achieve positive volume sales, as well as value sales, due to such products offering a…

Apparel and footwear specialists continued to record single-digit growth in current value terms in 2023 as the category continued on the path to recovery. Despite this sales remained lower than pre-pandemic levels as elevated inflation and a sharp…

Juice is also seeing an off-trade volume slump in 2023, with a better performance witnessed in on-trade channels. Juice is a very mature category in Italy, which adds another challenging factor to other obstacles affecting the sales of juice (and…