Packaging

Overall sauces, dressings and condiments packaging recorded a surge in its unit volume growth in 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers across the country shifted to working and studying remotely, with extensive lockdown periods…

While dinner mixes was already the most dynamic category in ready meals packaging prior to the pandemic, it received a major spike in its demand in 2020, as the COVID-19 restrictions boosted demand for these products. With consumers in home seclusion…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

The increasing emphasis on eating healthy foods has been boosting the consumption of salad in recent years in Turkey, with the COVID-19 pandemic, as a major health crisis, only serving to further drive this trend among local consumers. Consequently,…

As consumers had been spending more time at home during the pandemic, but were wearying of preparing their own meals or were still working, even if from home, and had less time for meal preparation, they were increasingly opting for frozen ready…

Sauces, dressings and condiments recorded strong sales growth in Switzerland during 2020 as the unprecedented situation that unfolded over the course of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic discouraged consumers from going out. This led to a huge…

The positive growth registered in ready meals packaging during 2020 can be attributed mainly to the spike seen in demand for ready meals within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the requirement for all consumer foodservice outlets…

COVID-19 boosted demand for sauces, dressings and condiments packaging during 2020, as it led to consumers spending more time at home and preparing and eating more meals there. This boosted demand for a number of pack types in this category. While…

COVID-19 drove a significant increase in demand for ready meals packaging in 2020, with further strong growth seen in 2021. Spending more time at home than usual led to a spike in the retail volume sales of ready meals owing to the ease and…

Cooking ingredients was continuing to register above-average growth in 2021, as the home-cooking trend remained in place and consumers continued to experiment with a plethora of dishes, although growth slowed compared to the previous year, with a…