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2023 saw more stability in the average unit price of butter after steep unit price increases during 2022, which was a particularly challenging year for category players as they battled with rising production and distribution costs at a time of high…
The average retail current unit price of baby food is set to increase considerably in 2023. Baby food is becoming less affordable during a period of very high inflation in Turkey. This is causing a sharp slowdown in retail volume growth across baby…
The COVID-19 pandemic meant a domestic shift for many consumers. As parents found themselves confined more to their homes, mothers had more time to focus on their children, with many in the Netherlands breastfeeding their babies for more months than…
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…
Yoghurt and sour milk products recorded positive growth in 2023, with the introduction of more sophisticated products helping to sustain sales growth in spite of the highly competitive retail environment. In Switzerland, yoghurt and sour milk…
In 2023 in Norway yoghurt and sour milk continues to post negative retail volume sales growth, though the decline is slowing. Low demand is a result of changes in consumption patterns with fewer occasions rooted in home cooking and traditional…
Plant-based dairy sales continued to post strong growth in Switzerland in 2023. Despite this positive performance, growth was relatively modest compared to the record growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In terms of retail volume sales, plant-based milk continued to fall in Norway in 2023, though at a much slower rate than in 2022; further, its decline was not as deep as that of its traditional dairy counterpart. Key drivers of plant-based milk’s…
As with most dairy categories, other dairy was also affected by the steadily increasing consumer demand for healthier products. As the health and wellness trend continued to gain pace and concerns over health conditions increase, other dairy has…
Members of other dairy are facing variable fortunes in Norway in 2023. In terms of retail volume growth, cream, and fromage frais and quark, for example, are among the many segments suffering a continued downward turn, attributable mainly to a…