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Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
During the height of the pandemic, consumers were seen to be stuffing their homes with a wide range of food preparation appliances. With foodservice operations disrupted many consumers looked to recreate their favourite dishes at home. Furthermore,…
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…
In 2022, the newly elected right-wing government in Italy announced restrictions to the stimulus that had been triggering sales of furniture and major appliances in previous years. Consequently, while applications filed prior November 2022 were still…
Demand for air treatment products remained high in 2023, continuing the pattern seen in the previous two years. In summer 2023, demand peaked due to heatwaves and above average temperatures. Meanwhile in the spring and fall some regions in the…
Total volume sales of tea are projected to decline over 2023, although there is a significant shift from retail to foodservice as consumers resume pre-COVID-19 lifestyles. Black tea, the biggest category, is mature with relatively low new product…
Although the landscape saw a positive performance in the on-trade, retail volume sales of tea declined in 2023. The return to offices and consequent decrease in home-working continued to negatively impact off-trade volume sales, with consumers…
The growing interest in coffee has hampered retail tea demand in Ireland 2023. Slowdowns in 2021 and 2022 followed a small spike in retail volume growth, due to the restrictions on on-trade sales in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, in…
Sports drinks has shown another solid performance in 2023, with the category poised to record robust growth in off- and on-trade volume sales. Consumption continues to be bolstered by rising participation in sports and fitness activities in the…
The growing pursuit of healthier lifestyles has been leading to an increase in sports practice in the country, boosting the consumption of sports drinks. The already prominent health and wellness trend received a boost from the experiences of the…
Sports drinks remained still quite a small category in Ireland at the end of the review period, but it continued to grow fast in off-trade volume and current value terms. In the wake of the COVID-19 experience, many consumers have shifted towards to…