Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
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...
Dog food recorded positive growth in both volume and current value terms in 2023, following the sluggish performance of the previous year. While value growth was driven partially by price increases, premiumisation and specialisation trends also…
HDPE bottles remains the main pack type in French home care, dominating packaging unit volumes in categories like bleach or home care disinfectants. The heightened health and hygiene awareness due to the pandemic saw home care disinfectants record a…
Laundry care is one of the largest (in terms of volume) and fastest-growing categories within home care in Italy, with sustainability a key trend in this product area in 2022, as Italian consumers continued to move towards “green” products that used…
Liquid detergent tablets within detergents in laundry care – the largest home care category in Spain – were continuing to record positive growth in 2022, which benefited the packaging unit volume sales of its main pack type – other rigid containers.…
The HDPE bottle continued to be the most-used pack type in the UK’s home care market in 2022. This was because HDPE bottles have a versatile range of application across the home care industry, serving as an ideal packaging material for various…
Consistent with a return to busier, more hectic lifestyles in 2023, a growing number of consumers opted for perceived lower maintenance pet options, such as small mammals or those kept in an aquarium or terrarium. As a result, other pet food…
Pet care recorded further growth in current value terms in 2023, despite an overall decline in volume. While inflation remained a key factor in boosting value sales, higher-quality, premium products with added benefits also supported growth to some…
Despite ongoing inflationary pressures, pet products continued to show modest growth in current value terms in 2023. With consumers returning to increasingly busy lifestyles, the acknowledged role of pets in creating balance in otherwise stressful…
The rising awareness of climate change has resulted in a heightened focus on sustainability among both manufacturers and consumers in Germany. In response to this trend, in 2022, packaging manufacturer Mondi and Henkel collaborated to introduce a…
Laundry care was seeing a growing trend of products packaged in containers that are more environmentally friendly in 2022. An example of such products was Rinso Lemon Carbonate by Unilever, which not only contains natural ingredients but also comes…