Western Europe

Health and wellness concerns are increasing across Ireland, shaping buying habits within staple foods. Consumers are looking to improve nutritional content, avoid artificial ingredients, and reduce high sugar and fat levels. As consumers have changed…

Consumers in Italy have become more conscious of the importance of following a healthier diet, but despite this they still crave indulgences. As such, Italian consumers are increasingly looking for no fat and no sugar cakes and that are rich in…

Towards the end of the review period, Norway’s health and wellness staple foods industry continued to record rising sales as a result of the development of the overall health and wellness trend. The largest category across the industry is natural…

Child and juvenile obesity remains a significant concern in Spain, which had one of the highest rates in Europe in 2023, according to the World Health Organization. Indeed, the World Obesity Atlas 2023, a report published by the World Obesity…

Plant-based meat and seafood substitutes enjoyed strong growth in current value terms in 2022 with the category continuing to benefit from the rising number of vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian consumers in Sweden. Consumers are looking to eat…

The high overall consumption of processed meat and processed seafood in Switzerland presents significant opportunities for companies and brands that offer health and wellness organic versions of such products and, in particular, plant-based…

Health and wellness continued to be a key driver of innovation and sales in staple foods during 2023, as consumers looked to invest in food and drink that could prevent long-term health problems while supporting daily wellness goals. Health awareness…

Alongside rising consumer awareness in the UK on the importance of healthy nutrition, the HFSS regulation (High in Fat, Salt, and Sugar) has become a catalyst for even greater innovation in the health space. In October 2022, restrictions on product…

One of the major issues of the pandemic was that people had fewer opportunities to do physical activities, as they stayed at home most of the time. Accordingly, many people gained weight, with the number of people diagnosed with overweight and…

Just like grocery retailers as a whole, hypermarkets saw strong growth in value sales in 2023, although this was almost entirely price driven as inflation remained at unusually high levels for a second consecutive year. Demand itself only showed…