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Read in-depth analysis on the key trends shaping demand across in...

Read in-depth analysis on the key trends shaping demand across industries, consumers and national markets, with insight and market statistics that offer global strategic coverage.

Strategy Briefing

Top Opportunities in Asia’s Packaged Food: 2024 and Beyond

Mar 2024

Between 2018 and 2023, Asian countries saw polarised rates of growth in packaged food sales. For 2023-2028, however, this range is set to narrow as markets stabilise. Companies are focusing on expansion, innovation and building value. Within these…

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Strategy Briefing

Global Inflation Tracker: Q1 2024

Mar 2024

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence among the key economies remains. Supply chain and commodities markets disruptions remain the key risks for…

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Strategy Briefing

Competitor Strategies in Snacks

Feb 2024

Leading snacks players maintained their positions in 2023. In a context of high inflation and cost-of-living challenges, their main strategies include widening the portfolio with more premium products; innovation in flavours and sizes to provide new…

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Strategy Briefing

Top Five Digital Consumer Trends in 2024

Jan 2024

Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…

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Strategy Briefing

Food and Drinks in the Coming Era of Food Insecurity

Jan 2024

The rise in global food insecurity will be a defining challenge for the food and beverage industry in the coming decades. Once-reliable supply chains are under threat from climate change and geopolitical shifts, which means the future will be one of…

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Strategy Briefing

Snacks: Half-Year Update 2023

Jan 2024

As the cost-of-living crisis carries on, pricing moderation, volume recovery, and attending to heightened value perceptions have become priority across snacks. The disinflation process has begun but is likely to land differently across markets and…

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Strategy Briefing

New Dairy Frontiers in Asia Pacific

Jan 2024

With the dairy market affected by price rises up to 2023, consumers in Asia Pacific, especially in more developed dairy markets, have shifted away from products perceived as premium, like yoghurt and cheese. Future opportunities lie in venturing into…

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Global Company Profile

Ferrero & related parties in Snacks

Jan 2024

Ferrero records growth in sales across all snacks categories globally in 2023 and continues to expand its portfolio with regular acquisitions across all categories. Seasonal confectionery remains an important part of the company’s core activity with…

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Strategy Briefing

The Transformation of Customer Loyalty: A Pan-Industry View

Jan 2024

In a time of uncertainty, brands must ensure that the value proposition provided by their loyalty schemes is firmly aligned with customer needs, priorities and expectations, continuously refined and adapted to withstand disruption and changing market…

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Strategy Briefing

Affordability, Value, and the Cost of Living: Beyond Price Tags in Consumer Goods

Jan 2024

After decades of low inflation, consumers are grappling with rising living costs, prompting shifts in priorities and preferences. This report delves into four major consumer goods industries – apparel, beauty and personal care, drinks, and food – to…

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Strategy Briefing

Consumer Packaging Strategies: Adapting to Cost Pressures

Dec 2023

The consumer packaging value chain is challenged by raw material prices and high operating costs. Brands can employ pack innovation strategies, to reduce the impact of price rises and preserve consumer affordability, ranging from adopting…

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Strategy Briefing

Snacks in Western Europe

Dec 2023

Western European snacks sales were relatively unaffected by the pandemic, other than showing a slight demand spike in retail value terms when COVID-19 hit the region in 2020. However, high inflation in the post-pandemic period negatively impacted the…

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Strategy Briefing

Snacks in Latin America

Dec 2023

After the sales decline seen in 2020, due to the restrictions implemented when COVID-19 hit the region, Latin America has since been recording positive volume and value growth. While new regulations are being introduced across the region that require…

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Strategy Briefing

Snacks in Middle East and Africa

Dec 2023

Healthy growth rates were recorded in both volume and value terms in the Middle East and Africa snacks market in 2023. This followed stagnating volume sales and a decline in real value terms in 2022, when consumers in many countries were seeing their…

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Strategy Briefing

Snacks in Asia Pacific

Dec 2023

After a return to healthy growth in 2021, following the pandemic-induced decline in 2020, snacks sales were again negatively impacted by COVID-19 in 2022, as case numbers spiked in China, the region’s biggest market. However, although volume sales…

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Megatrends

Megatrends: Understanding Sustainable Consumers 2023

Dec 2023

Amid rising inflation, consumers are favoring affordable, sustainable solutions and adopting greener lifestyles. For businesses, it's crucial to segment consumers based on their eco-friendly traits and preferences. This report provides insights into…

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Strategy Briefing

Where Consumers Shop for Snacks

Dec 2023

The global snacks markets grew in 2023, despite negative external factors, such as high inflation, the impact of the war in Ukraine on supply chains, climate change and currency devaluations. Supermarkets and small local grocers lead store-based…

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Strategy Briefing

Global Inflation Tracker: Q4 2023

Nov 2023

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

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Strategy Briefing

Healthy Ageing – Dietary Products Targeting the Older Adult in Asia Pacific

Oct 2023

Older adults are a key consumer group, as companies explore opportunities in the context of an ageing population across Asia Pacific markets. This report investigates the evolving consumption habits not only of senior consumers, but also of those…

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Global Company Profile

The Hershey Co in Snacks

Oct 2023

The Hershey Co remains one of leading confectionery players with number one brands in categories like countlines, seasonal chocolate and power mints. The company is looking to continue its expansion into savoury snacks, seen recently in the…

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