In 2024, the trend of home meal preparation continues to drive the solid performance of staple foods in Australia, including for categories such as rice, pasta and noodles, and shelf stable seafood. Many of these categories are experiencing volume-driven …
Processed fruit and vegetables in Australia continues to record solid retail value and volume growth rates in 2024. As Australians continue to face high living costs, they are increasingly cooking at home and prioritising value in their purchases. Product…
Retail demand for baked goods in Hong Kong continues to fall, as the category faces growing pressure from the "travelling north" trend, whereby local residents are increasingly interested in affordable shopping and dining experiences in cities located in …
Heightened consumer interest in health continues to play a pivotal role in establishing various types of leavened bread, such as bagels, ciabatta, multigrain bread, whole wheat bread, and oatmeal bread, as a new dietary culture in South Korea. These bread…
With consumers having increasingly busy mornings, the traditional breakfast staple in South Korea, breakfast cereals, has been seeing declines in retail volume sales, and this is set to continue in 2024, although current value sales are expected to mainta…
Retail volume sales of baked goods in Australia remain fairly flat in 2024, with bread, the largest contributor to overall demand in the category, experiencing a marginal decline compared to the previous year. This is largely being driven by consumers adj…
Retail volume sales of breakfast cereals in Hong Kong remain flat in 2024, but above pre-pandemic levels. Local consumers are increasingly aware of following a healthy diet, and thus are focusing more on what they choose for breakfast. Although some break…
Processed fruit and vegetables in South Korea is expected to see negligible retail volume growth and slightly stronger current value growth in 2024. However, performances are set to vary across categories. Due to macroeconomic factors such as domestic and…
In 2024, total volume sales of processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat in Hong Kong continue to grow, primarily driven by the dominant foodservice channel. Demand for processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat through the latter has now ful…
Retail volume sales of rice, pasta and noodles in Hong Kong continue to marginally decline, taking them below pre-pandemic levels in 2024. As an increasing number of consumers choose to eat out in restaurants rather than preparing meals at home, the deman…
Rice, pasta and noodles in South Korea is set to see fairly stable retail volume sales in 2024, while retail current value sales are expected to continue to rise. Retail volume sales of instant noodles are also expected to remain flat in 2024, continuing …
Staple foods in South Korea is set to experience little movement across most categories in 2024, due to the impact of rising raw materials prices stemming from climate change and supply chain issues. Elevated inflation rates are expected to result in a sl…
Retail volume sales of breakfast cereals in Australia remain stable, but growth is flat in 2024, with weak performances by flakes, children’s breakfast cereals, and hot cereals. Despite Australia's growing population, per capita consumption of breakfast c…
Retail volume sales of processed fruit and vegetables in Hong Kong are gradually stabilising to return to pre-pandemic levels following a period of higher demand during home seclusion. Local consumers are now generally engaged in more frequent activities …
Retail demand for rice, pasta and noodles in Australia continues to strongly grow in 2024. This growth is largely attributed to the ongoing financial pressure on local consumers, leading to more frequent home cooking as a cost-saving measure. A significan…
In 2024, retail volume sales of staple foods in Hong Kong continue to fall, while value sales are only recording marginal growth. The shift in consumer behaviour towards dining out and travelling abroad continues to negatively impact demand. Additionally,…