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FrieslandCampina is one of the global dairy leaders with a wide presence across the world. In line with a new cost-saving strategy, the company focuses on the high-margin products and core markets, implementing significant structural changes. To…

After a growth spike in 2020, due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), dog food will continue to record positive real value growth in 2021 as well as throughout the forecast period. Consumers in home seclusion were adopting new pets for companionship, while…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in improved performances for dog food in many of the region’s countries, with consumers spending a lot more time at home with their pets than usual. The forecast period is expected to see generally higher annual growth…

Sales of dog food continued to increase in Asia Pacific in both 2020 and 2021, although growth rates did slow slightly during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dry dog food continues to dominate sales, in a region in which a number of countries…

Procter & Gamble holds second place in the beauty and personal care market. With a wide range of daily use products within hair care, men’s grooming, oral care and skin care, Procter & Gamble showed resilience during COVID-19, as consumers used such…

Domestic sustainability will be a key part of future home designs. With the work from home trend becoming a permanent part of our lives, our carbon footprint will only increase. Appliance companies are aware of this and have developed innovative…

This briefing provides updates on Euromonitor’s December 2021 forecast restatement for the packaged food industry, deciphering how the industry is navigating the pandemic, changes from baseline projections and highlighting future risks and…

Digital Living continues to be one of the more prominent megatrends, and it experienced a strong boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, as more consumers adopted or further embraced many of the related consumer behaviours. While these activities are…

Henkel recorded another year of positive growth in beauty in 2020, however the company continues to perform below industry average due to its narrow product portfolio across the entire Beauty and Personal Care spectrum. To ensure future growth,…

Essity AB is investing heavily in innovation on multiple fronts: from how its products are produced and what materials are used to how they are actually used by the end consumer. This has allowed Essity to maintain its position as the third ranked…

The market for personalised vitamins and dietary supplements is evolving rapidly, as improvements in technology and investments from larger companies are driving innovation and lowering prices. This is segmenting the market for personalised…

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought permanent changes and new opportunities to global packaged food markets. As many working hours will stay in the home, so will many eating and food shopping occasions. The ubiquitous e-commerce channel will lead to…

With more than 80 years of experience, Yakult ranks second in probiotic yoghurt globally. Its key distinction lies in engaging with consumers from a more personal perspective, and communicating the health benefits of its products directly through its…

In the latest in an ongoing series of quarterly briefings looking at developments in the world of tobacco, we assess the latest performance of the major multinationals, NPD/NGP updates, the reviewed economic growth projections for the world’s key…

In the two years since the onset of COVID-19, eating and drinking at home have evolved significantly in Asia Pacific. The roads to recovery remain divergent, with some markets on track and laggards shrouded with uncertainty, amplifying the need for…

This overview of the environmental climate cost of food concludes that current upcoming solutions have the potential to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture by 60%, without a change in consumption. Challenging the perception that abandondment of…

General Mills remained in 10th place among the world’s staple foods companies in 2021, despite losing global market share. Several of the company’s key RTE cereal brands have lost market share, but Cheerios remains the leading global RTE cereal. The…

The growing popularity of subscription boxes has led to a rise in M&A activity and funding for subscription box start-ups. Available across industries, they target specific consumer needs through different subscription models: pure convenience,…

After contracting by 3.1% in 2020, global real GDP is predicted to increase by 5.7% in 2021 and by 4.6% in 2022. The global economic outlook at the end of 2021 is mainly constrained by different mismatches: an ongoing mismatch between consumer demand…

Flexible packaging continues to be an important and well-developed pack type in Western Europe, heavily used in the packaged food industry, and confectionery in particular. However, applications using plastic will have to cope with the ever…