Fresh Food

The pandemic turned eating patterns and habits upside-down for a number of Australians in the past two years. Moreover, remote and hybrid working models have become the new normal since lockdown restrictions were fully lifted in Australia. With the…

Fresh food gained significant total volume momentum in 2021, and this is set to continue in 2022, as many initiatives and campaigns have been undertaken to promote the consumption of unprocessed, unrefined, natural fresh foods as part of the daily…

The Italian economy has faced major challenges over 2022 with this having a big impact on demand for fresh food. Despite there no longer being any limitations on mobility or social gatherings in 2022, COVID-19 has continued to impact supply chains.…

Fresh food overall is posting positive total volume growth in 2022 as the foodservice and institutional channels continue their strong recovery. Lifted pandemic-related restrictions and the return of travel and tourism are helping sales to reach…

Fresh food in Japan is set to see a marginal decline in total volume sales in 2022, mainly driven by declines in total volume sales of vegetables, fruits, and fish and seafood. Increases in the unit prices of fruits, and fish and seafood have…

Historically, fresh food in Brazil tends to closely follow the economic situation in the country and reflects the dynamics of average purchasing power amongst the population. Unlike the pandemic’s impact on packaged food during the initial months in…

Germany, as a developed country in the Western world, has fairly high consumption levels of many fresh food products. Potatoes and meat in particular, are popular in Germany and can often be purchased cheaply, which also leads to criticism in the…

In 2022, COVID-19 has been well-controlled in Vietnam, and the regulations on social distancing have been lifted. Therefore, supply chains have been re-established, and all channels – retail, foodservice and institutional – have gradually returned to…

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, Morocco has suffered from higher levels of unemployment, resulting in lower disposable incomes and an increase in price-sensitive behaviour. This has seen consumer purchasing habits being swayed by low prices,…

Fresh food in France is set to see strong retail current value growth in 2022, despite the expectation of retail volume declines across almost all categories. These rises have mainly been caused by rising energy prices, supply chain disruptions,…

Major fresh food categories in Russia, such as starchy roots, vegetables, meat and fruits, dominate volume sales, and therefore they influenced the entire market’s dynamics in 2021. Starchy roots, including the major category of potatoes, continued…

Sales of fresh food products observed mixed results across the different categories but with an overall positive performance in 2022. The foodservice channel continued its recovery in 2022 after the heavy toll taken by the pandemic, although growth…

Thailand experienced its most significant wave of COVID-19 infection from the end of 2021 to the middle of 2022. The outbreak of the Omicron variant disrupted all industries across the country, as this variant was more infectious and transmissible…

In 2022, total volume consumption of fresh food is set to see only slow growth momentum in China across categories, driven by a less optimistic economic outlook and lingering COVID-19-related government restrictions. Moreover, disruption to…

Overall consumer spending power has decreased in 2022 as food prices have soared. The war in Ukraine is causing major uncertainty worldwide and increasing prices of commodities, with the cost of bread and edible oils reaching all-time highs. This…

After a year of strong growth in 2020 due to home seclusion and consumers experimenting in the kitchen, retail volume sales of fresh food turned to decline in 2021. As consumer mobility decreased in 2020, consumers ate most or all of their food at…

The lockdowns as a result of the pandemic considerably hampered the economy up until Q3 2021. Fortunately, the launch of the Dubai Expo in the last quarter of the year, coupled with the relaxation of restrictions, which led to the inflow of tourists,…

Following a massive increase in retail volume sales of fresh food in 2020, the easing of lockdown restrictions in 2021 and the gradual return of consumers to their pre-pandemic habits switched consumption back from retail to the foodservice and…

This report offers a global overview of the fresh food industry, highlighting major trends and developments. It looks at the state of the industry, examining the comparative performance of the fresh food categories across regions and markets. For…

The sharp increase in prices of food in 2022 is directly linked to rises in costs of commodities, labour, energy and transportation. Consumers are reacting to inflation according to their income level, price sensitivity and brand loyalty. Responses…