COVID-19 will drive a surge in retail current value sales of rice and pasta in Chile during 2020. With schools closed for an extended period and a significant number people working from home, consumers are preparing and eating more meals at home. Moreover, as a relatively inexpensive source of calories, demand for rice and pasta has been further buoyed by heightened economic uncertainty arising from the pandemic. With restaurants and other foodservice outlets also closed for an extended…

Ready meals is expected to largely benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 overall with current value growth rates surging compared with 2019. Firstly, ready meals have benefited from the stockpiling trend that was seen at the beginning of lockdown. With many Chileans fearing that there would be a shortage of supplies, this drove them to panic buy food items that included ready meals. Additionally, due to lockdown regulations, many consumers have been spending more time at home. With…

Many consumers are spending more time at home due to restrictions on movement intended to curb the spread of COVID-19. Children did not attend school for an extended period, and many employees are still working from home. As a result, consumers are eating more at home, and this will fuel a surge in both retail volume sales and retail current value sales of processed meat and seafood during 2020. While volume sales of processed fish and seafood through the foodservice sales will see a sharp…

COVID-19 will provide a significant boost to growth in retail current value sales of in Chile during 2020. Many consumers are spending more time at home due to restrictions on movement, with schools closed for an extended period and more people working from home. Moreover, the temporary closure of foodservice outlets – with the exception of home delivery – is leading to a shift in volume sales from this channel to retail, as consumers are eating at home more.

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Overall, demand for consumer health products in the Philippines increased in Q1 2020, decreased in Q2, then started to revive in Q3 and Q4 as lockdown restrictions eased, and people were able to return to work. As the pandemic took hold Filipinos stockpiled many products, resulting in shortages. This required a shift to cheaper products, which were more likely to remain available. Many categories also saw the influence of this trend as consumers were reprioritised spending in light of the…

Soup is not expected to see any significant changes in 2020 as a result of COVID-19, as the category is expected to remain a relatively niche category overall. Products in this category are not yet widely available in Kenya and are predominantly restricted to supermarkets and hypermarkets. Although all categories are expected to only demonstrate modest retail volume growth in 2020 – apart from shelf stable soup which is expected to record negative retail volume growth – high prices will…

Leading up to the start of the lockdown in March rumours spread that there would be supply shortages which had the result of consumers rushing to grocery retailers to stock up on essentials such as rice, pulses, fruit and vegetables. However, this stockpiling was not limited to staple foods with many households also stocking up on a range of long-life packaged food, including packaged soup. This was partly due to concerns over supplies of staple foods running out, but also because of the…

After seeing declining current value sales in 2019, soup is anticipated to recover in 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 17 March 2020, Ecuador was placed under a tight lockdown that saw the majority of its population having to stay at home, thus leading to increased consumption of soup. Soup is traditionally eaten as a starter before main meals, and with families spending more time together throughout the day, they have likely been taking more time around the table, eating and…

Foodservice volume sales are expected to suffer a negative growth rate in 2020 due to foodservice outlet closures in March and April 2020 and changing lifestyles as consumers work from home. Even after foodservice outlets were permitted to reopen, many consumers preferred to eat at home in order to avoid potential infection from COVID-19.

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Like most areas of packaged food, sauces, dressings and condiments has benefited from the measures taken to control COVID-19. Unable to visit foodservice outlets during the lockdown and with workplaces and schools shut households have had to cook more meals at home. This has boosted demand for products such as table sauces which can add convenience to the cooking experience, while also boosting demand for key components of traditional dishes, such as herbs and spices and dry sauces. Another…

Like most areas of packaged food, sauces, dressings and condiments has benefited from the measures taken to control COVID-19. Unable to visit foodservice outlets during the lockdown and with workplaces and schools shut households have had to cook more meals at home. This has boosted demand for products such as table sauces which can add convenience to the cooking experience, while also boosting demand for key components of traditional dishes, such as herbs and spices and dry sauces. Another…

Sauces, dressings and condiments will see current value growth sales increase slightly from the pandemic in 2020 overall. When mobility restrictions begun being implemented in March, many consumers were forced to stay in their homes under a strict curfew. Consequently, consumption opportunities, especially snacking opportunities, have risen. As many product areas are typically consumed alongside snacks, demand has increases and led current value sales to do the same. Aside from the pandemic,…

During the early days of the lockdown, which came into effect in India on 25 March, consumers began stockpiling staples such as rice, flour, and edible oils. As there started to be apparent production and supply shortages of some of these staples, consumers started purchasing other packaged food products with a longer shelf life, with uncertainty as to how long the lockdown would last. This provided a significant boost to ready meals which saw sales spike during April as consumers rushed to…

Ready meals is anticipated to benefit from the pandemic in 2020 overall, with current value sales rising notably. Lockdown began being implemented in Ecuador from 17 March 2020, which saw many working from home and children no longer in school. Given the extended periods of time being spent at home, consumption opportunities have risen which has likely led to a higher demand for ready meals. Nonetheless, most Ecuadorians remain quite conservative in terms of meal preparation, meaning overall…

Quarantine and the closure of foodservice establishments in the Czech Republic during the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have a positive impact on soup consumption, with retail volume and current value sales set to increase in 2020 as a result. Soup is relatively healthy, cheap and quick to prepare, and it therefore has broad appeal with consumers in economically straitened times.

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Soup has seen just marginally higher retail volume growth in 2020, with little impact from COVID-19. Retail volume growth has remained dynamic mainly because dehydrated soup remains a pantry essential, especially in lower-income households, and has seen by far the strongest retail volume growth rate. These soups can be used to flavour dishes such as stews and casseroles without the need to buy many different herbs and spices. This was also a popular item to stockpile ahead of the national…

Retail demand for sauces, dressing and condiments increased strongly in the Czech Republic in 2020, as foodservice outlets remained closed during lockdown and people were forced to stay at home. Bouillon is expected reverse its long-term decline and record strong growth in both current value and retail volume terms in 2020, as consumption of wholesome and affordable home-cooked meals increased.

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In 2020, sauces, dressings and condiments has seen higher retail volume growth than in most other years of the review period, mainly due to COVID-19. As consumers have followed government guidance and spent more time working and studying at home, and due to limits on the operation of foodservice outlets to prevent the spread of the virus, the number of meals cooked at home has increased. Retail current value growth has also remained strong, although at a slower rate than in 2019, as price…

As a result of stockpiling and panic buying in the early months of 2020 by consumers preparing to settle in at home at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, current value sales of rice, past and noodles are set to jump dramatically in 2020, going from the negative growth posted in 2019 to, ultimately, robust growth by the end of 2020. The primary attraction of rice, past and noodles to home-bound consumers has been the products’ storability, especially pasta and noodles in their dried formats.…