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COVID-19 has driven demand for larger packaging formats as more consumers shop online, and reduced purchasing power supports sales in family-value, bulk pack sizes. Consumers continue to take fewer trips to store-based outlets and shop online instead, in an attempt to reduce unnecessary face-to-face contact, and bigger packs benefit from both the rise of e-commerce (through which they are conveniently deliverable) as well as from a desire to stock up. Though the stockpiling which was seen…

The start of the lockdown in March and April saw the price of edible oils at open air markets rise in Uzbekistan, in some cases by up to three times. However, products remained generally more affordable than in supermarkets, and despite price rises, all types of edible oil will show growth in retail volume as well as value terms in 2020. Prices are expected to stabilise during 2020 as the State Tax Committee took tight control over prices in markets from March, following a number of…

Edible oils is expected to register a boost as a result of COVID-19, with more people cooking at home and a degree of stockpiling happening during the early weeks of the pandemic. It is expected that retail volume will register double-digit growth. However, volume growth is partly stifled by steep double-digit price increases. A worsening drought has made many local foods more expensive and imported goods have been affected by a stronger dollar and higher tariffs. All this has led to high…

Edible oils is expected to show a significantly higher retail volume and current value growth rate in 2020 relative to the previous year. This is in part due to the stockpiling effect in the early stages of the lockdown in the first quarter of 2020 and in part to consumption shifting from foodservice outlets to at-home. Companies had their manufacturing facilities operate at full capacity to ensure uninterrupted supply to retailers as consumers purchased more than usual. Consumers showed a…

Demand in retail for edible oils grew during the periods of 2020 that Tunisian consumers spent in lockdown, as people began to prepare more meals at home. However, rising unit prices mean that although there will be strong growth in current value terms, retail volume sales will decline overall. As imported brands are becoming prohibitively expensive, consumers are increasingly seeking out locally manufactured edible oils. Despite rising inflation and declining purchasing power, players were…

One of the biggest shifts in consumer behaviour stemming from COVID-19 has been the rapid rise in home cooking. Due to COVID-19, foodservice outlets have been forced to limit their operations in most states while many Americans have tried to limit their trips outside of the home. As such, many consumers avoided eating out during 2020 and chose instead to cook at home. As edible oils and especially olive oil are a significant part of many Americans’ preferred ingredients when preparing meals…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) provided an opportunity for sales of edible oils to rebound in 2020 after a period of stagnation. This sudden rise stemmed from increased home cooking despite several other factors that suppressed sales. During 2020, consumers avoided eating out and chose to cook more at home amidst social distancing measures. As such, edible oils, one of the main cooking ingredients in the country, experienced a sudden spike. This sudden spurt was also notable in traditional edible…

Edible oils is anticipated to respond well to the pandemic in 2020 overall, with current value sales rising noticeably. The main reason edible oils will see growth is due to increased consumption opportunities during lockdown. From March to May, the majority of Slovenians were obliged to stay in their homes, meaning all three meals were being prepared and consumed at home. As edible oils is considered a staple product and is used in many traditional and modern recipes, demand has risen in…

In 2020, edible oils is anticipating stronger retail volume and current value growth than was seen the previous year, while foodservice volume is expected to contract. The restrictions in functioning of foodservice outlets due to COVID-19 pandemic contributed substantially to the increase of home cooking, which supported the growing demand for edible oils in 2020. The performance of edible oils is largely driven by sunflower oil which is the most popular in the country and has a strong…

An effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 is that Portuguese consumers are paying more attention to healthy nutrition and wellbeing, and so are seeking out higher-quality food and ingredients. Premium olive oil, including extra virgin and organic olive oil, is benefitting from the increased demand for healthy edible oils, and will show the highest growth in both retail volume and current value terms. Responding to the growing demand for healthy nutrition and sustainability, Unilever Fima…

During 2020, consumption of olive oil has increased as people spent more time at home as a result of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. This meant that more consumers were innovating in the kitchen, trying out new recipes and searching to add an element of indulgence to traditional meals such as salads, pasta sauces or lentils. During the COVID-19 lockdown, medium-and-high-income households have been willing to spend more money on groceries in order to add some luxury to their lives despite…

Foodservice volume sales of edible oils in Nigeria were strongly impacted by COVID-19 measures in 2020 as foodservice sales were restricted to takeaway only in major cities such as Abuja, Lagos, and Port Harcourt. (This followed a one-month lockdown in these cities when all foodservice outlets were fully closed). Edible oils is a major ingredient in food (such as jollof rice, fried rice, and fried chicken) sold through foodservice. Thus, it will witness low growth in 2020, being one of the…

Edible oils remain very popular in Morocco, as they form part of the local cuisine and most people in the country cook their main dishes with oil. Moreover, edible oils are also used to prepare different types of salads and are amongst the main ingredients when making local pastries and cakes, such as chebakia. Strong promotional activities and campaigns on local television channels have succeeded in increasing consumer awareness of edible oils; however, this product area is set to register…

Fearing supply chain disruption, many Latvian consumers rushed to stock up on cooking essentials during the early stages of the pandemic. Meanwhile, with restaurants and cafés closed for an extended period, a significant quantity of volume sales of edible oils shifted from the foodservice channel to retail. All of this will provide a significant boost to growth in retail current value sales of edible oils during 2020. Olive oil will be the biggest beneficiary of this trend, followed by other…

COVID-19 is expected to benefits edible oils with retail volume growth recovering after several years of decline. One factor that drove volume growth was dubious claims that consuming fat is good for the immune system. Increased cooking at home during lockdown also contributed to volume growth. There is also expected to be an upsurge in e-commerce purchases of edible oils in 2020, as consumers have grown to appreciate the convenience of it at a time when movement has been…

Retail demand is expected to increase in edible oils in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The category is expected to demonstrate growth in both retail volume sales and retail current value sales as national lockdown and social distancing measures mean that more consumers are cooking at home. Furthermore, consumers are purchasing more non-perishable goods in order to prepare for uncertainty in the coming months as a result of the pandemic. Even as restrictions end and continue to be…

During the lockdown, many Irish consumers felt a call to support the domestic economy, and so switched from edible oils produced abroad to locally-made products. As a result, Irish rapeseed oil is becoming significantly more sought-after, while olive oil - which is entirely imported - will show the slowest growth of all edible oils in 2020. Retail sales of olive oil are still growing, but not as fast as for products of Irish origin such as rapeseed oil and sunflower oil. Poor crop yields and…

COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown in quarter two of 2020 resulted in heightened consumer interest in being healthy (and thus eating healthily) in the medium/long term. The immediate impact was a spike in sales of edible oils and other staple foods (pasta, noodles, rice, canned/preserved food, etc.) as the Hungarian government imposed restrictions on their populations’ movements. In addition, consumers stockpiled sunflower oil specifically before lockdown started at the end of February and…

Edible oils is anticipated to experience stronger current value and retail volume growth in 2020 than was seen in 2019. The strong growth in 2020 is in part a result of COVID-19 restrictions including lockdown and nightly curfews. Due to these government restrictions that lasted throughout most of 2020 after March, many people were forced to stay home and as a result increased their at home cooking habits. Since more meals are expected to be made at home in Guatemala, edible oils is…