Market research: Italy (page 3 of 15)

The number of consumers dining out remained depressed in 2012, following the financial crisis that started in 2008. This is because Italians have seen declines in their purchasing power, with many exp...

Business Monitor International's Italy Food and Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, food and drink associations, government departments and regulatory bod...

The impact of the economic downturn influenced purchasing patterns across 2011 and 2012 by pushing consumers towards canned/preserved food products, along with a general shift towards cheaper ones. Ho...

Chilled processed food, as well as frozen food, continued to see healthy growth during the economic downturn, and saw performances in line with the review period average growth rate....

Rising demand for healthier, innovative and natural products was the main trend within dried processed food in 2011 and 2012....

Frozen food overall was only marginally affected by the economic crisis in Italy: 2012 was quite similar in performance to 2011 and is set to register a steady 1% increase in volume and 3% in current ...

In 2012, baked goods declined in volume due to the reduction in purchases of unpackaged/artisanal products. Bread, the main category in baked goods with 82% volume share, was negatively influenced by ...

Biscuits in 2012, in despite their modest growth in value sales, remain the most important category within bakery excluding artisanal products and is confirmed as the protagonist of the Italian breakf...

In Italy breakfast cereals is not yet considered an important category among breakfast segments because of the higher penetration of cakes, pastries and biscuits. Comparing Italy with other European c...

After years of growth followed by a decline in 2009, snack bars in Italy began to have positive growth again since 2010. The most important reason for this performance is the fact that these snacks ar...

As in 2011, the economic downturn continued to favour a return to home cooking. This supported sales of basic ingredients such as oils and fats which had 1% volume and value growth in 2012. Oils and f...

In 2012 sales of take-home ice cream have increased both in volume and in value of more than 3% each with a slowdown compared to 2011. That was due to the reduction of purchases by Italians because of...

Spreads had volume and value growth in 2012 due to the reduction of out-of-home consumption and the return to domestic breakfast due to the economic downturn, as well as the rising healthy connotation...

Packaged food in Italy continued to see growth in total retail value sales in 2012. Unit price increases were almost universal across all categories as a result of increasing global commodity prices a...

Bread & Rolls in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-2011, and forecast to 2016). The ...

Breakfast Cereals in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-2011, and forecast to 2016). ...

Confectionery in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-2011, and forecast to 2016). The ...

Savory Snacks in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-2011, and forecast to 2016). The ...

Baby food has suffered during the difficult economic climate of 2012. The decreased purchasing power of Italian consumers corresponds to an ulterior decline of this category, which was already sufferi...

The trends seen in cheese over the review period continued to strengthen in 2012. These trends included a greater interest in convenient products, such as pre-packaged and grated cheeses, as well as g...

Due to the relatively low unit price and affordability of gum, sales in 2012 continued to remain unaffected by the poor economic environment. The high level of market saturation and a lack of major ne...

Italian consumers are fond of chocolate confectionery products. Despite the economic crisis which has affected many packaged food categories, Italian consumers are showing a tendency not to renounce t...

The increasing concern about health issues, about obesity and diabetes are not favouring sugar confectionery consumption and demand for these products has been decreasing. As a consequence of this tre...

Yoghurt was one of the most dynamic areas in dairy in 2012 in Italy, thanks to a wave of new product developments. Two main trends characterise the Italian yoghurt environment in 2012. On the one side...

Even if Italian consumers are still considering meal replacement products basically as slimming products aiming to enhance their personal appearance, this category is starting to benefit from a more g...

In 2012 health and indulgence were the main factors impacting other dairy in Italy. Therefore almost all categories registered a volume decline, with few exceptions including soy-based desserts, chill...

The report presents detailed data on consumption trends in the Popcorn category in Italy, analyzing consumption volumes and values at segment level. It also provides indispensable data on distribution...

The report presents detailed data on consumption trends in the Potato Chips category in Italy, analyzing consumption volumes and values. It also provides indispensable data on distribution channels, p...

The report presents detailed data on consumption trends in the Pretzels category in Italy, analyzing consumption volumes and values. It also provides indispensable data on distribution channels, profi...

The report presents detailed data on consumption trends in the Processed Snacks category in Italy, analyzing consumption volumes and values at segment level. It also provides indispensable data on dis...