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The consumer preference for exotic food and the health and wellness trend were the most significant factors impacting sauces, dressings and condiments in Denmark in 2012. Key players, Unilever Danmark...

Health and wellness was the key value growth driver in snack bar sales in 2012. Snack bar brands are boosting sales by positioning granola/muesli bars, such as Wasa Crisp & Cereals launched in 2011, o...

Soup in Denmark is saturated and therefore offers limited growth opportunities. In 2012, retail volume sales stagnated. The 2% growth in current value sales is explained by higher consumer prices, a c...

Spreads retail volume sales dropped by 5% as consumers responded to retail price hikes in 2012. Unit prices increased by 9% because of the “sugar tax”, as manufacturers passed rising commodity costs o...

Consumer health concerns, financial concerns due to the economic crisis and retail food price hikes due to the increased “sugar tax” have had a significant impact on the category in 2012. In response,...

The health and wellness trend continued to have the strongest impact on sweet and savoury snacks in Denmark. 90% of Danish consumers believe it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and 66% plan to...

Health and convenience have been the key consumer trends impacting the category in 2012. Inspired by trends in the global yoghurt market, particularly in the US, Danish yoghurt manufacturers are begin...

Direct selling experienced a continued decline in 2012. The channel was severely affected by the economic crisis, as Danes cut their spending on non-basic, “nice to have” goods. The channel also faced...

Grocery retailers increased by 1% in current value terms in 2012; which is a slight improvement of the half a per cent CAGR growth recorded over the review period. Gradual economic recovery improved c...

In 2012, homeshopping once again recorded a steep decline, falling by 7% in current value terms. The competitive advantages of homeshopping were eroded by the forceful expansion of internet retailing....

M-commerce tripled during the last two years, with younger consumers driving the shift. As smartphones are becoming widespread in Denmark, and consumers’ trust in e-trade is growing, an increasing num...

In 2012, the mixed retailers channel grew only slightly, as shattered consumer confidence continued to negatively affect consumers’ willingness to pay for items which were not of immediate necessity. ...

2012 saw an improvement in the economic situation, with much lower inflation than at the peak of the economic crisis in 2011. The more stable situation is expected to result in low growth in volume co...

Bread in Belarus remains a socially and politically important product in 2012 with strict government price regulations. During the economic crisis in 2011, which continued in 2012, local authorities k...

Biscuits is characterised by consolidation in Belarus in 2012. Local companies with a high state share were the leaders. The consolidation in biscuits increased at the end of the review period togethe...

There was convergence of breakfast cereals and sweet snacks in the review period. This led to an expansion of breakfast cereals because the products are also used in Belarus as a quick snack. The revi...

Canned/preserved food in Belarus is characterised by fragmentation and the dominance of domestic manufacturers across the category. Local manufacturers are traditionally strong in canned/preserved mea...

Belarus is a very strong manufacturer and exporter of dairy products. According to national statistics, it is ranked the fourth company in the world in terms of exports of cheese, accounting for a 7% ...

Chilled processed food is quite a significant category in Belarus. Consumption is traditionally high due to the popularity of chilled processed meat. In 2012 the category benefited from a wide product...

Belarus plans to build a new confectionery plant in association with a foreign investor, as well as to keep developing existing plants. The country had not selected an investor by mid-2012; Belarus we...

Dried processed food remains important as a product type of everyday consumption in Belarus, due to its comparatively low price, advantages in terms of storage and high nutritional value. Dried pasta ...

The State Committee on Property Management sold a 99% state-owned stake in Pukhovichsky Pishchevoy Kombinat (Pukhovichi food combine) situated in Maryina Gorka, Minsk Region to Morozprodukt IP (a priv...

Gum in Belarus is represented only by imported products; domestic companies are not involved in its manufacture. This was why the category was more affected by the current crisis than other confection...

Demand for ice cream is very seasonal in Belarus with consumption decreasing during the cold winter season. Traditionally, the value share of take-home ice cream increases in winter and the share of s...

Growth in retail volume sales of noodles in 2012 was up slightly on 2011. This was partly due to a slowdown in inflation, which had risen dramatically in 2011 following the devaluation of the Belarusi...

Belarus is strong in dairy manufacturing in general and in butter manufacturing in particular due to the agricultural specialisation in milk production. According to data from the Agriculture Ministry...

In 2012, other dairy is expected to increase by 40% in current value terms, with growth mainly attributed to the weakness of the local currency and relatively high inflation. In volume terms, differen...

Growth in pasta current value sales in 2012 was down sharply on the previous year. This was due to a slowdown in inflation following the bout of hyperinflation experienced in 2011 after a massive deva...

The ready meals category remains underdeveloped in Belarus, being far from saturation. The per capita consumption of ready meals in Belarus stood at around 1kg in 2012. The bulk of sales comes from fr...

Retail volume and current value growth rates for sauces, dressings and condiments in 2012 were both down on 2011. Slower growth in volume sales was partly due to increasing maturity, but also attribut...