Market research: Portugal (page 3 of 7)

Volume sales of sweet and savoury snacks continued to decline in retail and foodservice terms in 2012. The government’s increasingly severe austerity measures have undermined Portuguese consumers’ pur...

Valente Marques SA is expected to continue to explore niches within the categories where the company is already present. In these competition is inferior, placing Valente Marques SA in a strong positi...

Soup has not been able to adapt positively to the unstable economic environment in Portugal. The difficult economic climate has forced local consumers to cut their personal expenditure as much as poss...

Dairy in Portugal industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptio...

Oils & Fats in Portugal industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains desc...

Potato Chips in Portugal industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains des...

In 2011, 100% home delivery/takeaway witnessed a 1% decrease in the number of outlets and a 5% decline in current value sales. As the Portuguese economy continued to struggle, many consumers were incr...

Portuguese consumers remained very reluctant to spend money on dining, drinking and socialising away from home due to the negative effects of the economic crisis. This limited the demand for cafés/bar...

The economic downturn continued to dominate foodservice matters in Portugal. To an extent, this encouraged the trend of a move away from stand-alone locations, as foodservice players searched for sett...

The uncertain economic climate limited the performance of the consumer foodservice industry in Portugal in 2011. The economic downturn, combined with high cuts and planned tax increases by the governm...

Over the review period, the Portuguese economy entered recession, causing consumers to stretch their budgets. This had a strong effect on consumer foodservice as a whole. More consumers chose to cook ...

Due to the economic downturn in Portugal in 2011, many of the country’s households remained in a precarious financial situation. This reduced the number of transactions in full-service restaurants as ...

Self-service cafeterias recorded year-on-year current value sales decline over the review period. In 2011, current value sales fell by 6% in 2011. Sales fell due to a lack of innovation, the unappeali...

Independents continued to dominate value sales, units/outlets and transactions in 2011. Whilst chained street stalls/kiosks produced strong growth in terms of the number of units/outlets, this was not...

Service Station Retailing in Portugal outlines recent movements in the national petrol station network, fuel volume sales, network ownership, market shares, and site forecasts, and analyzes retailers'...

Chocolate Confectionery in Portugal industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-11, and forecast to ...

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

Cheese in Portugal 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 prof...

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

Sugar Confectionery in Portugal industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-2011, and forecast to 20...

The decline in the birth rate in Portugal is expected to continue to impact the performance of baby food during 2012. With consumers preferring to concentrate on their careers, more people are marryin...

Baked goods is expected to continue to register negligible current value growth in Portugal in 2012, despite the apparent maturity of the category. Rising demand for freshly produced products using na...

The growing interest in healthy eating in Portugal resulted in rising demand for healthier variants of biscuits, such as products made from wholemeal flour and products with added-value. As a result o...

Health is a growing concern in terms of breakfast cereals. Portuguese consumers not only want tasty and nutritious cereals to start their day, but also want products which are good for their health an...

Manufacturers of snack bars continue to position their products as a healthy option in terms of snacking. Consumers consider snack bars as a good substitute for less healthy products such as biscuits,...

The enthusiasm for oils and fats is waning in Portugal. The recent health concerns about fats in 2011 and 2012 negatively impacted sales. Consumers are clearly demanding healthier and functional produ...

Within other dairy, the trends towards health and wellness and for greater variety represented the main trends driving growth in 2012. Changes in consumer eating and drinking habits favouring low fat ...

Although the trend of health and wellness favours meal replacement, the economic downturn and the fact that products in other categories of packaged food, such as breakfast cereals, are promoted as be...

Until 2011, gum managed to grow positively. The main player present in the category, Cadbury Portugal Produtos de Confeitaria Lda, launched several new products, which helped to support sales of gum. ...

The climate was the key factor behind the strong sales growth in ice cream in 2012. According to weather experts, Portugal had one of its driest and warmest springs, similar to the one in 2005, which ...