Market research: Saudi Arabia (page 4 of 7)

"Food and Grocery Retailing in Saudi Arabia: Databook to 2016" contains detailed historic and forecast retail sales values, segmented at a category level. The report takes into account macroeconomic i...

"Specialist Retailers in Saudi Arabia: Databook to 2016" contains detailed historic and forecast retail sales values, segmented at a channel level. The report takes into account macroeconomic indicato...

"Value Retailers in Saudi Arabia: Databook to 2016" contains detailed historic and forecast retail sales values, segmented at a channel level. The report takes into account macroeconomic indicators an...

"Online Retailers in Saudi Arabia: Databook to 2016" contains detailed historic and forecast retail sales values, segmented at a category level. The report takes into account macroeconomic indicators ...

Canadean's "Mispol SA - Company Capsule" contains a company overview, key facts, key employees, products and services as well as financial ratios....

Canadean's "Label''Vie SA - Company Capsule" contains a company overview, key facts, key employees, products and services, competitor benchmarking data as well as financial ratios....

Ice cream benefited strongly from the ongoing expansion of supermarkets/hypermarkets across Saudi Arabia towards the end of the review period. Modern grocery retailers offer a wide range of ice cream ...

Cheese benefited from a growing focus on health and wellness and nutrition in Saudi Arabia towards the end of the review period. Many consumers are switching from jams and preserves to spreadable proc...

Baby food benefited from a number of factors in Saudi Arabia during the review period, of which the country’s high birth rate is perhaps most significant. While the country’s birth rate declined durin...

Saudi consumers increasingly sought to adopt a healthier diet towards the end of the review period, with this linked to widening awareness of the health problems caused by excess weight. This resulted...

“Other” dairy products benefited strongly from the ongoing expansion of supermarkets/hypermarkets across the country towards the end of the review period. These outlets not only offer the space for a ...

Saudi consumers remain generally focused on taste when it comes to buying yoghurt, with this focus making it difficult for players to build a mainstream positioning for functional products. Functional...

Future forecasts and historic market data can improve market and strategic planning- Understand which channels and products will be the major winners and losers in the coming years- Know the share of ...

2011 saw Sodiaal enter into a new strategic partnership with General Mills, aimed at expanding the international range of Yoplait, the world’s second largest yoghurt brand. This profile analyses the o...

Consumption of pasta among consumers in the Kingdom is encouraged by the increasing number of foreign cuisine restaurants in the Kingdom. Housewives are inspired to try their favourite dishes at home,...

The sauces, dressing and condiments category is expected to post healthy growth in 2011, rising to SR1.7 billion in value terms and 98,800 tonnes in volume terms. Many of the products in this category...

Sales of snack bars remained low at the end of the review period, with awareness of these products remaining limited among the wider population. These products are instead mainly consumed by high-inco...

Soup is a very popular meal in the Middle East and has long been consumed as an appetiser at home and in foodservice outlets. Traditionally, however, housewives across the Middle East have cooked soup...

The two main trends in spreads towards the end of the review period were health and luxury. Health concerns typically hindered sales, with consumers becoming more concerned about the quantity of fat a...

Sugar confectionery benefited strongly from rising disposable income levels during the review period, with these enabling consumers to buy sugar confectionery on a more frequent basis. This trend bene...

The sweet and savoury snacks category in Saudi Arabia benefits from the young population, which presents the category with a large potential consumer base, driving retail volume growth in 2011 to an e...

Bread benefited from ongoing retail expansion towards the end of the review period, with rapid growth in the number of supermarkets/hypermarkets across the country. This trend particularly benefited p...

Biscuits benefited strongly from economic growth in Saudi Arabia during the review period, with this in turn resulting in rising disposable income levels. As a result, consumers began to treat themsel...

Breakfast cereals benefited from its healthy image towards the end of the review period. As disposable income levels rose during the review period and consumers became more focused on nutrition, many ...

Saudi Arabia’s economy saw strong growth during the review period, maintaining real GDP growth even during the global economic downturn. This resulted in rising disposable income levels which, in tand...

Estimates for obesity levels at the end of the review period ranged from local sources, which placed levels at 30% for men and 35% for women, to Obesity Campaign UK’s estimates of 70% for men and 75% ...

Noodles continues to develop as a product category in the Kingdom in 2011 and is set to record SR414 million in retail value sales as a result of increased demand thanks to the product’s fast preparat...

There was a growing health-consciousness in Saudi Arabia towards the end of the review period, with consumers becoming more concerned about their sugar intake. As a result, gum with a healthier positi...

Dried processed food was the largest food category in 2011. Growth in the market continues year on year with retail volume sales reaching 1.1 billion tonnes and retail value sales of SR5.5 billion. ...

Retail volume and value sales of frozen processed food grew steadily during 2011 thanks to several reasons. These included the ongoing adoption of Western lifestyles and eating habits, and the growing...