Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities...
Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
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In 2024, changing consumer preferences driven by health and wellness trends, particularly amongst younger consumers, continue to fuel stable demand for yoghurt and sour milk products in Slovenia. These products remain highly compatible with the needs…
Modern consumers in Slovenia are increasingly health-conscious, with many following vegetarian or vegan lifestyles and seeking non-dairy alternatives for daily consumption in 2024. Concerns about animal welfare and reducing animal suffering are key…
Innovation and frequent new product launches remain key characteristics of the dynamic other dairy category in Slovenia in 2024. These factors, combined with a growing focus on convenience, are driving stable consumer demand. The category continues…
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the dairy industry in Slovenia encountered significant challenges, including rising production and energy costs, as well as supply chain disruptions. These disruptions affected the availability of raw…
Despite ongoing economic challenges, dairy products and alternatives, as a product area, continues to perform stably in Slovenia in 2024. Inflation has subsided due to lower energy costs and the stabilisation of food prices. However, the price…
Cheese continues to witness stable consumer demand in Slovenia in 2024, bolstered by its versatility as both a staple food and an increasingly popular snacking option. Many cheese connoisseurs and health-conscious consumers, particularly those…
Butter and cooking fats in Slovenia continue to experience a decline in retail volume terms in 2024, as consumer demand diminishes in response to growing health concerns surrounding saturated fat consumption. Saturated fats have been the subject of…
While demographic factors do not favour the baby food category, there is a growing consumer focus on organic baby food in Slovenia in 2024, which has resulted in increased premiumisation within the category. An increasing number of consumers are…
Skin health positioning in fragrances is an under-penetrated space. Trending claims address skin sensitivity, but consumers are likely to demand more substantiated, specific claims. Skin health claims are significant drivers of the fragrance consumer…
Fragrances are gaining relevance among consumers experiencing anxiety and looking for emotional wellness. Fragrances, however, face many challenges, as they compete with aromatherapy and other sensory options. Fragrances are closely associated with…
Yoghurt and sour milk products remains in a small negative retail volume slump in 2024, while value sales are better supported by high prices. Sour milk products is showing a stronger performance than yoghurt, in both value and volume terms, with…
The substantial price increases towards the end of the review period have led to a decline in the volume sales of yoghurt and sour milk products in Serbia in 2024. As consumers focus primarily on purchasing essential items, they are increasingly…
Plant-based dairy is seeing skyrocketing retail value growth in Slovakia in 2024, with retail volume also robust. That said, we should remember that plant-based dairy is a less mature category than traditional dairy, thus is growing from a lower base…
Plant-based dairy in Serbia continues to witness significant growth in both assortment and availability in 2024. While plant-based milk remains the dominant product in this category, other plant-based dairy products, such as butter and cooking cream,…
Other dairy is achieving positive retail value and volume sales in Slovakia in 2024, supported by the ongoing stabilisation of inflationary pressures and commodity prices of fresh milk. That said, production costs and the prices of raw ingredients…
The high price growth experienced in 2024 has significantly influenced the consumption patterns within the other dairy category in Serbia, leading to a noticeable decline in volume sales. As Serbian consumers become increasingly price-sensitive,…