Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner is expected to continue to focus on innovation and customer-oriented solutions, while maintaining a strong focus on environmental and sustainability aspects. In January 2015, ALPLA and nine other companies from the company’s home region of Vorarlberg announced that they aim to make their operations fully CO2 neutral by 2025. The company is also working as part of the Avantium consortium with Coca-Cola, Danone and Swire, in order to develop bio-plastic…

Wiegand-Glas is expected to increase its focus on customised glass and tailor-made packaging in the forecast period. Not only will this enable the company to bolster profits in the face of overall declining demand for glass but this approach is also expected to appeal to many of its clients. Players in areas such as alcoholic drinks and bottled water are increasingly interested in customised glass packaging in order to stand-out on store shelves. The company will also focus on...

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Verallia Deutschland will continue to focus on high quality glass packaging with a focus on offering environmentally-friendly products. The company is however facing challenges in highly-competitive glass packaging, where overall sales volume is declining due to many producers shifting towards lighter-weight and lower-cost alternatives such as rigid plastic and liquid cartons. The company will thus seek to sustain its profit margins by focusing on premium and limited edition packaging.…

Bericap will focus on innovation within closures in the forecast period, as it seeks to cater to changing demand from fast-moving consumer goods players. There is expected to be a strong focus on convenient closures, with this facilitated by the company operating in-house injection moulds production. There is also expected to be a focus on lighter closures, as players increasingly seek to reduce the weight of overall packaging.

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Tetra Pak France will benefit from its focus on environmentally-friendly packaging in the forecast period, while also being supported by its focus on long-term collaborative partnerships with its customers. The company is for example adept at providing on-site filling solutions that minimise waste and costs. The company will continue to benefit from its annual customer satisfaction survey and to adept its operations in line with shifting demands. The forecast period will thus see a strong…

Crown Emballage France is likely to be challenged by some trends in the forecast period. The company is likely to be impacted by slowing growth for metal beverage cans in beer, with volume sales of beer increasingly driven by glass bottles. However, the company is also proving proactive in adapting to changing demands. The company is increasingly focused on weight reduction and on offering distinctive and customised metal packaging. Embossing is likely to be increasingly used by the company…

Mondi is seeking to reduce its activities in high-cost production countries such as France, which could impact its operations in the country in the forecast period. The company's site at Saint-Jean-d’Illac, which manufactured industrial bags, was closed in 2013. The company's only manufacturing unit in France is Béthéniville and the company could well reduce operations at this site and may even consider closing the plant. However, Mondi is likely to remain a significant player in packaging…

Plastipak Holdings is expected to benefit from its French operations having a strong focus on recycling and environmentally-friendly packaging, including on-site recycling and the offer of PET with an ever-increasing recycled PET content. The company is thus likely to further gain share in rigid plastic packaging, particularly as it benefits from a long-term partnership with soft drinks leader Coca-Cola. The company will also benefit from an ongoing shift from glass bottles to PET within…

For Ardagh Metal Packaging, the main threat in the short-term is the ongoing shift away from metal food cans in shelf-stable food and the need to find alternatives to BPA coatings. The company is however likely to prove proactive in attracting consumers by continuing to adjust its offering in line with changing demands. It will continue to focus on making metal packaging thinner and lighter and thus more environmentally-friendly. The company will also continue to benefit from its…

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Egyptian consumers are not accustomed to sports drinks, and there is very low awareness of their functionality and uses across the country. Sports drinks have limited availability, with only a few imported products available with no domestic presence. As a result, all offerings are premiums, a barrier to higher sales, which target consumers that are high-income gym enthusiasts, with many of them being familiar with these products from travelling around the globe.

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In 2019, the soft drinks landscape saw significant off-trade volume and value growth, with a couple of key factors driving this increase. The global health and wellness trend saw an increase in healthier options such as bottled water, particularly functional bottled water, as well as juice that promoted itself with high fruit content and natural products. High unit prices also benefited value-sales in 2019, as Egypt continued to see price increases due to the economic reform programme, which…

Carbonates is the most popular type of soft drink among Egyptians. Low health awareness among some Egyptian consumers contributes to carbonates remaining popular, despite their high sugar content. However, health awareness is rising among more educated middle- and high-income consumers; however, these are a minority, and growth has continued. As the climate in Egypt is getting hotter, this also puts carbonates in a strong position, as they are considered the go-to refreshment drinks.…

Bottled water is considered an essential household product in Egypt because tap water is not regarded as safe to drink. This is why, despite inflation, bottled water saw considerable growth in 2019, as it is the only source of guaranteed clean water for Egyptians. Growth can also be attributed to the rise in households, however, some lower-income households have installed filters on their tap water, whereas higher-income consumers are more likely to buy bulk bottled water.

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Packaged soup had not established a significant sales presence in Uzbekistan prior to 2018. Most Uzbekistani consumers are not aware of such products and the potential for their development is limited, given dietary habits and demographic developments in the country. Despite the growing demand for convenience-orientated products in some categories, many Uzbekistani consumers continue to show little awareness of or interest in categories offering a similar proposition to packaged soup, such…

Business Dynamics indicators are very important for strategic decision-making, including market re-evaluation and entering new markets. The indicators help to reveal the operating conditions and the skillset of a given country, inefficient bureaucracy and a lack of adequate infrastructure. The strategy briefing identifies six key themes relating to the external business environment that can contribute to a company’s overall competitiveness.

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Consumption of honey increased during the first few months of 2020 - a time of year when honey is usually not in demand. Consumers believe that the nutrients of honey help boost the immune system, and consequently protect them from COVID-19. Honey will show strong growth in 2020 in retail volume terms, which, in light of unit price increases, will also mean impressive current value growth. Retail sales of organic honey, which is a niche product in Portugal, will post double-digit current…

Demand for sweet spreads, particularly chocolate spreads and nut and seed based spreads, is likely to increase as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as Hungarians are changing their lifestyles and are increasingly at home. Consequently, families are eating breakfast together and there are more snacking opportunities, resulting in strong double digit retail value and volume growth in 2020 for chocolate spreads and nut and seed based spreads. Moreover, consumers stockpiled these…

There was no presence of sports drinks in Kazakhstan over the review period. There is no data available to suggest its entry over the forecast period.

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Sports drinks did not exist in Azerbaijan in 2020, nor are there any prospects for sports drinks to emerge during the forecast period.

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