Market research: Africa (page 10 of 27)

Food consumption is expected to rise steadily over the next five years. The authorities are also aiming to improve government spending, while simultaneously improving the business environment and stre...

South Sudan is capturing the attention of a number of food and drink companies in the beer, soft drink and retail spaces. The referendum held in South Sudan over secession from Khartoum earlier in 201...

There is tremendous room for growth on the consumer side in Tanzania. With incomes still low, there are potentially dynamic opportunities on offer for companies that can target the market with low-cos...

In spite of many economic challenges, consumers in Cameroon have enjoyed increased annual disposable incomes in recent years, resulting in rising consumer expenditure. While still plagued with poverty...

In line with the wider Sub-Saharan African region, a major factor in West and Central Africa’s appeal to investors is its favourable population dynamics....

A detailed market research report on the Nigeria beer industry. The report covers total market (on- and off-premise) and includes valuable insight and analysis on beer market trends, brands, brewers, ...

BMI View: We hold a positive view towards Cameroon’s food, drink and mass grocery retail industries over our forecast period, in line with our broadly positive view on the country’s consumer sector, w...

Consumers in Morocco are becoming increasingly concerned about the quality and quantity of their water consumption, with the health and wellness trend seeing consumers focus on remaining well-hydrated...

Carbonates saw sales growth constrained by health and wellness concerns in 2011. A growing number of mid- and high-income consumers are concerned by their health, with many seeking to cut down on suga...

Liquid concentrates and powder concentrates saw a highly divergent performance in 2011, with this largely linked to RTD pricing. Liquid concentrates dominates off-trade RTD volume sales, accounting fo...

The health and wellness trend saw strong growth in Morocco during the review period, with consumers becoming more aware of nutrition. This resulted in many consumers seeking to increase their consumpt...

There was a growing coffee culture in Morocco during the review period, with this trend being boosted by outlet volume expansion for cafés and specialist coffee shops. Consumers drank more coffee and ...

RTD tea had insignificant sales throughout the review period. These products have only a minimal distribution presence in supermarkets and hypermarkets in high-income neighbourhoods of Rabat and Casab...

Sports and energy drinks remained a tiny niche in soft drinks in 2011, accounting for well below half a percentage point in off-trade volume terms and just 1% value share. Low sales are mainly linked ...

Pure–play retailers dominate the South African online retail industry, accounting for more than half of the leading online retailers tracked by Canadean. In addition, South African online retailers of...

This report examines the components of change in the market by looking at historic and future growth patterns including the effects of consumers’ behavior on total volumes, values, brands selected and...

The report provides the latest data on market dynamics in Egypt Hot Drinks market, providing marketers with the essential data to understand their own, and their competitors’, position in the market a...

There continued to be a marked rise in international coffee prices at the end of the review period, with this putting pressure on players’ margins. The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) composit...

“Other” hot drinks is represented by only a limited range of products and brands in Morocco. Only chocolate-based flavoured powder drinks is present, with only five brands having a significant distrib...

Tea continued to benefit from a shift from unpackaged to packaged products at the end of the review period, as consumers traded up in search of quality and hygiene. There was thus a shift from unpacka...

The Moroccan economy has performed moderately well, particularly when viewed in the context of the performance of France and Spain, its two main trade partners. Although the government has successfull...

Grocery retailers face stronger competition from informal retailing at the end of the review period. While dukas accounted for a significant share of food sales throughout the review period, high infl...

Direct selling attracted a growing number of middle-income consumers towards the end of the review period, both as sellers and customers. Small operations sprang up in the country’s largest cities, wi...

Given political instability, retailers like Carrefour, Metro Supermarkets, Awlad Ragab and Spinneys hypermarket focused on running promotional offers and stocking a larger variety of private label or ...

Widening household penetration of satellite TV has boosted homeshopping, with the leading players offering dedicated shopping channels via satellite TV. The household penetration of satellite TV syste...

By 2011 the household penetration of internet-enabled computers reached 28%, while 7% of homes had broadband internet access at home. Consumers responded enthusiastically to the internet towards the e...

Mixed retailers lost 5% of its sales turnover during 2011 as a result of the political unrest and declining purchasing power. Only department stores and variety stores are operating within mixed retai...

Nigerian consumers face a number of challenges, ranging from frequent power outings to higher fuel prices to poor infrastructure. As well, 60% live in absolute poverty and can only afford the necessit...

The sports and energy drinks category continues to be dominated by energy drinks in Cameroon, with sports drinks and elixirs not widely available due to low consumer awareness and the very limited num...

Bottled water continued to thrive due to a lack of clean drinkable tap water in the country, with the majority of houses having no running water. While some households can afford to have their own bor...