Food & Drinks market in South Africa

Detailed insights on the food & drinks market in South Africa

Explore in-depth insights into the food & drinks market in South Africa, drawn from real consumer data. This market report analyzes key consumption trends, top food & drinks brands, packaging preferences, and shopper behaviour within the food & drinks category. Built from our proprietary data tools, it provides a detailed look at market dynamics, product performance, and evolving consumer choices across the food & drinks landscape in South Africa.

Here is the type of information included in this report:

• A total of 15,995 food & drinks products (SKUs) have been scanned by consumers in South Africa, providing a comprehensive view of the category
• These products span 1,564 different food & drinks brands
• The most common pack size in the food & drinks category is 100 g, with the Paper box format being the most frequently used
• In the past 12 months, 1,300,198 new unique product entries have been recorded in the food & drinks category
• Robertsons is currently the most scanned food & drinks brand in South Africa

Report on the food & drinks category in South Africa

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Related food & drinks categories

• Alcoholic Beverages
• Baby Food
• Baking Powder
• Beer
• Beverages
• Biscuits
• Bottled Water
• Bouillon
• Brandy and Cognac
• Bread
• Bread, Flour, Pastries and Baking Ingredients
• Butter
• Candies and Sweets (non-chocolate)
• Canned Seafood
• Canned and Preserved Foods
• Carbonated Soft Drinks
• Cheese
• Chewing Gum
• Chocolate Confectionery
• Coffee
• Condensed and Evaporated milk
• Confectionery
• Cooking Sauces
• Couscous
• Cream
• Dairy
• Dairy Desserts
• Edible oils
• Energy Drinks
• Family Cereals
• Flavoured Powder Drinks
• Flour
• Fresh Food
• Frozen Foods
• Fruits in Syrup
• Gin
• Herbs and Spices
• Ice Cream
• Infant Cereals
• Instant Noodles
• Instant Soups
• Juices
• Ketchup
• Liqueurs
• Margarine
• Mayonnaise
• Milk

  Regions in South Africa covered in the report

  • Eastern Cape
  • Free State
  • Gauteng
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Limpopo
  • Mpumalanga
  • North West
  • Northern Cape
  • Western Cape

  Other types of food & drinks insights available

  • Top food & drinks products in South Africa overview (brand, format, size in units, price, etc)
  • Share of products by demographics (gender, age, SEC, regions) evolution
  • Share of food & drinks brands in South Africa by demographics
  • Food & Drinks brand shopper profile
  • Average consumer rating per food & drinks product / brand

  Methodology

  Our report draws on our shopper panel in Africa, which tracks the actual food & drinks products consumers in South Africa are purchasing and consuming. Paired with data from our retail audits in Africa, this view of household consumption can be cross-checked against what’s actually happening on shelf.

  Online panel members from South Africa scan food & drinks products on a daily basis with our dedicated app to capture features such as SKU details (category, brand, format, size, unit), barcode, picture, etc.

  To obtain detailed insights on the food & drinks sector in South Africa, get in touch on contact@sagaciresearch.com or click below.

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