Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene

Overall away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene in Australia experienced notable volume and current value growth rates in 2023. Growth in retail tissue was driven by several factors, including persistent hygiene habits formed during the pandemic, the…

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene maintained a second year of double-digit current value growth in India in 2023. AFH hygiene, which consists only of AFH incontinence products, saw the strongest increase. With the growing prevalence of…

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene endured significant sales fluctuations in recent years, mirroring the economic and social challenges facing the nation. The onset of the pandemic dealt a severe blow to the category as businesses shuttered and…

In 2022, away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene in Mexico saw a positive performance as various establishments, such as restaurants, hotels, schools, and recreational venues, began to reopen, or operated at increased capacity. This recovery trend…

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Switzerland registered strong growth in 2023 with demand rising in both the public and private sectors. Many individuals are back to working in an office, even if only part-time, which contributed to the growth in…

Demand for away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene products in Nigeria was severely undermined in 2023. Demand typically comes from foodservice restaurant chains, hotels, office complexes and healthcare facilities that invest in customer service and…

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene maintained dynamic current value growth in Japan in 2023. Inbound tourism was one of the major economic boosters in Japan until COVID-19 hit the country from early 2020. It was a disaster for most industries…

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Austria registered a positive performance in current value terms in 2023, following the significant growth of the previous year. However, this was mainly due to prevailing inflationary pressures, as rising raw…

The pandemic brought particular challenges to away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Germany as businesses, restaurants and hospitality sectors were forced to remain closed and limited in terms of operating over an extended period. A tentative revival…

South Africa is no longer facing the restrictions of the pandemic, employees have returned to offices and consumers are generally spending greater time outside of the home. This also means that hospitals are no longer full of patients requiring…

The away-from-home channel in the UK experienced strong value growth in tissue and hygiene in 2023, with both categories growing by over 10%, albeit at marginally slower rates than the previous year. Value growth for away-from-home hygiene was partly…

Rapid urbanisation and rising income levels have contributed to the growth of away-from-home tissue and hygiene, with sales also expanding into rural areas. As the impact of the pandemic softened and restrictions were lifted there was robust growth…

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue was being supported by the post-pandemic landscape in Uzbekistan in 2023, notably with the reopening of foodservice and hospitality channels. For example, as seen with the catering industry supporting sales of napkins and…

The main constraints facing local distributors of away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Uruguay was the small-scale smuggling issue in Argentina. In 2023, smuggling became a prominent threat to companies located in border cities, such as Salto and…

In 2023, away-from-home (AFH) hygiene led in the AFH segment in volume terms, thanks to AFH adult incontinence registering positive dynamics, in contrast to AFH tissue, in which all categories were noted for negative growth rates. Hospitals began to…

Within away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Tunisia, away-from-home tissue is by far the largest product in terms of value sales and in 2023, it registered double-digit percentage current value growth, though constant value growth was more moderate,…

In 2023, sales of away-from-home tissue in Turkey witnessed a positive, albeit low single-digit, volume growth. This uptick was driven by several factors, including the gradual return of individuals to traditional office settings following the…

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue in Thailand experienced notable growth in current value and volume terms in 2023, propelled by the rise in domestic tourism and international visitors. This expansion was particularly pronounced due to the heightened…

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene in Taiwan saw buoyant growth in current value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. This was due to the return of consumers to their familiar pre-pandemic lifestyles, including more frequent…

In 2023, value sales of away-from-home tissue and hygiene increased at a relatively high rate. Inflationary cost pressures remained an issue in 2023 forcing manufacturers to increase unit prices. Inflation stemmed from price inflation, spiking input…