Market Insights

10 April 2019

Turkish food & drink market round up: April 2019

Turkish food & drink sector round up As of April 2019, Turkey is currently facing a shortage of available onions. This is part of a wider in price increases in key foodstuffs nationwide. Price inflation is a very real issue for domestic buyers at the moment in Turkey, thanks to shortages such as this, as well as a greater wobble in the Turkish...

27 March 2019

Turkey’s sweet tooth: examining the Turkish confectionery market

The state of the Turkish sweets sector Including production and imports, Turkey’s overall confectionery market is worth an estimated $3.5bn. It’s expected to grow too, with Euromonitor suggesting it will have risen a mouth-watering 14.3% in value terms by 2021. Turkey actually holds a big chunk of Eastern Europe’s entire candy market, holding ...

15 March 2019

EU announces new Agri-food Promotion Initiative

The EU Policy on Information and Promotion for Agricultural Products The EU Policy on Information and Promotion for Agricultural Products is intended to open up new markets. Under the slogan “Enjoy, it’s from Europe, it aims to help agricultural organisations to promote EU agri-food products into international markets, and raise awareness among ...

5 March 2019

Turkish food & drink market roundup: April 2018

Turkish food & drink sector news roundup Turkish food retail sales rising each year 2017 confirms an ongoing trend in Turkey: the continued dominance of food and drink in the retail sector. The latest research from Marketline Reports indicates a compound annual growth rate of 11.3% in sales between 2013-2017. In total, food and drink sales are...

7 February 2019

Turkish food & drink market round up: February 2019

Sri Lankan food hits Turkey’s capital In the first week of February 2019, Sri Lankan food brought colour and flavour to the streets of Ankara. A weeklong culinary festival highlighting Sri Lanka’s culinary delights took place, hosted by the Embassy of Sri Lanka. On the menu was various Sri Lankan dishes, packed with intense flavours. Ceylon dishes...

5 November 2018

Turkish food & drink market roundup: November 2018

Turkish food & drink imports near $4bn a year The latest Turkish food & drink import values have been revealed, bringing good news for international exporters. According to data from Turkey’s Ministry of Customs and trade, the value of food and drink goods imported by Turkey between Jan-October 2017 came to $3.94bn. Exports reached $8.75bn, putting...

3 October 2018

Turkish food & drink market roundup: October 2018

Turkish fruit & vegetables enjoy major resurgence in Russia Between January-August 2018, Turkish fruit and vegetable exports to Russia experienced an exciting 43% rise. The grand total came to $410m – a very encouraging increase, given Turkish produce was banned in Russia until very recently. Nectarines, cherries, peaches, seedless grapes, tomatoes...

3 September 2018

Exhibitor Feedbacks - Federation of Turkish Retailers

What are your areas of activity? We are the roof organization of the Retail Association (Perder), which is in 15 regions of Turkey as the most important link of organized retail and the roof of the local chain stores, the Turkish Retailers Federation. We serve with 361 members in Turkey, 3 thousand 915 sales points, 2 million 438 thousand 794 square...

29 August 2018

WorldFood Istanbul 2018’s inspirational business programme

Each year, the event presents a Business Programme, packed with guest talks, seminars and round tables discussing the big issues in Turkey’s food and drink industry. Across four full days, visitors and exhibitors alike can experience more than 15 events, covering over 15 topics. More than 30 guest speakers will be taking part this year. Click...

16 August 2018

Exhibitor Feedbacks - Federation of Turkish Retailers

15 August 2018

Turkish food & drink market roundup: August 2018

August 2018 sees exciting growth for Turkish ice cream exports, Turkey’s Red Cross equivalent training chefs to cope with wide scale emergencies, and a growing taste for local fast food restaurants. Turkish food & drink sector news roundup Turkish ice cream exports rise Who doesn’t love a sweet treat? The Turks certainly do – and it seems they...

14 August 2018