{"product_id":"top-10-fmcg-trends-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-2026","title":"Top 10 FMCG Trends in the Middle East and Africa, 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"panel-container panel-expanded panel-border\" data-qe-id=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body panel-light\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-body panel-light\" id=\"description-viewer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-90\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-100 description-content\"\u003eThis brief looks at some of the key trends in our analysis of events in the Middle East and Africa. It specifically looks at trends that have changed significantly since 2025 and their implications.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-100 description-content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid-100 description-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hormuz shock: Gulf supply chains rerouted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFX stabilises in West Africa and profits rebound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwnership changes hands: multinationals sell, institutional investors back retailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarun Beverages and Indian groups become consolidators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConvenience moves to metro stations and forecourts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRetail splits into small packs and discounters at one end, premium at the other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench grocery brands enter frontier markets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtein is in, sugar is out, and GLP-1 appears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy drinks are booming and regulators are cracking down on alcohol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCocoa and sugar: from prices to local processing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Trendtype","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856450040013,"sku":"TTRT00300","price":999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/3115\/6173\/files\/trendtype_photo_bangui_central_african_republic.jpg?v=1794569604","url":"https:\/\/store.trendtype.com\/products\/top-10-fmcg-trends-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-2026","provider":"Trendtype","version":"1.0","type":"link"}