Pakistan

A tea-drinking culture is well entrenched in Pakistan, which explains the relatively mature nature of the Pakistani tea market. Despite its maturity, the tea sector will continue to... 2012-02-06

More international consumer-facing players are likely to opt for franchising as a mode of expansion in Pakistan over the coming years. Through such an expansion method, companies will... 2012-01-30

Home to one of the biggest Muslim populations in the world, the Pakistani Halal market clearly displays tremendous growth potential. However, this potential is eclipsed by the lack... 2011-11-23

The immense consumer potential on offer in the frontier markets is capturing the attention of South Korean conglomerate Lotte. Lotte is planning to invest around US$500mn to expand... 2011-10-31

Well-versed in balancing risk and reward across a wider variety of emerging economies, Swiss food giant Nestlé is not a stranger to frontier market investments. In a bid to further... 2011-08-23

Based on our market share estimates, BMI has introduced sales breakdown data and forecasts for specific sub-sectors in Pakistan's soft drinks market, namely carbonated soft drinks,... 2011-08-15

Without a developed tourism sector and the presence of a formal food retailing sector to support demand for consumer goods, near-term growth in Pakistan's consumer-facing sectors is... 2011-08-11

There are two major positives underpinning our outlook for the Pakistani alcoholic drinks sector in the near term. Rising remittances continue to give a strong impetus to consumer purchasing... 2011-08-03

There are significant hurdles on Nestlé Pakistan's road towards fully exploiting Pakistan's untapped potential, not least the country's weak distribution infrastructure, endemic corruption... 2011-05-04

We are holding to a mixed near-term consumer outlook for Pakistan. On the one hand, increasing remittance inflows augur well for higher consumer spending in the country for 2011. On... 2011-05-03