Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Snacks is expected to register healthy volume and constant value growth in 2023, despite continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, the meteoric rise in inflation and tightening monetary…
After a return to healthy growth in 2021, following the pandemic-induced decline in 2020, snacks sales were again negatively impacted by COVID-19 in 2022, as case numbers spiked in China, the region’s biggest market. However, although volume sales…
Retail sales of savoury snacks saw continued growth in volume terms in 2023, albeit at a much slower pace than the previous year. Besides inflationary pressures, which caused consumers to become more frugal with their spending, this was due to rising…
While in 2020 and 2021, savoury snacks were considered as a treat for consumers to fight the boredom of home seclusion during the pandemic, in 2022 and 2023, in the post-COVID-19 period, people have been returning to their previous routines, and…
Thanks to the favourable economic performance and sustained marketing efforts of incumbent players such as Toby Marketing, Leslie Corp, and Universal Robina Corp sales of savoury snacks returned to growth in retail volume terms in 2022. The…
Savoury snacks is also benefitting from consumers’ return to out-of-home, on-the-go lifestyles, along with the revival of tourism. It should also be noted that potato chips, a popular category, was not too badly impacted by the era of the pandemic…
Similar to other snack categories, the demand for savoury snacks, especially chips and puffed biscuits, continued to grow in 2022 due to home seclusion. As the country emerged from the pandemic, consumption shifted from larger or multi-pack options…
Savoury snacks in South Korea is set to maintain solid growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2024. With a declining youth population in the country, consumers in their 30s and 40s are driving the popularity of savoury snacks,…
Unit prices of savoury snacks, in particular salty snacks, have continued to increase in 2023. This is being driven by steep increases in production costs due to escalating palm oil prices after Indonesia’s export ban, and is expected to result in a…
Due to rising inflation, savoury snacks manufacturers have introduced different product sizes, to cater for different customer segments. Some consumers prefer buying value sized products, as it provides greater value for money on the weekly shop. By…