Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is set to see modest current value growth in Switzerland in 2024, with an even smaller rise in volume sales. The key drivers of the category are the growing consumer focus on convenience in the midst of…

As is the case with a number of other snacks categories in Azerbaijan, the gradual easing of inflationary pressures means sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is set to record a slowdown in current value growth in 2024, but post slightly…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruits snacks is feeling the impact of prevailing health and wellness trends in Norway in 2024. Local consumers are gravitating towards premium-positioned fruit snacks like dates and other dried fruits, with rising…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruits snacks represents one of the best-performing categories within snacks in Saudi Arabia, and this trend is expected to continue into 2024. Stronger demand is being driven by the resumption of normal, fast-paced…

Average retail current unit prices are set to rise across sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Colombia over 2024, amid an inflationary climate. This is expected to boost retail current value sales but drive down overall retail volume sales…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks are experiencing a deceleration in value growth in 2024. Inflationary pressures are impacting certain products, such as sweet biscuits and dried fruits. However, the most significant factor hindering…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is set to see current value growth in 2024. The global price of sugar rose significantly in 2023, pushing up a key raw material cost for manufacturers of sweet biscuits. In May 2023, Diplomat increased the…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in South Korea is set to maintain retail volume and current value growth in 2024, with growth anticipated for all the main categories. In particular, remarkable growth is expected for cereal bars and…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is seeing a small negative-digit volume slump in 2024, while value is better supported by high unit prices. Snack bars is seeing the strongest retail value sales, along with seeing a fairly modest volume…

Sales of biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks in Italy in 2024 are being supported by a particular emphasis on protein/energy bars. This phenomenon can be attributed to several reasons. Firstly, there is a growing awareness of the importance of…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is seeing positive value and volume growth in Portugal in 2024. Indeed, despite consumers becoming increasingly health-aware and conscious of their diets, the consumption of sweet biscuits remains strong.…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Peru in 2024 is inhabiting a challenge landscape marked by rising input prices and a decline in domestic consumption. This double impact has led to sluggish growth in retail volume sales. Despite a…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is declining in retail volume terms in 2024 in Nigeria, falling to the same negative impact of inflationary conditions on consumer spending as is seen throughout all snacks categories. High inflation…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Mexico is expected to see good retail volume and fast retail current value growth over 2024. With stabilising rates of inflation and unemployment and a growing female presence in the workforce,…

In 2024 sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in the Netherlands is recording a slight decline in retail volume sales overall. Fruit snacks and snack bars are both doing well and rising robustly. However, sweet biscuits, the largest segment by…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Japan is set to see both retail volume and current value growth in 2024. In the midst of rising prices for various products, sweet biscuits is expected to emerge as a standout category in 2024, showing…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks looks set to see a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2024 after a challenging couple of years in which sales declined. Growing health concerns played a role in dampening demand in 2022/2023, with…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is set to see current value growth in Sweden in 2024. As the economy was hit with a recession, Swedes went into money saving mode. In this environment, the private label segment gained share, putting brands…

Producers of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Chile have been navigating economic challenges, notably price hikes, by adopting a subtle yet impactful strategy known as shrinkflation. This approach, while not new, has become increasingly…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Argentina witnessed a recovery from the strong decline in retail volume sales in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in 2020 to exceed the 2019 pre-pandemic level in 2023. Despite the…

Sweet biscuits was among the packaged food categories to be most significantly impacted by inflation over 2022-2023. Unit price growth for sweet biscuits in 2023 was similar to that seen in 2022. Those manufacturers which were operating with reduced…

In 2024, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Morocco is seeing development driven by out-of-home consumption trends and rising interest in healthy eating. Sweet biscuits are highly popular type in Morocco and as such the segment continues…

In 2024, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in China is expected to maintain the trend from the previous year and witness steady minimal growth in retail current value terms. This is mainly due to the overall economic slowdown in China, and…

Retail volume sales of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Egypt are set to continue to expand during 2024, with the rate of growth expected to be similar to the previous year. This is in spite of rising prices, driven by rising raw…

In 2024, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Ireland is seeing retail volume sales return to modest growth as price increases slow down. This is following a negative year for retail volume sales in 2023. The high cost of wheat, which is a…

Sweet biscuits, fruit snacks and snack bars in the UK was among the snack categories to experience the strongest inflationary pressures in 2023. Adding to the already inflated economy from the previous year, the category experienced another year of…

Sales of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in the United Arab Emirates are increasingly shaped by rising consumer awareness of health and wellness, leading to strong performances by fruit snacks, primarily dried fruit, and snack bars.…

Sales growth of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Hong Kong is slowing, due to a shift in consumption patterns amid greater time spent outside of the home. Supermarket prices for sweet biscuits are increasing, in part due to the…

In 2022, the domestic player Société l'Appetissante SARL, added a new Choco Tom wafer to its sweet biscuits portfolio in Tunisia. Choco Tom is already a popular product in Tunisia and is also one of oldest sweet filled biscuits available. However,…

The growth of sweet biscuits in 2023 is driven by increased snacking habits among consumers in their homes. This trend is due to high inflation, discouraging people from going out for entertainment, focusing on home experiences instead. Furthermore,…

Although inflation remains an issue in 2023, consumers continued to indulge in sweet biscuits, along with fruit snacks and cereal bars. The reopening of the economy, including a return to in-person learning at schools and office work, has seen…

While volume sales of sweet biscuits declined in 2022, inflationary pressures gave private label a jump in share in 2022; trends which are set to be maintained in 2023. Although more consumers have moved to shopping in discounters, some have moved to…

In 2022, sweet biscuits recorded positive volume growth after two years of registering declining sales, with positive growth also expected in 2023. The good performances in 2022 and 2023 are, in part, explained by a better supply after the production…

Sweet biscuits, snacks bars and fruit snacks is expected to be the strongest performing snack in 2023, with healthy constant value growth, as well as modest volume growth. That being said, inflation is expected to still be an issue, though its growth…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks saw continued growth in retail volume terms in 2023, supported by the trend towards busier, active lifestyles and on-the-go consumption. To this end, manufacturers paid greater attention to the packaging of…

Domestic sweet biscuit manufacturers in Malaysia, notably Munchy Food Industries and Perfect Food, are enjoying the benefits of a strong supply chain in 2023, owing to their ability to source key raw materials such as flour and sugar, locally.…

During the latter half of the review period, sweet biscuits, along with other household staples. were affected by inflationary pressures. This was partly due to the impact of rising energy costs, which made the production of food more expensive.…

In 2023, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks all started to rebound from the double-digit declines recorded in retail volume sales in 2022. During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, fruit snacks, snack bars and sweet biscuits posted only…

In 2023, the sweet biscuits market showed very moderate growth in retail volume terms, with slightly higher value growth due to price adjustments that most major brands were forced to make as a result of the rising cost of one of the main ingredients…

While New Zealand has returned to a sense of normality post-pandemic, the wider effects of it continue to linger in the form of sustainably high rates of inflation. The drivers behind this are multifaceted, with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand…

Although snacking is above all a question of pleasure and taste, the health aspect is also becoming increasingly important to consumers. Healthy and functional biscuits developed well in recent years, and as in every other category, consumers have…

The current value sales of sweet biscuits in 2023 are driven by rising unit prices, while overall volume sales experience a decline as consumers reduce their spending. However, snack bars have seen an increase in volume sales, fuelled by the growing…

In 2023, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks continued to be impacted by temporary shortages of grain and other agricultural commodities, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Sweet biscuits and cereal bars suffered the most from these…

In 2023, sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is benefitting from stronger demand for convenient and on-the-go snacking options. As consumers become busier and leave their homes for longer periods, they are turning to snacks as a quick and…

Mayora Indah Tbk PT maintains its overall company lead in sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks, however, in brand terms, it is Nabati (from Kaldu Sari Nabati Indonesia PT) which beats Mayora Indah’s Roma Wafello to the top brand place. Indeed,…

Inflationary conditions have resulted in increasing unit prices across sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in 2023. This is expected to drive down volume sales for a second year, as consumers tighten their discretionary spending.…

Traditionally, sweet biscuits are generally consumed in India with tea and coffee or as an impulse indulgence. With increasingly health-conscious consumers in the country, there is greater scrutiny over the levels of sugar present in sweet biscuits.…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks saw increasing prices in 2022 and 2023, boosted by inflation and growing production costs. This is leading to positive current retail value sales growth in 2023. Local manufacturer Fazer continues to lead…

Sales of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks are being boosted by the post-pandemic landscape in 2023, with consumers returning to their out-of-home, on-the-go lifestyles, alongside the revival of tourism. Tourism is a strong factor here, as…

Sweet biscuits continues to post positive retail volume and current value growth during 2023. This performance owes to players' ongoing innovation and development, offering interesting and unique flavours and toppings. Nevertheless, sweet biscuits,…