Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-co...
Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand performance, distribution and industry trends. Insight and data cover chocolate and sugar confectionery, gum, s...
2022 marked the first full year of post-pandemic economic reopening, without foodservice limitations, with vaccinations fully available, and a return to hybrid or office working. A key question was whether with the reopening, ice cream would be able…
Ice cream is enjoying robust growth in 2023, with retail volume and current value sales surpassing pre-pandemic sales thanks to a strong rebound in consumer demand. More frequent new product launches and the premiumisation trend is stimulating ice…
Consumer demand for ice cream remains strong in 2023, even after the category’s full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The scorching heat in 2023 has led to high demand for ice cream driving up impulse purchases. Inflation and rising unit prices…
Like other packaged food categories, ice cream suffered in late 2022 and 2023 from electricity outages. These energy problems had strong negative impact on the manufacture and storage of frozen goods. While ice cream is set to register strong retail…
Retail sales of ice cream in Brazil registered a decline in volume terms in 2023, albeit to a lesser extent than the previous year. This was partially due to rising production, storage and transportation costs, which manufacturers passed onto…
2022 was exceptional for ice cream, with year-on-year value growth of 38% compared to 2021. This was because of extreme hot weather combined with pent-up demand. According to IMD (Indian Metrological Department), India had one of the hottest summers…
The trend towards plant-based products, including ice cream, continued in 2023. Plant-based ice cream recorded the most significant growth within ice cream during the year. Not only is the consumer interest in plant-based ice cream growing, but the…
After experiencing rapid growth in 2021 and 2022, retail current value sales of ice cream in China saw a significant decline in 2023. Several factors contributed to this downturn. Compared with 2022, there were fewer days with high temperatures,…
Sales of ice cream declined sharply in retail volume terms in 2023, with France experiencing lower temperatures and greater instability in the weather than in 2022. Whilst value sales grew this was due to price rises, with volume sales fell across…
Ice cream remains in a small negative volume slump in Italy in 2024, albeit with sales improved from 2023. Meanwhile, value is better supported by inflated prices. The overall negative performance is being affected by a slump in take-home ice cream,…