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...
With steep price increases caused by high inflation, Czech consumers are increasingly price-conscious and purchasing sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks through promotions or discounts. Despite this, volume sales have increased as office…
Recent checks by media and consumer organisations have shown certain types of chocolate confectionery – such as luxury boxed assortments and tablets – cost considerably more in Bulgaria than in other European countries where living standards are much…
Chocolate confectionery is expected to register further current value and volume growth in 2023, with value growth higher than volume growth as inflation pushes prices up. Countlines, particularly for on-the-go formats.
Retail volume sales of sales of chocolate confectionery saw a flat performance in 2023. With food prices rocketing, consumers were forced to reduce their expenditure on non-essential items. However, while, price hikes were inevitable, there was some…
While chocolate confectionery is expected to register a double digit increase in current value sales, volume sales are expected to fall slightly. Continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the meteoric rise in…
Retail volume sales of chocolate confectionery continued to see positive growth in 2023, supported by the return of Serbians to their busy, pre-pandemic lifestyles, including increased opportunities for on-the-go and impulse consumption. Despite…
Growth in retail volume sales of gum in Bulgaria in 2023 looks set to surpass that recorded in 2022, with chewing gum and bubble gum both projected to register improved results in this respect. This is mainly explained by the fact that consumption is…
Given the strong inflation and growth in unit prices, gum had a moderately successful year in current retail value terms. The number of tourists continues to rise, and the entertainment trend, which was strong in 2022, continues in 2023.…
Chewing gum saw a second year of decline in retail volume terms in 2023, albeit to a lesser extent than the previous year. Sales of chewing gum remain largely impulse-driven and with more Hungarians working from home, at least on a hybrid basis, they…
Gum is expected to register modest volume growth in 2023, as consumers lead busy lives and often use gum as a breath freshener. In addition, gum is particularly popular among smokers, to remove any bad breath.
Retail volume sales of gum saw relatively modest growth in 2023, when compared to the performance of the previous year. Chewing gum continued to account for the lion’s share of the category, as well as recording the stronger performance. Sugar-free…
With high inflation still driving up production costs and unit prices, ice cream in Bulgaria is set to register faster growth in retail current value sales than retail volume sales in 2023. Demand has remained fairly robust despite falling purchasing…
Ice cream is expected to record double-digit current value growth and healthy volume growth in Croatia in 2023. With society opening up fully after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, impulse ice cream will likely perform particularly well as local…
Retail sales of ice cream saw modest growth in volume terms in 2023, following the stagnant performance of the previous year. This was largely due to an increase in demand for take-home dairy ice cream, particularly bulk varieties, which represent…
Ice cream is expected to be an outlier in terms of snacks in 2023, with healthy constant value and volume growth expected. A hot summer is also expected to boost volume sales. However, with consumers continuing to be price sensitive, as inflation…
Ice cream saw positive growth in volume terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Overall, foodservice sales grew faster than their retail counterparts, although the difference was not as extensive as in 2022, when there was a release…
Overall retail volume sales growth for savoury snacks in 2023 is set to be slower than in 2022, primarily because high inflation has continued to erode purchasing power among Bulgarians and drive up unit prices. The downturn is also explained by the…
Savoury snacks is expected to register current value and volume growth in 2023. However, inflation will dampen volume growth somewhat as the war in Ukraine leads to rising energy and food prices. Players are reacting by offering discounting and price…
Retail volume sales of savoury snacks saw continued growth in volume terms in 2023, thanks to the low cost of many of the products within the category. Lifestyle changes also had a positive impact on demand for snacks, including the ongoing trend…
While savoury snacks is expected to register an increase in current value sales, volume growth is expected to be muted, as continuing high inflation dampens volume sales. Raw materials such as vegetable oil in particular see significant price rises.…