Snacks

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

Indulgence serves as the primary growth driver for sugar confectionery in the United Arab Emirates, reflecting evolving consumer preferences and lifestyles. Local consumers are inclined to treat themselves with confectionery that offers moments of…

Sugar confectionery is set to register falling volume sales and rising value sales in Switzerland in 2024. This was primarily due to rising prices, which boosted value but deterred increasingly budget conscious consumers from purchasing such…

Sugar confectionery is set to see current value growth in Sweden in 2024. The competition in sugar confectionery is intense, forcing players to be innovative and responsive to ongoing consumer trends. One interesting value-added sugar confectionery…

Sugar confectionery is seeing a negative-digit volume slump in 2024, whilst value is supported by price hikes. Notably, sugar confectionery falls under the shadow of the VAT increase, starting 1 January 2024, from 9% to 19% for food products with…

Sugar confectionery remains in a negative-figure volume slump in Portugal in 2024, while value is better supported by price hikes. Sugar confectionery is not a particularly popular snacks category in the country, thus inflationary-led price increases…

In 2024, sugar confectionery in Peru is seeing boiled sweets losing ground among local consumers as lollipops gains traction. This trend can be attributed to several factors, including a lack of innovation in boiled sweets compared to lollipops. The…

The market for sugar confectionery in Egypt is expected to witness a slight decline in sales in retail volume terms in 2024. This is due to significant hikes in the prices of imported raw materials, such as sugar, thanks to multiple currency…

Sugar confectionery in Colombia is affected by unit prices rises amid increasing production costs and still relatively high inflation in the market. While limiting consumption increases, rising unit prices exert upward movement in retail current…

Sugar confectionery in Canada is experiencing a deceleration in value growth during 2024. This slowdown can be attributed to two key factors. Firstly, a significant rise in sugar confectionery prices has led consumers to seek alternative sweet…

Current value sales growth for sugar confectionery in Azerbaijan in 2024 looks set to be slower than in 2023, mainly because upward pressure on unit prices has eased somewhat thanks to a reduction in the rate of inflation. The latter factor has also…

In 2023, sugar confectionery in Argentina registered a healthy increase in retail volume sales to record the most dynamic growth performance within confectionery. However, over 2024, sugar confectionery is expected to post a contraction in retail…

In 2024, snacks in the United Arab Emirates is characterised by a dynamic blend of traditional indulgence and modern health-conscious trends. With a growing expatriate population and a resurgence in social gatherings, demand for premium and…

Snacks is set to post a positive performance in both value and volume terms in Switzerland in 2024. Value growth has been boosted by significant increases in unit prices due in part to the rising cost of raw materials such as flour, sugar and cocoa.…

Snacks is set to see current value growth in Sweden in 2024. Volume sales are expected to stagnate during the year, with volume growth hard to come by due to already high per capita consumption of snacks in general and market maturity. Nonetheless,…

Snacks in Romania is seeing a small negative-digit volume decline in 2024, with the volume decline in off-trade sales counteracting the small positive volume gains in on-trade terms. On the other hand, value sales are better supported by inflationary…

Snacks in Portugal is maintaining steady volume sales in 2024, in both on-trade and off-trade channels, despite consumers’ suppressed purchasing power due to the inflationary economic environment. That said, we continue to see an overall positive…

In 2024, snacks in Peru is facing challenges in the form of rising input prices and a decline in domestic consumption. Despite such setbacks, production and exports continue to grow, highlighting a shift in market dynamics. The increase in input…

Driven by robust GDP growth and recovery of purchasing power, snacks is set to record positive growth in volume terms across all categories in 2024. The expanding base of middle- and upper-income consumers boosted demand while changes in consumption…

Retail volume sales of snacks are set to see healthy growth in 2024. Despite difficult economic conditions and rising prices, demand for snacks will remain healthy with falling unemployment acting in support. Confectionery is set to benefit from the…

Volume sales of snacks in Lebanon increased modestly in 2024 as consumer spending recovered somewhat amidst a slight easing of the socioeconomic crisis and inbound tourism boomed. Numerous local manufacturers have benefited from the unavailability…

The market for snacks in Egypt is expected to witness modest growth in retail volume terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. This will be accompanied by high double-digit current value growth, driven by significant increases in…

In 2024, snacks in Colombia continues to be impacted by economic challenges underpinned by strong inflationary pressures. While expected to be significantly lower than the double-digit peaks recorded in 2022 and 2023, the inflation rate in Colombia…

While overall inflation in Canada has eased somewhat in 2024, food inflation remains high, impacting snacks as a product area as a whole. Sugar confectionery, gum, and sweet biscuits have been among the hardest hit areas. Additionally, historically…

Snacks in Azerbaijan is poised to record a moderate slowdown in current value sales growth in 2024, but show a slightly improved performance in retail volume growth terms. This is mainly explained by the gradual easing of inflationary pressures…

In 2023, snacks in Argentina performed well. Despite the complexity of the economic context, with a triple-digit inflation rate and a drop in GDP, consumption registered a rise in retail volume terms across snacks categories. During the year, with…

Vegetable chips in the United Arab Emirates are gaining traction as a popular alternative to traditional potato chips. Made from ingredients such as kale, sweet potatoes, and beets, they are typically baked or dehydrated, leading to lower fat and…

Savoury snacks is set to see current value growth in Switzerland in 2024, with volumes also rising. All categories are expected to see a positive performance driven by a warm summer, social gatherings and barbecues, and major sporting events,…

Savoury snacks is set to see current value growth in Sweden in 2024. There is a large selection of savoury snacks in the Swedish market, taking up lots of shelf space. The competition is fierce and in the challenging economic conditions seen in the…

Savoury snacks is achieving positive volume and value growth in Romania in 2024. Sales are supported by the “snackification” trend, whereby consumers with busy, out-of-home lifestyles tend to eat fewer main meals and more snacks throughout the day.…

Savoury snacks is achieving positive growth in Portugal in 2024, in both value and volume terms, and via both on-trade and off-trade channels. Baseline demand is supported by the “snackification” trend, whereby consumers eat fewer sit-down meals…

Savoury snacks in Peru is seeing polarisation in packaging sizes in 2024, with local needs and preferences shifting in line with changing consumptions occasions and economic context. One trend is the growing preference for larger packaging sizes,…

Savoury snacks represents the most dynamic category of the snacks market in retail volume terms in Egypt, with this trend set continue in 2024. This is due to the fact that the prices of such products are generally more affordable in comparison to…

Savoury snacks in Colombia is significantly affected by the inflationary climate in the market, which is causing consumers to restrict their discretionary spending. On the supply side, manufacturers are facing increased input costs resulting from…

Savoury snacks in Canada is experiencing a slowdown in value growth in 2024. However, volume growth remains strong, indicating a rise in demand as prices stabilise after a period of inflation. Savoury snacks are increasingly viewed as a healthier…

Growth in savoury snacks current value sales in Azerbaijan in 2024 is expected to be down slightly on 2023, mainly because the rate at which unit prices are rising has slowed thanks to a reduction in inflation. However, with the resultant easing of…

Despite the adverse economic context in 2023, the consumption of savoury snacks in Argentina was robust, leading to strong growth in retail volume terms. The presidential elections at the end of 2023 prompted the government to reinforce social aid…

While ice cream in the United Arab Emirates has been traditionally marketed as a product to beat the heat, marketing is now shifting towards ice cream as an indulgent product to be enjoyed throughout the year. Ferrero's launch of its inaugural ice…

Ice cream is set to see current value growth in Switzerland in 2024, while volumes are also expected to rise during the year. Factors driving this positive performance include the consumer demand for indulgence, hot summer weather, and manufacturers’…

Ice cream is set to see current value growth in Sweden in 2024. Swedes are big ice cream lovers, consuming around 10 litres per capita annually. Ice cream is a notable feature of the Swedish lifestyle during good summer weather, while also being…