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...
The top players in savoury snacks are set to continue to record value share declines in 2023, mainly driven by higher unit prices. The weather continues to hamper the local production of potatoes used in the production of potato chips. While the…
Savoury snacks in Germany continues to experience dynamic price development and content reduction. In response to rising raw material costs, category players and retailers are adjusting their pricing strategies. This trend is mainly being driven by…
Ice cream continued to register positive volume growth in 2022, with another sales increase expected to be seen in 2023. With a number of heatwaves and a hotter summer than usual, the demand for ice cream increased considerably in the summer months…
Rolling blackouts (loadshedding) have persisted in 2023, averaging stage 4 for the year (at the time of writing this report), which means that consumers experience power cuts for three to four two-hour slots per day. As a result, consumers have cut…
After enduring prolonged home seclusion during the pandemic and various restrictions imposed on foodservice and leisure activities, German consumers continue to eagerly seek activities outside of their homes in 2023 due to greater freedom. This shift…
After seeing a major decline in 2020, when the pandemic first arrived in Uruguay, followed by a further fall in sales in 2021, gum registered a rebound in volume and value terms in 2022, with positive growth also expected for 2023, although sales…
Although retail volume sales of gum are expected to return to a slight decline in 2023, the category is set to record strong single-digit retail current value growth in 2023, primarily driven by price rises, value-added options, and flavour…
While for many snacks, the pandemic period of home seclusion led to higher uptake in Germany, gum suffered from declining sales. Gum tends to be purchased spontaneously and, in addition to the taste and chewing experience, the product is also…
In 2022, chocolate confectionery sales surpassed their pre-pandemic levels again in volume and real value terms and were expected to continue seeing positive growth in 2023. While impulse channels such as kiosks, which are included under small local…
Chocolate confectionery is set to record solid retail current value growth in 2023, driven by unit price increases of around 10% in most categories. Meanwhile, without innovation in terms of flavours, and digital campaigns, stronger volume declines…
Germany was strongly impacted by the pandemic in 2020-2021, due to various restrictions imposed on the local population. However, the situation was positive for most retailers due to the closure of foodservice and limited leisure activities outside…
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,…
Pastilles, gummies, jellies and chews recorded the highest retail volume and current value growth in 2023, due to robust sales performance of local and international brands. The Tunisian company Société Tunisienne de Chocolaterie et de Confiserie…
The snacks category in Tunisia is feeling the harsh impact of very high inflation rates and price increases in 2023. In current value terms, snacks is seeing double-digit growth partly fuelled by higher retail prices. In retail volume terms, snacks…
After being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, sales of snacks finally began to improve in 2022. The removal of pandemic-related restrictions and the return of tourism in 2023 continued to support rising demand. While the…
The revaluation of the Iraqi dinar in 2023 eased pressure on prices to some degree, providing relief to brand owners in the snacks industry. Nonetheless, importers of major global brands are still struggling as their products remain very expensive…
Despite the diversity of savoury snacks in Tunisia, potato chips remain the firm favourite among Tunisians. Affordable prices and aggressive promotions have kept the potato front of mind in the savoury snacks category, with marketing campaigns a key…
In 2022, Magnum and Häagen-Dazs launched into Tunisia, bringing these two international premium brands into a category which is dominated by domestic brands. As part of Magnum’s launch activity, social influencers on Facebook and Instagram were…
The illicit gum trade is showing strong growth in 2023 due to the expansion of brands available. Several imported brands that are legally imported to Tunisia, such as Kent and Mentos, are also available in the illegal trade. Consumers are attracted…
Chocolate confectionery has been impacted by shortages in the supply of sugar, much of which needs to be imported. The shortages have had a severe impact on the local chocolate confectionery industry, which is dependent on this raw material. Several…