Snacks

2023 witnessed another year of double-digit price increases for ice cream in the UK due to persistent cost pressures in raw materials, such as milk, sugar, edible oils and cocoa beans, key ingredients in the category’s production, combined with the…

Ice cream in the Netherlands is suffering volume sales declines in 2024. Amid a shift from retail to foodservice, the increase in the latter is not enough to offset the losses in the former in terms of total volume sales. Persistent price rises are…

In 2024, ice cream sales have seen steady volume growth, thanks in part to the strong performance of impulse ice cream and the solid performance of multi-pack ice cream. While large retail chains typically do not offer impulse ice cream for on-the-go…

The ice cream market in Saudi Arabia is expected to see healthy growth in volume terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. Demand is being driven by a young and dynamic population, combined with an increase in tourism and a return to…

Retail volume sales of ice cream continue to expand in Morocco in 2024, rising at the same rate as was recorded in the previous year. Rising food and energy prices, due to the disruption of global supply chains, have weakened the purchasing power of…

Ice cream in Ireland in 2024 is recovering, having been one of the snacks categories most severely impacted by inflationary pressures. The heightened cost of milk, sugar and cocoa, key ingredients in ice cream production, led to high single0digit…

Maintaining its positive performance from 2022 and 2023, gum in the UK continues to enjoy positive growth in both volume and value terms in 2024. The category, which suffered significant losses during the pandemic due to limited time spent outside of…

Gum is among the snacks categories losing significant volume sales in the Netherlands in 2024, thanks largely to persistent unit price hikes continuing on from 2023. Consumers are opting to purchase gum less frequently, resulting in further volume…

Gum sales exceeded expectations and had already reached pre-pandemic volume sales levels by the end of 2023. In 2024, the category continues to grow albeit at a slower pace compared to the previous two years when the category was recovering from the…

The market for gum in Saudi Arabia will see a healthy performance in current value terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. This will be supported by return to pre-pandemic lifestyles, including work, school and social and…

Retail volume sales for gum in Morocco continue to rise in 2024 as players invest in healthier variants in response to consumers’ growing health concerns of consumers. Players such as Mondelez and Foods & Goods (with the latter the local distributor…

Gum in Ireland is recording marginally positive retail volume sales growth in Ireland in 2024, following on from a pattern set in 2023 when inflation impacted consumer spending. Pressures remain in 2024 even though inflation has slowed somewhat.…

Following a period where inflation reached an historic 40-year high in 2023, the average unit price of chocolate confectionery in the UK increased by double digits. The heightened costs across the supply chain, including transportation, energy,…

Chocolate confectionery in the Netherlands is recording robust retail current value growth in 2024, though retail volume sales are falling, and a faster rate than was recorded for the previous year. For the second consecutive year, average unit…

Chocolate confectionery is seeing healthy growth in current value terms in 2024, although sales are stagnating in volume terms. Fluctuations in cocoa prices in 2024 have contributed to the positive value growth with manufacturers being forced to…

Following a three-year period of stagnation, the retail market for chocolate confectionery in Saudi Arabia is expected to see an improved performance in current value terms in 2024. This is consistent with a more positive economic outlook, thanks to…

In 2024, players in chocolate confectionery in Morocco remain focused on offering smaller pack sizes for fear of losing consumers struggling financially. The lower prices of these smaller formats help to expand the consumer base as they cater to…

In 2024, chocolate confectionery in Ireland remains impacted by the global cocoa and sugar shortages, which continue to drive strong price increases. High single-digit price hikes follow on from the previous year’s double-digit rises. The…

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…

Sugar confectionery in Hong Kong continues to record positive growth rates in 2024, despite a slowdown in overall snacking habits due to less time spent at home. Driven by heightened health awareness, local consumers are increasingly seeking…