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...
In 2023, medicated confectionery and standard mints are posting the most significant current value growth within sugar confectionery overall in Malaysia. During the pandemic and as a result of subsequent extremely hot weather, local consumers turned…
Sugar confectionery in Mexico remained a popular category of snacks towards the end of the review period. In 2024, Mexico is expected to occupy second place in terms of the consumption of sweets and chocolate in Latin America. Local consumers’ love…
2024 is seeing positive retail volume sales for sugar confectionery in Morocco, though the pace has not picked up since 2023 and has slowed since 2022 is a trend set to persist throughout the forecast period. The category is sizeable and demand is…
While New Zealand has returned to a sense of normality post-pandemic, the wider effects of it continue to linger in the form of sustainably high rates of inflation. Several factors contribute to these inflationary pressures. The Reserve Bank of New…
Sugar confectionery in Nigeria is falling in the face of the negative impact of inflationary conditions and a weak economy in 2024. Local consumers grapple with falling incomes and reduced spending power and are thus prioritising core and essential…
Healthy eating is taking a higher priority with consumers increasingly shunning sugar confectionery due to its high sugar content and limited value-added properties. As a result, retail volume sales are declining for the fourth consecutive year in…
Nidar is the biggest brand in sugar confectionery in Norway and has gained marginal market share in 2024. The brand’s product lines are traditional, which is true for brands in most of the mature segments within the overall category. The general…
Sugar confectionery is immensely popular among kids in Pakistan as it constitutes an affordable treat. Children mainly purchase sweets from neighbourhood shops with their pocket money and hence are quite price-sensitive. In 2023, with inflation…
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…
There was a growing trend of sugar confectionery shops becoming more common in Poland towards the end of the review period, with these replacing traditional mobile sweets stalls. One factor that contributed to this trend was the increasing presence…
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…
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 in Saudi Arabia continues to register healthy growth in retail volume and current value terms. In addition to economic factors, including an easing inflation rate and an increase in the rate of employment, sales are being driven…
Retail volume sales of sugar confectionery saw positive growth in 2023, continuing the pattern of the previous year. This was largely due to the return of consumers, including children, to their busy, pre-pandemic lifestyles, which led to an increase…
Retail volume sales of sugar confectionery have been struggling to maintain growth in 2023, due to the growing health and wellness trend, as local consumers are increasingly concerned about their sugar intake, as well as seeking to avoid unnecessary…
Private label sugar confectionery has gained increasing popularity among Slovak consumers in 2023, driven by the worsening financial situation due to rising living expenses and food prices. The demand for larger pack sizes and the growing preference…
Sugar confectionery is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023, but volume growth will be marginal. Continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the meteoric rise in inflation and tightening…
Sugar confectionery is set to record high single-digit retail current value growth in 2023; however, rising unit prices are expected to drive down retail volume demand. Most categories are projected to see double-digit growth in unit prices as a…
Sugar confectionery in South Korea saw solid retail volume and current value growth in 2023, and this trend is expected to be maintained in 2024. Standard mints is set to see one of the strongest growth rates in sugar confectionery in South Korea in…
Sugar confectionery is seeing strong growth in 2024, both in volume and value terms. While consumers have seen their purchasing power reduced due to high inflation and a sharp increase in the cost of living they are still allowing themselves small…