Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Chocolate confectionery in Uzbekistan is expected to register healthy volume growth, though constant value growth is expected to be muted, as high inflation sees consumers trading down to an extent. Players also support volume sales by offering…
Chocolate confectionery is relatively small in Pakistan in terms of value share. However, it is expected to perform strongly in 2024, with healthy constant value and volume growth, only partly explained by population growth. This positive picture is…
Chocolate confectionery is seeing positive volume growth in Kazakhstan in 2024, with value being supported by price hikes. Notably, there has been an increase in the cost of cocoa globally, thus affecting the chocolate confectionery industry.…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in the Philippines continue to show some divergence in sales development during 2024. Sweet biscuits benefited from the severe restrictions on consumer mobility amid the (COVID-19) pandemic, with consumers…
Despite the post-(COVID-19) rebound in retail volume sales of sugar confectionery in the Philippines, between 2022 and 2024, the market size is set to remain below the 2019 pre-pandemic level at the end of the review period. One factor hampering the…
Overall, snacks in the Philippines is projected to continue to register healthy retail volume and current value growth over 2024. In retail volume terms, established categories ice cream and savoury snacks and newer ones snack bars and fruit snacks…
While inflationary pressures remain, retail volume sales of savoury snacks in the Philippines are projected to continue to rise strongly over 2024. Consumers in the Philippines have increased their impulse and planned snacking in line with greater…
Ice cream in the Philippines is expected to continue to post healthy retail volume growth in 2024, supported by extremely hot temperatures in summer. However, the expansion of retail volume sales of ice cream in 2024 is also supported by increased…
Gum in the Philippines has found it difficult to maintain retail volume and value sales through the review period. The discretionary character of gum makes it is easy for consumers to sacrifice these products, especially if they are working within…
Retail volume sales of chocolate confectionery in the Philippines increased modestly in 2020 and 2021. Nonetheless, demand benefited from robust at-home consumption during the (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the category saw stronger growth in 2022;…