Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities...
Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
Chocolate confectionery is expected to register solid growth in 2024, with value growth higher than volume growth as inflation has pushed prices up. The significant rise in commodity prices, production costs, and inflation in 2023 has had a…
2024 has been another tough year for sales of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks with sales continuing to decline in retail volume terms, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous two years. Despite inflation starting to stabilise and a…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Bosnia and Herzegovina grapples with a duality in 2024. On one hand, health and wellness trends continue to dampen demand for certain sweet biscuit categories reliant on refined sugar. On the other hand,…
Sales of sugar confectionery continue to see stable growth in 2024 in retail volume terms. Growth has been stronger in current value terms which is largely due to high sugar prices, which have remained high after rising sharply in 2023. The return of…
Sugar confectionery faces a difficult reality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The reputation of refined sugar remains poor, with health and wellness trends heavily impacting consumer demand. In 2024, this translates to a continued decline in consumer…