Portugal

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is seeing positive value and volume growth in Portugal in 2024. Indeed, despite consumers becoming increasingly health-aware and conscious of their diets, the consumption of sweet biscuits remains strong.…

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…

Snacks in Portugal is maintaining steady volume sales in 2024, in both on-trade and off-trade channels, despite consumers’ suppressed purchasing power due to the inflationary economic environment. That said, we continue to see an overall positive…

Savoury snacks is achieving positive growth in Portugal in 2024, in both value and volume terms, and via both on-trade and off-trade channels. Baseline demand is supported by the “snackification” trend, whereby consumers eat fewer sit-down meals…

Ice cream in Portugal is achieving positive volume and value growth in 2024, in both on-trade and off-trade terms. However, consumption is somewhat suppressed in foodservice, as financial pressures mean consumers are limiting their spending when…

Gum just about manages to achieve marginally positive volume sales in 2024, while value is better supported by price hikes caused by inflationary pressures. However, we should also note that prices increases have been relatively mild in gum – unlike…

Chocolate confectionery is managing to achieve positive volume growth in 2024, despite unit price hikes suppressing stronger sales. Indeed, chocolate confectionery has been strongly affected by considerable increases in the costs of raw ingredients,…

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Wine continues to perform well in current value terms, with volume sales stagnating in Portugal. Rising prices were evident in the on- and off trade, namely in sparkling wines, still light grape wine, and port wine. Inflationary pressures contributed…

After a very strong 2022, the expectations from spirits producers, distributors and retailers in Portugal were very high for 2023. However, sales slowed considerably as Portuguese consumers were confronted by the rising cost of living, high interest…