Romania

Chocolate confectionery is maintaining its strong penetration across households in Romania in 2024, thanks to such products’ indulgent qualities and the sense of wellbeing which eating chocolate can bring. However, chocolate confectionery is also…

Gum is achieving positive volume and robust value sales in Romania in 2024. This is primarily attributed to consumers’ post-pandemic return to busy, out-of-home lifestyles, therefore reviving the role of gum as a breath freshener. Added to which, the…

Ice cream is in a negative-digit volume slump in Romania in 2024, while value sales are better supported by price hikes. As in past years, ice cream continues to be strongly affected by the seasonal weather, with the warm season which starts in…

Savoury snacks is achieving positive volume and value growth in Romania in 2024. Sales are supported by the “snackification” trend, whereby consumers with busy, out-of-home lifestyles tend to eat fewer main meals and more snacks throughout the day.…

Snacks in Romania is seeing a small negative-digit volume decline in 2024, with the volume decline in off-trade sales counteracting the small positive volume gains in on-trade terms. On the other hand, value sales are better supported by inflationary…