Snacks

Demand for sweet biscuits in Australia continues to decline, while value sales continue to rise due to increasing unit prices amid inflation. Local consumers are also focusing on improving their overall health and wellbeing through their diets. Sweet…

Value sales of sugar confectionery in Australia continue to grow as a result of rising unit prices due to inflationary pressures. However, retail volume sales have seen a consistent decline since 2022, with the trend continuing into 2024. Price is…

Consumer spending on snacks in Australia is somewhat subdued in 2024 following on from a difficult year in 2023, when both consumers and businesses struggled with the high rate of inflation and interest rates. While these rates are starting to…

Retail demand for potato chips in Australia continues to fall, while volume sales of other salty snacks such as rice snacks, tortilla chips and puffed snacks, are growing in 2024. One of the reasons for consumers choosing alternatives to potato chips…

The price of most dairy-based products has seen significant rises due to the growing cost of milk, and ice cream in Australia has been no exception. This has been one of the factors behind the retail volume declines for ice cream since 2021, as local…

The trend of consumers purchasing less gum in Australia persists in 2024, as the category’s retail volume sales continue to slide. Consumer attitudes towards the category, as well as the need for chewing gum in daily life, has diminished. With hybrid…

Retail value sales of chocolate confectionery in Australia continue to rise in 2024, despite a further fall in overall demand. Chocolate prices have been a significant issue globally, due to production issues with cocoa beans driving up the cost of…