Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-co...
Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand performance, distribution and industry trends.​ Insight and data cover chocolate and sugar confectionery, gum, s...
Gum in Colombia continued to be affected by its status as a mature and consolidated snacks category with little room for dynamic activity at the end of the review period. According to trade sources, consumers’ oral care concerns and a desire to…
In 2023, chewing gum in Argentina registered positive retail volume growth for a third consecutive year, but sales remained below the 2019 pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic level, albeit only slightly. However, this growth should be seen against…
In Peru, chocolate confectionery continues to be impacted by high temperatures in 2024, thanks to climate conditions persisting from 2023, when there was barely any winter. 2024 began with El Niño and has seen high-temperature records in several…
Chocolate confectionery in Colombia is projected to see further strong, if slower, growth in retail current value sales over 2024. Retail current value sales are being spiked by a still relatively high inflation rate, as retail volume sales decline.…
Chocolate confectionery in Argentina registered an increase in retail volume sales in 2023, albeit modest and slower than the increments for gum and sugar confectionery. However, the demand for chocolate confectionery fell much more slowly than for…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Mexico is expected to see good retail volume and fast retail current value growth over 2024. With stabilising rates of inflation and unemployment and a growing female presence in the workforce,…
Producers of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Chile have been navigating economic challenges, notably price hikes, by adopting a subtle yet impactful strategy known as shrinkflation. This approach, while not new, has become increasingly…
Sugar confectionery in Mexico remained a popular category of snacks towards the end of the review period. In 2024, Mexico is expected to occupy second place in terms of the consumption of sweets and chocolate in Latin America. Local consumers’ love…
Shrinkflation has emerged as a notable strategy employed by producers of sugar confectionery in Chile to navigate cost increases, while safeguarding their profit margins without substantially raising prices. Shrinkflation refers to the practice of…
In 2024, still relatively high inflation is playing a key role in snacks in Mexico. As input costs rise and crops are adversely affected by climate change, for example in the case of cocoa, companies are developing strategies to maintain their volume…