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...
Plastic bottle packs have continued to gain ground in gum in Guatemala in 2024. Popular brands available in such formats include Trident (35 pieces), Mentos Pure Fresh (15 pieces) and Orbit White (15 pieces). Buoyant demand is partly explained by…
In 2024, gum in Mexico is projected to see only a marginal increase in retail volume sales, with predicted strong retail current value growth largely dependent on inflationary pressure on prices. The overall performance is heavily influenced by that…
Gum in Peru in 2024 is rising, but growth in retail volume sales is still insufficient to allow the category to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels. One significant factor contributing to this shortfall is the impact of price increases. While price…
Chewing gum sales in Uruguay are projected to exhibit positive growth in retail volume terms for the third consecutive year in 2024. However, despite this encouraging trend, the category has yet to fully recover from the pre-pandemic slump. This…
Over 2024, ice cream in Argentina is projected to post a double-digit contraction in both retail and foodservice volume sales, due to two main factors. Firstly, the weather is expected to play a negative role, with anticipated increases in rainfall…
Retail volume and current value growth rates for ice cream in Bolivia in 2024 are expected to be significantly slower than those recorded in 2023. In keeping with the trend witnessed across snacks as a whole, this is partly due to price hikes and…
Retail sales of ice cream in Brazil registered a decline in volume terms in 2023, albeit to a lesser extent than the previous year. This was partially due to rising production, storage and transportation costs, which manufacturers passed onto…
Chile's standing as one of the leading Latin American markets in terms of ice cream per capita consumption is a multifaceted phenomenon, deeply rooted in cultural, economic, and climatic factors that collectively drive its robust demand. First and…
Ice cream in Colombia is a very popular snacks category; Colombian consumers are amongst the biggest consumers of ice cream in Latin America. Unlike in other countries, where consumption can fluctuate according to the season, Colombia’s tropical…
Current value and volume growth is expected to continue to be healthy for ice cream in Costa Rica in 2024. A positive economic picture, along with increasing tourist numbers is also expected to boost volume sales. Local dairy and food company, Dos…
Ice cream is expected to be the best performing snack in the Dominican Republic, with healthy volume growth. Increasing numbers of foreign tourists is also expected to boost volume sales, with impulse ice cream and also frozen yoghurt through…
Ecuador's 2024 energy crisis, triggered by a drought impacting hydroelectric plants, threw a curveball at the ice cream industry. Power outages lasting up to eight hours significantly disrupted operations. Ice cream shops, reliant on constant power…
Retail volume and current value growth rates for ice cream in Guatemala in 2024 look set to be weaker than those recorded the previous year. The slowdown is mainly explained by the ending of the El Niño phenomenon, which brought higher than usual…
Retail current value sales of ice cream in Mexico have been growing healthily consistently, with a further strong increase projected over 2024. This is supported by ice cream’s profitability, with margins pushed up by price increases amid an…
Ice cream in Peru is benefitting from high temperatures in 2024, with the country seeing a long hot season throughout 2023 and 2024 and barely any sign of winter. 2024 began with an El Niño phenomenon that brought intense heat waves in different…
Ice cream sales volume in Uruguay encountered a contraction in 2023, and a similar trend is expected to persist in 2024. This decline can be attributed solely to adverse weather conditions. Compared to previous years, the weather since mid-2023 has…
Despite the adverse economic context in 2023, the consumption of savoury snacks in Argentina was robust, leading to strong growth in retail volume terms. The presidential elections at the end of 2023 prompted the government to reinforce social aid…
With inflationary pressures and heightened economic uncertainty fuelled by the balance of payments crisis eroding purchasing power and confidence among consumers, retail volume and current value growth rates for savoury snacks in Bolivia in 2024 are…
Savoury snacks registered an improved performance in retail volume terms in 2023. Growth was boosted by the return to out-of-home activities and the pursuit of products that catered to the need for on-the-go consumption occasions, with many consumers…
Savoury snacks in Chile is undergoing a significant transformation due to the phenomenon of shrinkflation, prompted by escalating production costs. This trend, where product sizes decrease while prices remain the same or even increase, reflects a…