Snacks

It is expected to be a positive picture for snacks in Uzbekistan in 2024. While inflation is still high, there is expected to be healthy constant value and volume growth. This is partly due to continuing population growth. However, the outlook for…

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…

Sugar confectionery products of Mexican origin with flavours such as tajin, chamoy and tamarind have continued to gain popularity in Guatemala in 2024. While such varieties were historically mainly sold in specialist ethnic food stores in the…

Sugar confectionery is showing strong value sales and moderate volume sales in Kazakhstan in 2024. While value is being driven by high prices caused by inflationary pressures, supply chain challenges regarding raw materials have been resolved, which…

Sugar confectionery in Lithuania will see minimal growth in retail volume terms in 2024, in light of ongoing concerns over the health impacts of excessive sugar intake. Perceived old fashioned products, such as boiled sweets, continue to decline, as…

In spite of continuing high inflation, sugar confectionery in Pakistan is expected to register healthy constant value and volume growth. The affordability of sugar confectionery boost volume sales, as does a continuing growing population. In…

2024 has been another tough year for sugar confectionery in Slovenia with economic pressures and increasing health concerns pushing consumers to cut back on spending on these products. Elevated inflation and rising production costs have been…

Sugar confectionery sales in Uruguay continued their robust growth in retail volume terms in 2023, with a similar positive trajectory anticipated for 2024. This marks the first full year of post-pandemic normalcy, and 2024 is expected to surpass…

Sugar confectionery is expected to register healthy volume growth, through constant value growth will be more muted, as inflation cuts into profit margins. Sugar confectionery is linked to special occasions, celebrations and holidays and plays a…

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…

Companies across sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Guatemala have continued to update their portfolios in 2024 to meeting the growing demand for indulgent options among consumers. Domestic and international manufacturers alike have…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks is seeing good growth in Kazakhstan in 2024, with robust value supported by high prices, and healthy volume supported by baseline demand. Snack bars, in particular, is seeing robust volume growth across…

The market for sweet biscuits, snacks bars and fruit bars in Lithuania will see an improved performance in retail volume terms in 2024, when compared to the previous year. Unlike many other areas within snacks, such as chocolate confectionery or ice…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks continued to be the largest snack in terms of value sales in Pakistan, with sweet biscuits dominating volume sales. In 2024, in spite of continuing high inflation, the segment is expected to register…

2024 has been a mixed year for sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks with sales of some products stagnating in retail volume terms, while sales of some others such as dried fruit and cookies are even declining. Despite this, there have also…

Sweet biscuits in Uruguay continued their positive trajectory in 2023, registering healthy growth in retail volume terms for the second consecutive year. This momentum is expected to carry over into 2024. The recovery of real wages has played a…

Sweet biscuits, snacks bars and fruit snacks continue to be Uzbekistan’s most popular snack choice and in 2024, it is expected to register both healthy constant value and volume growth. Sweet biscuits continue to dominate sales, though fruit snacks…

The market for chocolate confectionery in Malaysia is set to see a stagnant performance in retail volume terms in 2024. Demand is being impacted by ongoing price rises, as input costs spiral to an all-time high. Cacao prices, for example, surged at…

The market for gum in Malaysia is expected to decline in retail volume terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. One key contributing factor is the high cost of living, thanks to ongoing pressures, which has dampened consumers'…

Ice cream in Malaysia is expected to register a decline in retail volume terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. This is within the context of steep unit price surges for both bulk and multi-pack dairy ice cream, as manufacturers…