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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…

Gum just about manages to achieve marginally positive volume sales in 2024, while value is better supported by price hikes caused by inflationary pressures. However, we should also note that prices increases have been relatively mild in gum – unlike…

After registering a slight decline in sales volume due to the rapid inflation of 2023, gum in Poland in 2024 was characterised by growth in both volume and current value sales. This optimistic trend is primarily attributed to the anticipated…

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…

In spite of continuing high inflation, gum in Pakistan is expected to register healthy constant value and volume growth. A stabilising economy is expected to boost consumer confidence. In addition, continuing population growth also supports increased…

Mars’ Extra gum continues to overwhelmingly dominate gum in Norway in 2024, with no direct competitive threats from within the category as it holds on to its market share. The category is mature and Mars has not launched anything new. Value share…

Consumer demand for gum is stagnating as fewer consumers buy bubble gum or chewing gum in North Macedonia. Gum increasingly has a bad name, due to its high sugar content and bad environmental reputation in terms of disposability, and this is a…

Retail volume sales are falling in gum in Nigeria in 2024 as the category struggles in the face of high inflation and squeezed household budgets. Gum is also recorded strong rises in unit prices, impacting on consumer demand - with reduced incomes…

Current retail value sales of gum in New Zealand continue to grow, driven by further price increases. Despite falling retail volumes, some local consumers are inclined to incorporate breath-freshening products into their routines. This trend is…

Retail volume sales for gum in Morocco continue to rise in 2024 as players invest in healthier variants in response to consumers’ growing health concerns of consumers. Players such as Mondelez and Foods & Goods (with the latter the local distributor…

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…

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'…

Retail volume sales of gum are set to remain fairly static in 2024. Sales are dominated by chewing gum, which is promoted as a significant contributor to daily fresh breath maintenance. However, there is a widespread perception in Lithuania that gum…

Gum in Latvia experiences value growth in 2024, though this increase is tempered by ongoing inflationary pressures. While price hikes are less severe compared to recent years, they still constrain significant growth in overall value. Consumers remain…

Despite rising inflation and price increases across most consumer goods, the gum category is exhibiting resilience in Kenya in 2024. This can be attributed to the continued demand for gum due to its widespread availability in major retail channels…

Gum is showing positive dynamics in Kazakhstan in 2024, supported by consumers’ out-of-home lifestyles following the past era of the pandemic. Indeed, gum saw a resurgence after the lockdowns ended and consumers returned to their work lives and…

Gum in Japan is set to see a second year of slight retail volume growth and stronger current value growth in 2024, in a rebound after a period of decline in volume terms. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, chewing gum (the dominant category)…

Gum in Italy continues to achieve positive value and volume sales in 2024. Notably, gum consumption is strongly related to an out-and-about, sociable lifestyle, whereas such activities were curbed during the era of the pandemic restrictions and…

Gum is set to see a rise in sales in current value terms in Israel in 2024. As in other categories, gum value sales have been bolstered by rising prices. Mars increased the prices of its products, including Orbit gum, by up to 7% in May 2023. Strauss…

Gum in Ireland is recording marginally positive retail volume sales growth in Ireland in 2024, following on from a pattern set in 2023 when inflation impacted consumer spending. Pressures remain in 2024 even though inflation has slowed somewhat.…