USA

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is set to see another year of slow retail volume decline in 2024, along with solid current value growth due to price rises. However, performances are expected to vary across categories. For instance,…

Even as inflationary pressures plagued packaged food across the board, the allure of sweet treats kept consumers buying sugar confectionery in the US in 2023, and both retail volume and current value growth are set to be maintained in 2024. Consumer…

In 2024, snacks in the US is set to see little overall movement in retail volume terms, and solid growth in current value terms. Snacks has faced rising pressures on consumer demand, while simultaneously battling global supply chain challenges, with…

In 2023, private label gained share in savoury snacks in the US, and this is expected to continue in 2024. Particularly within salty snacks, private label has continued to steal share from the leaders, moving up into second position from 2022. Behind…

After retail volume sales of ice cream in the US saw significant growth during the first year of the pandemic in 2020, the category subsequently saw declining volumes, with this trend set to continue in 2024. This is due to a normalisation of sales…

After an exceptional pandemic-driven decline in 2020, and a subsequent period of strong rebound, gum in the US is set to turn to retail volume decline in 2024. This fits with the trend from prior to social distancing, as consumers had long been…

Most categories within chocolate confectionery in the US saw retail current value growth in 2023, and this is set to continue in 2024. However, some have not enjoyed the same growth in volume terms. There are several reasons for this, amongst them is…