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2024 is seeing positive development in terms of both retail volume and retail current value sales for savoury snacks in the Netherlands. Some segments are posting impressively strong growth – for example, tortilla chips, pretzels, and vegetable,…
The global supply chain crisis has heavily affected savoury snacks in the UK, as the category has experienced consecutive years of strong price increases. Adding to the inflationary environment in 2022, savoury snacks recorded even stronger…
Overall snacks in Ireland in 2024 is in a state of recovery following the inflationary pressures of 2023. 2023 saw falling growth in retail volume sales, thanks to price increases driven by the heightened cost of key raw materials such as wheat,…
So far, 2024 has been a positive year for snacks with strong value growth (in current value terms) and stable volume growth. The consumption of snacks is being supported by a rise in on-the-go consumption and an increase in social activities, sharing…
Snacks in the Netherlands in 2024 is seeing further price hikes following on from the previous year’s steep rises. Greater player investment in product development and marketing and promotions is also continuing apace. Growth is largely driven by…
The global supply chain crisis has heavily impacted snacks in the UK. Since 2022, the local industry has experienced strong price increases, driven by the shortages of raw materials such as cooking oils, wheat, cocoa, sugar, and milk, adding to the…
Sugar confectionery in Ireland is among the categories heavily affected by rising production costs in 2024, having already recorded losses in retail volume terms in 2023 as product prices limited impulse purchases. Global sugar shortages are expected…
Sugar confectionery is seeing strong growth in 2024, both in volume and value terms. While consumers have seen their purchasing power reduced due to high inflation and a sharp increase in the cost of living they are still allowing themselves small…
In the Netherlands in 2024, all members of sugar confectionery are suffering retail volume sales decline while at the same time seeing current value sales rise as a result of unit price hikes. The exception is power mints, which is only showing…
2023 was a negative year for sugar confectionery in the UK. Heightened costs across the supply chain, including transportation, energy, labour and raw materials such as sugar, resulted in double-digit price increases for the category. Inflationary…