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In 2024, chocolate confectionery in Ireland remains impacted by the global cocoa and sugar shortages, which continue to drive strong price increases. High single-digit price hikes follow on from the previous year’s double-digit rises. The…
Chocolate confectionery is seeing healthy growth in current value terms in 2024, although sales are stagnating in volume terms. Fluctuations in cocoa prices in 2024 have contributed to the positive value growth with manufacturers being forced to…
Chocolate confectionery in the Netherlands is recording robust retail current value growth in 2024, though retail volume sales are falling, and a faster rate than was recorded for the previous year. For the second consecutive year, average unit…
Following a period where inflation reached an historic 40-year high in 2023, the average unit price of chocolate confectionery in the UK increased by double digits. The heightened costs across the supply chain, including transportation, energy,…
Total confectionery packaging volumes saw a second year of decline in Germany in 2023, due to declines for chocolate and sugar confectionery, as more consumers looked to limit their sugar intake. Flexible plastic remained the predominant pack type in…
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Total dairy packaging volumes remained fairly stable in Germany in 2023. In this year, thin wall plastic containers remained the leading pack type within dairy packaging, accounting for more than half of sales. Despite facing competition and a slight…
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.…
Gum sales exceeded expectations and had already reached pre-pandemic volume sales levels by the end of 2023. In 2024, the category continues to grow albeit at a slower pace compared to the previous two years when the category was recovering from the…
Gum is among the snacks categories losing significant volume sales in the Netherlands in 2024, thanks largely to persistent unit price hikes continuing on from 2023. Consumers are opting to purchase gum less frequently, resulting in further volume…
Maintaining its positive performance from 2022 and 2023, gum in the UK continues to enjoy positive growth in both volume and value terms in 2024. The category, which suffered significant losses during the pandemic due to limited time spent outside of…
Ice cream in Ireland in 2024 is recovering, having been one of the snacks categories most severely impacted by inflationary pressures. The heightened cost of milk, sugar and cocoa, key ingredients in ice cream production, led to high single0digit…
In 2024, ice cream sales have seen steady volume growth, thanks in part to the strong performance of impulse ice cream and the solid performance of multi-pack ice cream. While large retail chains typically do not offer impulse ice cream for on-the-go…
Ice cream in the Netherlands is suffering volume sales declines in 2024. Amid a shift from retail to foodservice, the increase in the latter is not enough to offset the losses in the former in terms of total volume sales. Persistent price rises are…
2023 witnessed another year of double-digit price increases for ice cream in the UK due to persistent cost pressures in raw materials, such as milk, sugar, edible oils and cocoa beans, key ingredients in the category’s production, combined with the…
Total meals and soups packaging volumes maintained growth in Germany in 2023. Flexible plastic led meals and soups packaging in this year due to several key factors. First, it offers versatility in design, allowing the production of various shapes…
Total plant-based dairy packaging volumes continued to see another year of double-digit growth in Germany in 2023. Plant-based milk continued to account for the highest packaging volumes in this year, and also saw the strongest growth. In 2023, brick…
In Germany, total packaging volumes of processed fruit and vegetables declined in 2023, with falling units across all categories. The decline in shelf stable fruit and vegetables in 2023 was primarily due to the growing consumer preference for fresh,…
In 2023, flexible plastic remained the dominant packaging choice for processed meat and seafood in Germany, with its most significant packaging volumes in chilled processed meat. This is due to its effective barrier properties against air, moisture,…
Total sauces, dips and condiments packaging volumes continued to fall in Germany in 2023. However, not all categories saw the same negative performance. In 2023, the packaging volumes for cooking and table sauces were on the rise, driven by several…