Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
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…
The market for ice cream in Greece will see an improved performance in retail volume terms in 2024, following the losses experienced during the previous two years. Sales will benefit from the easing of the annual rate of inflation, which will…
Rising retail prices of ice cream in Germany stem from several factors, notably increased energy expenses linked to cooling systems. With ice cream demand traditionally peaking during the warmer summer months, retailers face heightened electricity…
Sales of ice cream declined sharply in retail volume terms in 2023, with France experiencing lower temperatures and greater instability in the weather than in 2022. Whilst value sales grew this was due to price rises, with volume sales fell across…
The market for ice cream in Finland is expected to see a stable demand in 2024, despite high unit prices. The product Is very popular in the country, with per-capita consumption levels being amongst the highest in Europe. While sales peak during the…
Despite being a popular category, ice cream in Denmark faced volume sales challenges towards the end of the review period amid rising prices. Increased energy costs have driven up the expenses associated with transporting and storing ice cream, along…
Ice cream consumption in Belgium is traditionally very much dependant on the weather. Following the exceptionally hot spring and summer of 2022, weather conditions in Belgium were not as good in 2023. This factor, coupled with strong price increases,…
Ice cream sales in Austria are set to record stable volume growth during 2024 following its slight decline in 2023. Ice cream is shaped by new product launches, line extensions and new, interesting flavours. In addition, sales are dependent on the…
After discounters, hypermarkets were the best performing grocery channel in Turkey in 2023, in terms of value growth. With inflation still high, hypermarkets registered both a double-digit percentage increase in current and constant value sales.…
Despite increased competition from discounters and warehouse clubs, which offer low-cost products appealing to the elevated number of price-sensitive consumers in 2023, hypermarkets in the UK maintained positive sales growth. Amid the cost-of-living…