Africa

Growth in retail volume sales of snacks in Cameroon in 2023 is expected to be down slightly on 2022 and fall below the CAGR for the entire review period. Overall demand has remained subdued as high inflation fuelled by the global recovery from…

Snacks is seeing steady growth in retail volume terms in Côte d’Ivoire in 2023, although elevated inflation has put pressure on prices and on the general cost of living. With a median age of just 19 years there is a large base of young consumers keen…

Snacks in Egypt is expected to witness a slight increase in volume sales in 2023 and large increase in value terms due to the instability in the market driven from significant increases in prices caused by global inflation and strong increases in the…

The snacks market is set to be hampered by high inflation in 2023, leading to muted growth of non-essential categories, such as boxed assortments. While the market is recovering from the economic shock of COVID-19, with sales maintaining positive…

The snacks market in Ghana is set to experience a slight decline in retail volume sales in 2023, while current value sales are expected to grow strongly on the back of sharp increases in price. Prices have risen as manufacturers have passed on…

Snacks is set to maintain retail volume growth in 2023, although this is expected to remain low. Amidst mounting inflationary pressure, an acceleration in unit price growth has been limiting volume growth, as sales are largely impulse-driven, but is…

Healthy growth rates were recorded in both volume and value terms in the Middle East and Africa snacks market in 2023. This followed stagnating volume sales and a decline in real value terms in 2022, when consumers in many countries were seeing their…

The Moroccan snacks market saw a positive performance in volume terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Growth was boosted by a return to pre-pandemic lifestyles and the lifting of remaining travel restrictions. However, the average…

2023 is proving to be a challenging year for snacks in Nigeria, as high inflation continues. Decline in volume sales is affecting all categories, though generally at a much milder rate than was seen in 2022’s sharp fall. Inflationary pressures mean…

2023 has marked another tough year for consumers in South Africa, with double-digit food inflation, rising interest rates, and continuous rolling blackouts (loadshedding). Loadshedding has affected the entire supply chain, as well as consumers, as…

Retail volume sales of snacks are expected to continue expanding in 2023 thanks to a return to normality in the wake of the pandemic. Demand for confectionery as well as sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks, however, is being hampered by…

The snacks category in Tunisia is feeling the harsh impact of very high inflation rates and price increases in 2023. In current value terms, snacks is seeing double-digit growth partly fuelled by higher retail prices. In retail volume terms, snacks…

Volume sales of snacks are expected to continue on a growth path in 2023 with growth seen across all categories. The resumption of society and busy lifestyles is promoting snacking, although inflationary pressures are making consumers price…

Retail volume growth of sugar confectionery remains relatively flat in 2023 due to a rising unhealthy perception of sugary sweets and the availability of more appealing substitutes in other snack categories. As price sensitivity is rising and…

Growth in retail volume sales of sugar confectionery in Cameroon in 2023 looks set to be relatively modest, and only marginally above that recorded in 2022. This is mainly because high inflation fuelled by the global recovery from the pandemic and…

Sugar confectionery is expected to register a decline in volume sales in 2023 due to significant price hikes as Egypt imports many components necessary for food production from abroad, primarily edible oil and sugar. This makes manufactured products…

Sugar confectionery is set to decline in retail volume terms in 2023, although it will continue to see current value growth due to price rises. The prices of raw materials have been rising. For instance, reduced local production of sugar cane,…

Sugar confectionery is sizeable in Morocco and demand is supported largely by individually-sold sweets and lollipops, most often bought by children. In addition, volume sales are aided by local shopkeepers, who often give sweets instead of change to…

After years of robust volume growth, even under challenging economic conditions, sugar confectionery in Nigeria saw a significant downturn in 2022 in a trend that has carried on into 2023 albeit at a substantially more tempered pace. The main factors…

Sugar confectionery is set to record high single-digit retail current value growth in 2023; however, rising unit prices are expected to drive down retail volume demand. Most categories are projected to see double-digit growth in unit prices as a…