Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities...
Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
There was a growing trend of sugar confectionery shops becoming more common in Poland towards the end of the review period, with these replacing traditional mobile sweets stalls. One factor that contributed to this trend was the increasing presence…
Sugar confectionery is registering a good performance in 2023, despite the ongoing threat of price inflation. On balance, sugar confectionery is not a popular choice of snack in Lithuania, and in terms of volume sales it is ahead of only gum in…
Snacks is expected to register moderate constant value growth in 2023, but volume growth will be minimal. Continuing economic uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the meteoric rise in inflation and tightening monetary policy is…
In 2023, snacks is grappling with the challenges of elevated inflation, a common issue affecting various industries. Rising production costs and commodity prices have resulted in significantly higher retail prices, driving up the value of snacks…
The role of snacks remains significant in 2023, with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 leading to increased consumption occasions. Students have returned to schools, and most companies are requesting workers to return to offices. This is…
The snacks market in Poland has been significantly affected by the elevated rate of inflation and low consumer and business confidence, which have negatively impacted sales growth. Declining real incomes, coupled with an already low saving rate, put…
Snacks is witnessing a rebound in retail volume sales in 2023, following a sizeable decline in 2022 caused in large part by the downturn in ice cream sales. The sharp rise in price inflation seen in 2022 is slowing somewhat, but its impact continues…
Savoury snacks are expected to register healthy constant value growth and more modest volume growth in 2023. Those savoury snacks with a healthier positioning also register higher volume growth, with nuts, seeds and trail mixes registering the…
In 2023, savoury snacks faces dynamic unit price growth due to rising production costs. Increasing prices of inputs and energy resulted in multiple price increases for many brands throughout 2022 and 2023. To mitigate the impact, manufacturers such…
With consumption occasions, including socialisation and group sharing, the performance of savoury snacks in 2023 benefits from the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. However, the boost in growth aligned with socialising has been counterbalanced by…