Gum

Younger consumers are not that interested in chewing gum, and this is observed in declining sales, which have been shrinking the category every year in volume terms, and this is set to continue in 2023. More consumers are turning to more indulgent…

Retail sales of gum saw a positive performance in current value terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Growth was boosted by the return to out-of-home activities, following the normalisation of consumer lifestyles post-COVID-19.…

After seeing a major decline in 2020, when the pandemic first arrived in Uruguay, followed by a further fall in sales in 2021, gum registered a rebound in volume and value terms in 2022, with positive growth also expected for 2023, although sales…

After having suffered a dramatic loss in 2020 due to lack of mobility outside of the home, volume sales of gum partially recovered in 2021. In 2022, with the full return to normality, gum’s volume sales returned to the longer-term trend of small…

In 2022, gum sales experienced robust growth in volume terms, and positive growth is expected in 2023, albeit still below pre-pandemic levels. While the end of the pandemic brought about a rebound in gum sales, several trends that emerged during the…

Gum sales grew significantly in 2022, both in volume and even more in value terms due to the significant price increases that were seen in the category stimulated by high inflation. Moreover, a similar situation is expected in 2023. However, category…

Gum is highly dependent on impulse sales in the traditional channel and so the category was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As demand subsided, companies substantially reduced their staff, product portfolio and distribution. In 2023,…

Consumers continue to conscious about discretionary income in 2023, with the higher price of gum an issue for the less affluent. Gum is not an essential item among Costa Ricans, and so it is easy to reduce consumption, and instead, is more popular as…

Gum in Colombia is a mature category predominantly monopolised by a handful of key brands, and in 2023 is seeing a continued gradual recovery in demand. As daily routines return to normal both socially and professionally, more consumers are resorting…

Retail gum sales in Bolivia were contracting in volume before the pandemic as younger consumers have switched to other products such as gummies, or use their mobile phones to distract themselves and channel their anxiety. Gum was then hit hard by…

Gum is one of the categories still suffering from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s harsh impact. Despite the full return of consumer mobility, retail volume sales will remain below pre-pandemic levels in 2023. Industry sources note that fewer…

Gum consumption remains steady in 2023 in the aftermath of the pandemic. Gum has historically been a product with high on-the-go and low at-home consumption in the Dominican Republic and was heavily impacted in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19…