Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-co...
Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand performance, distribution and industry trends. Insight and data cover chocolate and sugar confectionery, gum, s...
Snacks have been benefiting from urbanisation and an expanding mid-income group in Bangladesh, with consumers attracted to the growing range of flavours and formats from both local and international players. Nonetheless, distribution for many…
Consumer demand is shifting in snacks as restrictions are eased and the Netherlands emerges from the pandemic. COVID-19 has negatively impacted the health of Dutch people, encouraging the government to leave only minimal restrictions in place as of…
After being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, snacks are finally starting to see an improved performance in 2022. In line with restrictions easing and tourism returning, demand is slowly starting to return to stronger…
The economic shock of COVID-19 led to a sharp slowdown in the rate of growth in retail volume sales of snacks during 2020, and this sluggish performance persisted in 2021. However, in 2022, recovery is slowly starting to be seen. Demand for packaged…
The world of snacks is constantly evolving and moving to meet the increasingly dynamic needs of consumers. Many companies have taken advantage of the forced months of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related lockdowns and other restrictions to focus on the…
While snacks is expected to register healthy current value growth in 2022, retail volume growth is expected to much more muted, and is expected to be lower than 2021. While a rebound in oil prices is benefitting the economy, continued exchange rate…
In 2022, the situation has improved drastically in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic as the government of Qatar has eased most of its pandemic-related restrictions. This has increased both socialising and tourism, both of which boosts demand. The…
Economic growth and an expanding urban middle class supported strong growth in sales of snacks for much of the review period, although low disposable incomes in rural areas hinder demand and many consumers save their money for basic essentials. Since…
While many other countries opened up after strict COVID-19 restrictions in 2021, the Omicron wave in Australia, which emerged in early 2022, meant that certain restrictions remained in place during the initial months of the year. The pandemic has…
Ecuador implemented a very successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign that allowed the country to return to relative normality by the end of 2021. The re-opening of classes back inside schools occurred during the last quarter of 2021 has been hugely…
The local market is experiencing significant price increases in 2022. Gas prices continue to rise, and 2022 started with a 5.7% increase in the cost of electricity. Due to supply chain issues, high transport costs, increases in the price of raw…
As Greece emerges from the pandemic with eased restrictions, consumers return to socialising and school and work outside of the home, reshaping growth patterns within snacks. Impulse purchases and on-the-go consumption are rising, and at-home…
The COVID-19 pandemic lasted much longer than many expected, extending well into 2022, resulting in prolonged home seclusion in Canada. One implication is the home snacking trend that surged in 2020, remained constant in 2021 and continues into 2022.…
After a year of strong growth in 2020 due to home seclusion and the desire for indulgence, snacks experienced slower retail volume growth in 2021. In 2020, as consumer mobility decreased, snacking pivoted from being an on-the-go occasion to an…
In 2021, snacks was anticipated to see slower retail current value growth than in 2020, given that at-home consumption was expected to dwindle along with the reopening of the economy and the lifting of movement restrictions. The 2021 performance was…
Having declined during 2021, retail volume sales of snacks are expected to return to growth during 2022, as restrictions on movement are lifted and the economic shock of the pandemic begins to fade. Chocolate confectionery and ice cream, which were…
After a challenging year in 2020, due to the exigencies of Coronavirus (COVID-19), snacks witnessed more positive trends in Guatemala in 2021 and 2022. Snacks players have been highly dynamic, launching new products and promotions to attract and…
Home seclusion trends continue in Taiwan in 2022, as COVID-19 cases start to rise again. Though government policies favour learning to live with the virus without allowing too much disruption, the year is seeing rising numbers of citizens working and…