Market research on the packaged food industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends.
More than one year into the pandemic, we revisit the topic of increased home-cooking, restaurant avoidance and the way that home working moves the lunch occassion from restaurants, to the home. Learn more about the roles of Home Delivery, Ready Meals…
Western food trends, the entry of more women into the workforce and the expansion of chained supermarkets and hypermarkets supports the popularity of snacks, especially in urban areas. However, high unemployment rates and pre-pandemic economic…
Having declined during 2020, retail volume sales of snacks will return to growth during 2021, as restrictions on movement are relaxed and the economic shock of the pandemic begins to fade. Confectionery, particularly chocolate confectionery, and ice…
Retail volume sales of snacks continued to expand in 2020, in spite of disruption arising from COVID-19, with demand for sweet biscuits and savoury snacks particularly strong. However, retail volume sales of confectionery declined, while those of ice…
Sri Lanka has a strong snacking culture and this has been boosted by the outbreak of COVID-19 with consumers forced to spend more time at home during 2020/2021. Despite rising health concerns many people continue to indulge their children with…
Snacks benefits from an affluent and urban consumer base seeking indulgence and convenience. Population growth is slowing but still boosting sales, while the health and wellness trend intensified since the onset of COVID-19 and could add value in the…
Due to an expected easing of COVID-19 restrictions in 2021, the snacks market is set to record positive growth in 2021 after experiencing a contraction in 2020. Nonetheless, poverty and income inequality are being exacerbated by the pandemic with…
The ongoing pandemic situation continues to shape consumers’ purchasing patterns in 2021. Notably, restrictions on international travel and distribution negatively impacted imported products. Indeed, local snacks were more readily available while the…
Lebanon is in the midst of an economic crisis with rising poverty levels and shortages of vital resources such as power and water. As a result, many consumers are limiting their spending to essential groceries. Difficulties in importing products is…
Laos was relatively successful in containing COVID-19 but the measures taken have put a strain on the local economy with widespread job losses and falling income. This continues to be reflected in slower growth in snacks in 2021, although many of…
Polarisation was the key trend in snacks in Iraq in 2020 and 2021 as consumers gravitated towards either the cheapest options available or premium imported brands. Although the security situation has improved considerably, the COVID-19 situation…
During 2020 snacks sales slowed as consumption of products bought on impulse and consumption on the go halted. However, as restrictions ease in 2021, demand will see some recovery. Ice cream and savoury snacks will enjoy the strongest growth rates…
There was a sharp decline in retail volume sales of snacks in Ghana during 2020, as real GDP growth slowed to its lowest rate in almost four decades due to disruption arising from COVID-19. Snacks are regarded as a luxury by most local consumers, so…
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 will persist into 2021. Ice cream and confectionery bore the brunt of the downturn, but retail…
Sales of snacks are set to see modest growth in 2021. Lengthy periods spent at home during the pandemic favoured tortilla chips, potato chips, cookies, and plain biscuits. Moreover, the loosening of restrictions in 2021 will aid recovery of ice cream…
Prior to the onset of the pandemic, retail volume sales of snacks had exhibited strong growth due to the expansion of the country’s middle class, but the economic shock of COVID-19 brought this to a halt during 2020, with ice cream performing…
Having seen strong growth up until 2019, buoyed by strong macroeconomic growth, an expanding middle class, urbanisation and a youthful population, sales of snacks stalled following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Nevertheless, the success of…
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…