Snacks in Romania
Snacks in 2022: The big picture
Chart 1 Snacks Value Sales Growth Scenarios: 2020-2027
Chart 2 Snacks Impact of Drivers on Value Sales: 2020-2027
Table 1 Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 2 Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 3 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 4 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Snacks: % Value 2018-2022
Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Snacks: % Value 2019-2022
Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2017-2022
Table 8 Distribution of Snacks by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Summary 1 Research Sources
Chocolate Confectionery in Romania
Small decline in demand as difficult economic conditions restrict purchases
Chocolate pouches and bags and boxed assortments see decent growth thanks to increased sharing opportunities
Tablets suffers declining volume sales due to high category maturity and fewer price promotions
Positive prospects expected for chocolate confectionery thanks to wide popularity
Innovations to focus on cocoa content, specific diet requirement, and unique flavour or filling combinations
Ferrero and Mondelez to maintain lead despite expected growth amongst private label brands
Table 13 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 14 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 15 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 16 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 17 Sales of Chocolate Tablets by Type: % Value 2017-2022
Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2018-2022
Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2019-2022
Table 20 Distribution of Chocolate Confectionery by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Gum in Romania
Continued working from home practices and use of face masks limits need for the breath freshening properties of gum
Fewer impulse purchases lead to introduction of larger packaging formats
Mars remains the clear leader thanks to its popular portfolio of brands whilst Ferrero removes its Tic Tac brand from the category
Slow limited growth expected for gum as consumers continue working from home more often
Mars to remain the overwhelming category leader with little likelihood of threat from other players
Rising health and wellness trend will boost sales of premium offerings, despite increased price-sensitivity
Table 25 Sales of Gum by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 26 Sales of Gum by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 27 Sales of Gum by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 28 Sales of Gum by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 29 Sales of Gum by Flavour: Rankings 2017-2022
Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Gum: % Value 2018-2022
Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Gum: % Value 2019-2022
Table 32 Distribution of Gum by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 33 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 35 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Sugar Confectionery in Romania
Easing of restrictions has limited impact on demand since the difficult economic environment restricts purchases
Child-focused products perform better than adult-targeted products as parents continue to purchase to treat their children
High fragmentation leads to lots of movement in the competitive landscape
Private label share to increase thanks to shifts in the distribution landscape towards more modern retailing channels
Less product sophistication expected as children become the key target audience
On-the-go consumption to be vital for sales growth in mints and boiled sweets
Summary 2 Other Sugar Confectionery by Product Type: 2022
Table 37 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 38 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 39 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 40 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 41 Sales of Pastilles, Gummies, Jellies and Chews by Type: % Value 2017-2022
Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Sugar Confectionery: % Value 2018-2022
Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Sugar Confectionery: % Value 2019-2022
Table 44 Distribution of Sugar Confectionery by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 45 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 46 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Ice Cream in Romania
Hot summer and lack of restrictions will ensure robust retail volume growth
Health trends lead to most dynamic performances for plant-based ice cream and take-home water ice cream
Expansion of modern grocery retailers steals share from small local grocers and reduces the seasonality of take-home ice cream formats
Retail volume growth to continue to be driven by impulse ice cream
Expansion of modern grocery retailing will aid sales of economy and private label brands and encourage greater consumption of ice cream year-round
Rising number of ice cream parlours will aid growth of unpackaged ice cream in more sophisticated variants
Table 49 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 50 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 51 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 52 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 53 Sales of Ice Cream by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2017-2022
Table 54 Sales of Impulse Ice Cream by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 55 NBO Company Shares of Ice Cream: % Value 2018-2022
Table 56 LBN Brand Shares of Ice Cream: % Value 2019-2022
Table 57 NBO Company Shares of Impulse Ice Cream: % Value 2018-2022
Table 58 LBN Brand Shares of Impulse Ice Cream: % Value 2019-2022
Table 59 NBO Company Shares of Take-home Ice Cream: % Value 2018-2022
Table 60 LBN Brand Shares of Take-home Ice Cream: % Value 2019-2022
Table 61 Distribution of Ice Cream by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 62 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 63 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 64 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 65 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Savoury Snacks in Romania
Volume growth continues as restrictions are relaxed despite damaging impact of rising prices and living costs
Growth in tortilla chips and potato chips supports performance of salty snacks
PepsiCo enters international brand Cheetos in puffed snacks
Constant innovations and healthier products will ensure category volume growth remains positive despite difficult economic situation
Manufacturers set to invest in healthier and diet-specific salty snack variants to ensure successful new product launches
Diminishing disposable incomes will support growth of private label offerings
Table 66 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 67 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 68 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 69 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 70 NBO Company Shares of Savoury Snacks: % Value 2018-2022
Table 71 LBN Brand Shares of Savoury Snacks: % Value 2019-2022
Table 72 Distribution of Savoury Snacks by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 73 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 74 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 75 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 76 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks in Romania
Slowing volume growth as prices increase, purchasing power decreases, and on-the-go consumption does not fully resume
Rising demand for snacks bars with natural ingredients and protein
Sandwich-format sweet biscuits maintain the largest share of filled biscuits
Continued growth expected thanks to range of consumption occasions
Snacks bars and digestive biscuits to benefit from nutritional claims amidst rising health and wellness trend
Fragmentation of competitive landscape to continue as modern grocery retailers expand to cover more rural areas
Table 77 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Volume 2017-2022
Table 78 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 79 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2017-2022
Table 80 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 81 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks: % Value 2018-2022
Table 82 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks: % Value 2019-2022
Table 83 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Biscuits: % Value 2018-2022
Table 84 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Biscuits: % Value 2019-2022
Table 85 NBO Company Shares of Snack Bars: % Value 2018-2022
Table 86 LBN Brand Shares of Snack Bars: % Value 2019-2022
Table 87 NBO Company Shares of Fruit Snacks: % Value 2018-2022
Table 88 LBN Brand Shares of Fruit Snacks: % Value 2019-2022
Table 89 Distribution of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 90 Distribution of Sweet Biscuits by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 91 Distribution of Snack Bars by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 92 Distribution of Fruit Snacks by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 93 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Volume 2022-2027
Table 94 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 95 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2022-2027
Table 96 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027