Snacks

Overall, retail volume sales of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks did not suffer from the greater return to normality in 2022, after having grown substantially in 2020 and 2021 during home seclusion as a result of the pandemic. Sales…

After being critically hit by the pandemic in 2020 and only a partial recovery in 2021, retail volume sales of sugar confectionery fully recovered in 2022 and are expected to continue growing to surpass 2019’s levels in 2023. Among the many…

The performance by snacks over the period of 2018-2022 varied significantly. Considering that 2018 was the last “normal” year for Chile, 2019 was marked by political protests and civil unrest, resulting in a significant part of the country’s retail…

After experiencing stronger retail volume growth than usual during the pandemic, demand for savoury snacks through the channel marginally decreased in 2022, with little change evident in the first half of 2023. However, as noted in snacks in general,…

Relative to the region, ice cream is considered fairly affordable in Chile, and is consumed more than anywhere else in Latin America on a per capita basis. Ice cream volume sales (particularly through foodservice) suffered when the pandemic hit in…

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…

Chileans remain the most avid chocolate consumers in the region. In terms of both volume and value, Chile leads the ranking in per capita chocolate consumption in LATAM (more than doubling the average). 2023 continues to be influenced by…