Snacks

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

Overall, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is seeing flat growth in retail volume terms in 2023, but the performances of the different categories are polarised. For instance, dried fruit continues to see healthy growth in 2023, albeit…

Sugar confectionery is showing signs of stabilisation in 2023 with slower growth in value and volume terms compared to 2022. In 2022 there was a spike in demand due to the recovery of impulse channels and consumers returning to more active lifestyles…

Snacks is performing well with it being expected to post moderate growth in retail volume terms and strong growth in current value terms in 2023. Inflation is still having a strong impact on prices with this being the main driver of value growth.…

After three years of fluctuations, first caused by the pandemic and then due to the shift to hospitality channel, salty snacks has reached a certain degree of stabilisation in 2023 with it seeing strong growth in current value terms. Meanwhile, in…

Ice cream has seen a return to growth in retail volume terms in 2023. The high inflation that hit the market last year put significant pressure on disposable income and led to a gap between volume and value growth, with volume sales of ice cream…

Gum has seen strong growth in both value and volume terms for the second consecutive year in 2023, although sales have still not reached pre-pandemic levels in volume terms. Gum sales depend to a large extent on distribution via impulse channels,…

Chocolate confectionery suffered less from inflation in 2022 compared to many other food categories as global cocoa prices remained stable. However, rising prices of ingredients such as sugar, milk, and oils still put additional pressure on…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

The report examines inflation level and drivers globally and in the key countries. Global inflation is forecast to accelerate due to higher energy and commodity prices, disruptions in supply chains and weaker business confidence. Impact varies…

As of May 2020, Euromonitor International has further downgraded the baseline global real GDP growth forecast for 2020 to a range of -4.0% to -1.5. Advanced economies are expected to be the hardest hit in this recession, with their economic activity…