Snacks

Ice cream in South Korea is set to see slow growth in retail current value terms in 2023, although retail volume consumption is expected to fall due to the inflationary impact caused by higher raw milk prices. In addition, as pandemic restrictions…

Ice cream is set to see a solid increase in retail current value terms in 2023, driven mainly by price increases. Although manufacturers implemented price increases on their ice cream products in mid-2022, price rises have again become inevitable in…

Unpackaged ice cream is predicted to continue to grow at a good pace in foodservice volume terms over 2023, and exceed the pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic level in 2024. The easing of the COVID-19 threat and lifting of pandemic restrictions, and…

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT is the leading player in 2023, holding just under half of all company shares. The company’s success is thanks to its overall ice cream portfolio, including brands such as Paddle Pop, Wall’s, Cornetto, Magnum, and Feast.…

Ice cream represented the most buoyant category of the French snacks market in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. Sales were boosted by hot summer weather, combined with new product launches, which encouraged consumer purchases. Ice…

Ice cream registered stronger growth in 2022 compared with 2021, outperforming other snack types. This strong growth was mainly due to increased time spent indoors, and the extreme hot weather in the summer. In 2022, the zero-COVID policy was in…

Facing the pressures of inflation and rising interest rates, Australians have become increasingly value-driven in their purchasing habits in 2023. However, in ice cream, consumers are not just trading down to cheaper products or reducing their…

Ice cream is a hugely popular snack in Algerian, accounting for significant value sales, and is, in fact, one of the most popular snacks in Algeria, with volume sales supported by a hot climate. Despite this, in comparison to the previous year, ice…

Gum in the United Arab Emirates is mainly consumed on-the-go and out of the home, which resulted in a significant drop in sales in 2020 through to early 2022 due to lockdowns, social distancing measures and limited mobility. Nevertheless, as…

It has been a challenging few years for sales of gum in the Philippines. The discretionary character of gum makes it is easy for consumers to sacrifice gum, especially if they have limited finances, which many have as a result of the economic impact…

After experiencing significant declines during the pandemic due to the mandatory mask-wearing regulation, gum is expected to witness a rebound in 2023, following the complete lifting of the mask mandate. In 2022, despite the easing of the mask…

Gum is set to continue to see a decline in retail volume terms in 2023. In fact, gum in Japan has been suffering a long-term decline in volume terms due to the falling number of smokers, who are a key consumer group for the category. Moreover, the…

Gum is set to continue to see retail volume growth over 2023, albeit solely due to chewing gum and at a slower rate than in 2022. As a result, retail volume sales are set to remain below the 2019 re-pandemic level at the end of the review period.…

Distribution channels play a crucial role in sales of gum, ensuring on-the-go and impulse purchase accessibility for consumers. Supermarkets and hypermarkets have long been the primary sales points for gum, offering a wide variety of options for…

Chewing gum saw a second year of positive, albeit modest growth in retail volume terms in 2023, following a period of heavy losses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the category benefited to some extent from the return of consumers to…

Retail volume sales of gum experienced a significant decline in 2022, because of the pandemic’s rapid spread and the subsequent imposition of lockdown measures in major cities. These circumstances led to frustrated offline sales and limited product…

The gum category is highly dependent on consumer mobility fuelling on-the go consumption. Gum had already been on a declining trend even before COVID-19, but mobility restrictions during the pandemic had a strong negative impact on the category, as…

Although recording positive retail value growth, gum showed a declining performance in volume sales, with a slower volume growth rate compared to pre-pandemic rates. These results are due to the economic downturn, which is raising Algerians’ tendency…

The number of health-conscious consumers in the United Arab Emirates is rising, resulting in increasing demand for healthy snacks. The perception of a healthy diet has gradually changed in the domestic market. Local consumers used to consider sweets…

Sales of chocolate confectionery remained stable during 2020 and 2021 as sales benefited from robust at-home consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the category has seen stronger growth in 2022 and 2023 with demand picking up as…