Sweden

Sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks, as a product area, experienced varying impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Snack bars and protein/energy bars suffered from declining sales as people stayed home instead of going to the gym. However, in…

Sugar confectionery continues to experience a decline in volume sales, but the increasing unit prices due to inflation and production costs have helped maintain positive value sales growth. The competition from other snacks categories, particularly…

In 2023, snacks, as a product area, is experiencing healthy growth in value terms, driven by increasing unit prices due to rising production costs and inflation. However, volume growth varies across different snacks categories as some continue to…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, snacking became a source of comfort for Swedes. In 2022, the volume sales of snacks evened out and declined slightly, while unit prices were impacted by inflation and rising production costs. However, snacking is…

Swedes have a high per capita consumption of ice cream and indulge in it throughout the year. However, sales tend to peak during the summer months, heavily influenced by the unpredictable Nordic summer weather. In 2022, ice cream sales declined due…

Gum sales, primarily driven by impulse purchases, faced a significant setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With consumers spending more time at home, the need for gum as a quick oral cleaning solution diminished. As a result, gum sales struggled to…

Chocolate confectionery, as a product area, is set to see retail volume sales continue to normalise in 2023 following the surge seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, inflation and rising production costs had an impact on the development of unit…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession since World War II. In Q4 2020, the end of the pandemic started as countries began administering effective vaccines among the population; however, vaccine distribution…