Savoury Snacks

Savoury snacks is seeing the most robust growth of all in 2022, following the boost seen during the lockdown era of 2020, due to more at-home snacking occasions, stockpiling, and the closure of foodservice. Despite consumers since returning to…

Measures imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 boosted demand for savoury snacks, as consumers spent more time socialising at home with family and housemates. The increased incidence of events like movie nights supported increasing interest in…

Products positioned as better for you have been an overriding trend across sweet as well as savoury snacks in Australia, as consumers seek to enjoy snacking without the guilt. PepsiCo Inc announced in late 2019 that it would be switching to using…

Savoury snacks was not as heavily impacted by COVID-19 related restrictions as was widely presumed as home seclusion, the shift to remote working and learning, and restrictions on the operations of physical stores shifted on-the-go consumption to…

In contrast to most other types of snacks, retail volume sales of savoury snacks continued to expand throughout the review period – in spite of the onset of the pandemic and the economic shock that it engendered. Although the economic shock of the…

Some categories such as salty snacks rely heavily on impulse sales. In traditional channels, it is possible to find salty snacks retailing from 25 cents, which are popular among young consumers, however, brands typically have high visibility on…

Retail volume growth slowed down in 2021 and 2022, as consumers spent less time at home after the lockdowns and moved back to foodservice channels. However, demand through retail remained positive in 2022 with health-driven purchases underpinning…

In Indonesia, vegetable, pulse and bread chips consists mainly of vegetable chips and tempeh chips (fermented soybean chips). The demand for these products has been increasing consistently in line with growing consumer awareness of health and…

Savoury snacks saw modest growth in volume terms in 2022, following a decline in the previous year. Potato chips and nuts, seeds and trail mixes continued to account for the lion’s share of volume sales of savoury snacks and as such, represented the…

Savoury snacks is a category which has performed well historically and, despite lower growth figures during the pandemic era of price-sensitivity and ongoing high inflation, the category is noted as showing excellent opportunities to rebound – with…

Savoury snacks is seeing slight volume growth and considerable current value growth in 2022. Popcorn records the fastest volume decline as it is products are mostly consumed at home; now that restrictions have lifted, at-home consumption of such…

Savoury snacks witnessed a notable rise in retail volume growth in 20212 compared to the previous two years, as concerns over COVID-19 subsided and consumers returned to their normal lives. Salty snacks are commonly consumed when socialising, at…

Savoury snacks was fairly resilient during the pandemic, with retail volume sales growth only slowing in 2020 due to limited impulse purchase occasions, while overall demand was driven by more frequent snacking occasions during home seclusion. Sales…

Demand for potato chips and puffed snacks continues to grow in 2022 as consumers are increasingly working and studying from home amid spikes in COVID-19 cases. Many consumers, particularly adults, gain a certain level of comfort from snacking, and…

The rate of growth in retail constant value sales of savoury snacks accelerated during 2022, making it the top-performing category in snacks. However, this was largely driven by rising prices, as retail volume sales saw no more than a modest…

Having been given a significant boost by pandemic during 2020 and (to a lesser extent) 2021, retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of savoury snacks will decline for the first time in a decade during 2022 – albeit marginally. However, volume…

Private label potato chips are seeing increasing growth, thanks to the low cost of such brands and the fact these snacks remain popular with consumers following the era of the pandemic. There was a surge in the rate of growth in retail volume sales…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on demand was mixed in savoury snacks in Bolivia. In light of heightened awareness of the importance of health, and by extension healthier snacking, nuts, seeds and trail mixes enjoyed a spike in consumption, while…

Demand for potato chips is set to remain stable in 2022 in Chile. However, local consumers are increasingly switching their preferences towards more gourmet and artisanal products. This scenario is leading to two important trends in the category.…

Consumption of savoury snacks is closely linked to socialisation and group activities and continue to be so linked in 2022. As such, the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in March 2022 will support growth of the category as it allows people to…