Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks

In 2022, sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is expected to see a slowdown in retail volume growth compared to the previous year, while current value sales are set to accelerate due to rising prices. Snack bars is expected to see a better…

Demand for snacks that are perceived as healthy or functional continues to expand in Hungary. Despite the headwinds that undermined on-the-go consumption during the era of the pandemic lockdowns, retail volume sales of protein/energy bars continued…

Sweet biscuits and fruit snacks are projected to perform well over 2022, continuing their 2021 recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related downturn in demand in 2020. One product type, dried fruit, continued to see positive retail volume growth…

Indulgence remains a major theme for sweet biscuits in 2022 as indulgent products have gained considerable traction in the category, a trend which has built up over the course of the pandemic in Australia. Arnott’s has been a frontrunner in this…

After a slight drop caused by the pandemic, the category began to recover in 2021 and the positive trend continues in 2022 with current value sales now ahead of pre-pandemic levels. Sweet biscuits such as cookies are highly dependent on impulse…

The gradual return to normality and pre-pandemic habits is nurturing growth in sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Portugal with impulse purchases improving forecourt retailers and convenience stores. The health trend is shaping demand…

Sweet biscuits are by far the Peruvians favourite snack often consumed at home or when out in the grab-and-go formats. Since 2019, volume sales have declined following labelling changes that require products high in sugar and fat to feature an…

Sweet biscuits is the most mature subcategory within sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks, as well as being the biggest by some way – it accounts for the vast majority of all current value sales and the largest proportion of total volume…

In line with snacking mores, popular and familiar products and healthier and pampering preferences like sweet biscuits and fruit snacks saw retail volume and current value growth through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Indonesia. While their…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is now the largest snacks category in Mexico in retail volume terms and the second largest behind savoury snacks in value terms. Demand for sweet biscuits has always been high in the country and the…

In 2021, sales of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks stalled after performing particularly well in 2020. This was due to the slight decline in demand for bulk purchases compared with 2020. However, as consumers in Japan, especially busy…

Like all other snacks categories, the performance of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks will be heavily influenced by the impact of price hikes on energy, fuel, and raw materials as well as the detrimental impact this inflation is having on…

Fruit snacks and sweet biscuits received a boost from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Consumers turned to dried fruit as a healthier snacking option, while the desire for indulgence and pampering during long periods in the home created snacking…

While many other countries have opened up and moved on from COVID-19 restrictions, the late arrival of the Omicron variant in New Zealand meant that certain restrictions remained in place well into the middle of 2022. Despite these having eased in…

Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks, which suffered a predictable small decline in retail volume sales in 2021, in view of the comparison with the spike witnessed in 2020, due to the positive effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19), is projected to…

The widespread rise in interest in vegan diets, underpinned by concerns about health, the environment and animal welfare, is proving particularly influential in the sweet biscuits snack bars and fruit snacks category. With consumers increasingly…

At the beginning of the pandemic, in 2020, social isolation measures and emergency aid provided by the federal government boosted the consumption of sweet biscuits at home. The main categories to see higher sales were the most basic ones, such as…

Rising inflation, and increases in raw materials prices, labour costs, packaging costs and freight costs, have led to overall increases in operating costs for manufacturers of sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks. Companies have not been able…

The prolonged period of home seclusion resulting from the COVID-19 related lockdown of 2020 boosted sales in the sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks category, especially of sweet biscuits, during the year. The following year saw some…

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect Thailand in 2021 with the government forced to continue using restriction policies such as national lockdowns, closure of public areas, and social distancing to contain its spread. This delayed the recovery…