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The growth of sweet biscuits in 2023 is driven by increased snacking habits among consumers in their homes. This trend is due to high inflation, discouraging people from going out for entertainment, focusing on home experiences instead. Furthermore,…
Manufacturers of sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks faced significant challenges in cost control during the 2022 and the first months of 2023. The ongoing war in Ukraine resulted in shortages of key raw materials like grain, oil, and sugar,…
Numerous developments have been witnessed in sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks, given the current economic climate and new regulations. The cost-of-living crisis has forced consumers to rethink their spending and reduce unnecessary…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is set to post positive current retail value growth in 2023, thanks to the popularity of convenient snacking options, either at home or on-the-go. This is also being further boosted by the return to…
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…
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…
Challenges caused by a lack of raw ingredients have affected sweet biscuits in particular – with sweet biscuits being the most significant subcategory in sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks. The lack of cereals coming from Ukraine, which was…
While current retail value sales see a boost in 2023, due to rising price points, current retail volume sales are set to struggle, recording a modest decline. Much of this decline results from resuming cross-border trade with Sweden, while the health…
Sweet biscuits is projected to see growth in retail volume and current value sales over 2023, led by filled biscuits and cookies. Growth is expected to be much faster in current value than quite modest volume terms. Sweet biscuits is severely…
Sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks is a relatively well-established category in Ireland. Rising inflation is a key contributor to value growth in 2023, although volume sales have been pushed into decline. Sweet biscuits is the best…