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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 saw a stagnant performance in 2023, in both volume and constant value terms. The market is already highly mature, with very limited scope for increasing consumption. Growing health concerns also played a role in dampening demand, as…
Sugar confectionery continues to recover from the sharp drop in retail volume and current value sales during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in 2020. Thus, in 2022, sugar confectionery closed with a positive growth performance in both retail volume…
Sugar confectionery saw further progress in 2023, with retail volume sales exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Growth was boosted by the revival of children’s birthday parties and other social occasions, which led consumers to embrace sweets as an…
The production and supply of snacks in Italy continued to be affected by the war in Ukraine in 2023, and the prospects for the forecast period are uncertain in economic and political terms. In this vein, the sharp increases in consumer prices…
Snacks saw a muted performance in retail volume terms in 2023, as the cost of living crisis continued to squeeze household budgets. While France was less affected by inflationary pressures than many of its neighbours, due to government support…
All savoury snacks categories are set to record positive growth performances in 2023, in both retail volume and current value terms. Indulgence, a long tradition of consumption and complements to the popular aperitivo/aperitif support sales of…
Savoury snacks saw a mixed performance in 2023, with more economical subcategories such as potato chips seeing stronger volume growth, alongside nuts and tortilla chips. By contrast, more expensive products, such as
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…
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…