Table of Contents
Overview
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- Figure 1: Salty snacks, global market performance
- Figure 2: Snacks, volume sales, top five markets, 2016*
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- Figure 3: Snacks, per capita consumption, top five markets, 2016*
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- Figure 4: Snacks, new product launches, by top five subcategories, 2016
- Figure 5: Snacks, new product launches, top five countries, 2016
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The Big Stories
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- The biggest driver behind snack purchase is flavor
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- Figure 6: Importance of flavor-related attributes when choosing chips, salty snacks and nuts, select European markets, 2014-16
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- Figure 7: Factors that prompt purchase of new food products, UK, May 2015
- Ingredients and textures are also providing consumers with new choices
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- Figure 8: Kale snack launches, top five markets, 2011-16
- Figure 9: Vegetable flavors in snack foods, top five by type, global, 2011-16
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- Figure 10: Hummus chips, launches by country, top five countries, 2016
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- Figure 11: Sorghum in salty snacks, by type of snack, global, 2014-16
- Salty snacks continue to flourish in China
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- Figure 12: Salty snacks, volume and value sales, China, 2013-15*
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- Figure 13: Salty snacks, sales by value, China, 2013-15
- Figure 14: Comparison between imported and domestic salty snacks, China, October 2015
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- Figure 15: Consideration factors when buying new salty snacks, China, October 2015
Notable Products
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- A growing “foodie” culture and cross-cultural influences in potato snacks
- Potato chip flavors reflect cross-cultural influences and a growing “foodie” culture
- As popcorn grows in popularity, flavor profiles include sweet and savory
- Sweet and savory flavors in popcorn allow the products to range from “better for you” to “indulgent”
- Innovation in snacks includes imaginative platforms, from beans to quinoa
- The building blocks of salty snacks move beyond potato, corn and rice
Looking to the Future
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- The future of meat snacks*
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- Figure 16: Retail value sales of meat snacks, UK, 2010-15
- Figure 17: Consumption of meat snacks in the past six months, Germany, 2012-16
- Snacks become “anytime” foods, and salty snacks find the competition fierce
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- Figure 18: Reasons for snacking, select European markets, 2015
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- Figure 19: Use of snacks, by occasion, China, 2015
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- Figure 20: Attitudes about healthy snacking, select European markets, 2015
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- Figure 21: Launches of snacks with select “better-for-you” positioning, Global, 2014-16
- Packaging is poised to play a bigger role in snacks
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- Figure 22: “Smaller, single-serving sized packs are important when choosing salty snacks,” select European markets, 2016
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- Figure 23: Salty snacks, with compostable packaging, Global, 2011-16
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- Figure 24: “I pay more attention to the environmental impact of the food and drink products I buy,” select European markets, 2016
The Analyst's View
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