Table of Contents
Overview
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- Figure 1: Ice cream, global market performance
- Figure 2: Retail market volume for ice cream, top five markets, 2016*
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- Figure 3: Retail market for ice cream, fastest/slowest growing markets, CAGR, past five years
- Figure 4: Ice cream, retail market per capita consumption, 2016*
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- Figure 5: Ice cream, new product launches, top five claims, Asia Pacific, 2016
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The Big Stories
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- Volumes fade in mature markets, but premium brands thrive in the US and UK
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- Figure 6: Consumption of tubs of standard ice cream (eg 1 litre tubs) in the past 12 months, by select European country, 2015-16
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- Figure 7: Ice cream, leading brands, sales and share by volume, UK, 2014/15 and 2015/16
- Ice cream brands experiment with plant power, as vegan launches edge up
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- Figure 8: Agreement with the statement, ‘I am actively reducing my consumption of, or avoiding, dairy,’ by select European country, 2016
- Vanilla prices reach record highs
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- Figure 9: Global ice cream launches, by presence of natural vanilla flavouring ingredient, 2009-16
Notable Products
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- Not just for kids: ice cream sandwiches target adults
- Not just for kids: ice cream sandwiches target adults
- Ice cream brands raid the drinks cabinet
- Ice cream brands raid the drinks cabinet
- Premium sorbets convey a natural, unprocessed charm
- Premium sorbets convey a natural, unprocessed charm
Looking to the Future
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- Greater attention can be paid to the quality and provenance of chocolate
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- Figure 10: Global ice cream launches, by top ten flavours, 2016
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- Figure 11: Agreement with statement, ‘I'd pay more for ice cream that contains chocolate made by chocolatiers (eg lindt, bonnat, godiva),’ by select European country, 2016
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- Figure 12: Innovation in chocolate confectionery which consumers have not tried, yet would be interested in trying, France, 2016
- Portion controlling to be more the norm, aided by consumer interest in bite sizes
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- Figure 13: Share of ice cream launches featuring ‘mini’ in the description or title, by region, 2012-16
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- Figure 14: Agreement with the statement, ‘I would approve of manufacturers reducing the size of single-serve ice cream to bring the calories down to 250 or less,’ by age group, UK, March 2016
- Figure 15: Agreement with the statement, ‘Ice cream should be available in small, one-bite sizes (eg nuggets, miniatures),’ by select European countries, 2016
- Asia and Middle East will continue to provide inspiration to Western markets
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- Figure 16: Ice cream and frozen novelty interest, by demographics, Canada, March 2016
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- Figure 17: Global ice cream launches bearing a halal claim, by country, 2016
The Analyst’s View
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