Salty Snacks - Global Annual Review - 2017

OVERVIEW
Figure 1: Salty snacks, global market performance
Figure 2: Snacks, volume sales, top five markets, 2016*
Figure 3: Snacks, per capita consumption, top five markets, 2016*
Figure 4: Snacks, new product launches, by top five subcategories, 2016
Figure 5: Snacks, new product launches, top five countries, 2016
THE BIG STORIES
The biggest driver behind snack purchase is flavor
Figure 6: Importance of flavor-related attributes when choosing chips, salty snacks and nuts, select European markets, 2014-16
Figure 7: Factors that prompt purchase of new food products, UK, May 2015
Ingredients and textures are also providing consumers with new choices
Figure 8: Kale snack launches, top five markets, 2011-16
Figure 9: Vegetable flavors in snack foods, top five by type, global, 2011-16
Figure 10: Hummus chips, launches by country, top five countries, 2016
Figure 11: Sorghum in salty snacks, by type of snack, global, 2014-16
Salty snacks continue to flourish in China
Figure 12: Salty snacks, volume and value sales, China, 2013-15*
Figure 13: Salty snacks, sales by value, China, 2013-15
Figure 14: Comparison between imported and domestic salty snacks, China, October 2015
Figure 15: Consideration factors when buying new salty snacks, China, October 2015
NOTABLE PRODUCTS
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
The future of meat snacks*
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
Figure 18: Reasons for snacking, select European markets, 2015
Figure 19: Use of snacks, by occasion, China, 2015
Figure 20: Attitudes about healthy snacking, select European markets, 2015
Figure 21: Launches of snacks with select “better-for-you” positioning, Global, 2014-16
Packaging is poised to play a bigger role in snacks
Figure 22: “Smaller, single-serving sized packs are important when choosing salty snacks,” select European markets, 2016
Figure 23: Salty snacks, with compostable packaging, Global, 2011-16
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