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PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 1761616
PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 1761616
Snacks in China
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In 2025, snacks in China is maintaining stable but modest growth, with overall retail value expanding at a low single-digit rate. This somewhat muted trajectory primarily reflects broader macroeconomic pressures, which are leading consumers to reduce discretionary spending on snacks products.
Euromonitor International's Snacks in China report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.
Product coverage: Confectionery, Ice Cream, Savoury Snacks, Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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- Get a detailed picture of the Snacks market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market's major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
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Product Code: SNCN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List Of Contents And Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Snacks in 2025: The big picture
- Key trends in 2025
Competitive Landscape
- Channel developments
- What next for snacks?
MARKET DATA
- Table 1 Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 2 Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 3 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 4 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Snacks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Snacks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 7 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 8 Distribution of Snacks by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 9 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 10 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 11 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 12 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
- Summary 1 Research Sources
CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Value sales rise, with boxed assortments leading growth
- Mars remains overall leader and continues to expand in 2025, as texture and flavour innovation continues apace
- Discounters sees fastest growth while e-commerce accounts for most sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Sales set to slow during forecast period, prompting further investment in health attributes
- Tech advances shape development
- Innovation through focus on regional flavours
- Summary 2 Other Chocolate Confectionery by Product Type: 2025
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 13 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 14 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 15 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 16 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 17 Sales of Chocolate Tablets by Type: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 20 Distribution of Chocolate Confectionery by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 21 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 22 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 23 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 24 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
GUM IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Gum sees value sales rise as players invest in new consumption occasions
- Wrigley dominates chewing gum and retains stronghold over bubble gum in 2025
- Supermarkets accounts for most gum sales in China, with gum increasingly seen as offering emotional value
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Further growth forecast, though potential is limited
- Players likely to continue to focus on expanding consumption scenarios
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 25 Sales of Gum by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 26 Sales of Gum by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 27 Sales of Gum by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 28 Sales of Gum by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 29 Sales of Gum by Flavour: Rankings 2020-2025
- Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Gum: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Gum: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 32 Distribution of Gum by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 33 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 34 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 35 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 36 Forecast Sales of Gum by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Rising health awareness shapes development in sugar confectionery
- Guangdong leads overall, with Cadbury gaining ground
- Small local grocers preferred outlets for sugar confectionery purchases
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Sugar confectionery to see growth curbed by maturity
- Demand for high juice content will persist as production methods progress
- Chinese medicinal ingredients at the centre of new player's products
- Summary 3 Other Sugar Confectionery by Product Type: 2025
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 37 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 38 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 39 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 40 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 41 Sales of Chewy Candies by Type: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Sugar Confectionery: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Sugar Confectionery: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 44 Distribution of Sugar Confectionery by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 45 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 46 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 47 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 48 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SWEET BISCUITS, SNACK BARS AND FRUIT SNACKS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Sluggish growth seen in 2025
- Mondelez maintains overall leadership
- Supermarkets leads distribution, with e-commerce standing out in snack bars
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Value growth to improve during forecast period as competition intensifies, with players investing in bite-sized snacks and sensory experiences
- Chocolate players enter with a focus on biscuits
- Government health initiatives may impact innovation
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 49 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 50 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 51 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 52 Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 53 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 54 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 55 NBO Company Shares of Sweet Biscuits: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 56 LBN Brand Shares of Sweet Biscuits: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 57 NBO Company Shares of Snack Bars: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 58 LBN Brand Shares of Snack Bars: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 59 NBO Company Shares of Fruit Snacks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 60 LBN Brand Shares of Fruit Snacks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 61 Distribution of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 62 Distribution of Sweet Biscuits by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 63 Distribution of Snack Bars by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 64 Distribution of Fruit Snacks by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 65 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 66 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 67 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 68 Forecast Sales of Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
ICE CREAM IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Turnaround for ice cream in China in 2025
- Yili maintains overall leadership as Mars goes from strength to strength
- Small local grocers cede ground to modern retail
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Stable growth forecast for ice cream
- Players invest in new distribution channels
- A2 protein products, innovative flavours and unique shapes enter ice cream
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 69 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 70 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 71 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 72 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 73 Sales of Ice Cream by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
- Table 74 Sales of Impulse Ice Cream by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 75 NBO Company Shares of Ice Cream: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 76 LBN Brand Shares of Ice Cream: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 77 NBO Company Shares of Impulse Ice Cream: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 78 LBN Brand Shares of Impulse Ice Cream: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 79 NBO Company Shares of Take-home Ice Cream: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 80 LBN Brand Shares of Take-home Ice Cream: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 81 Distribution of Ice Cream by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 82 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 83 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 84 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 85 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SAVOURY SNACKS IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Low but steady growth for savoury snacks in 2025
- PepsiCo leads, while Weilong brand rises to second rank in brands
- Supermarkets as preferred channel for savoury snacks
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
- Flavour innovation to drive growth in forecast period
- Rising health consciousness spurs demand for functional variants
- National health guidelines will inform development in savoury snacks
- Summary 4 Other Savoury Snacks by Product Type: 2025
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 86 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
- Table 87 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 88 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
- Table 89 Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 90 NBO Company Shares of Savoury Snacks: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 91 LBN Brand Shares of Savoury Snacks: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 92 Distribution of Savoury Snacks by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 93 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
- Table 94 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 95 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
- Table 96 Forecast Sales of Savoury Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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