Category: Food & Beverage
Central America Food & Beverage
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Savoury Snacks in Costa Rica
... therefore stronger in the mass segment, as manufacturers keep prices below or in alignment with their competitors. Private labels are continuing to gain traction in savoury snacks overall, including in niche areas with health and ... Read More
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Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks in Costa Rica
... trend. Brand loyalty is generally quite weak in sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks, where consumers enjoy trying different products. In the current economic climate, lower priced alternatives are highly attractive, especially for indulgent ... Read More
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Snacks in El Salvador
... purchasing frequency will lead to flat volume growth but greater dynamism in value. The resumption of society in the wake of the pandemic will favour impulse products such as ice cream, while special editions will ... Read More
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Ice Cream in Costa Rica
... to recover in 2023, although this trend is dampening home consumption, which is expected to see a marginal decline in volume terms for the full year. In retailers, consumers are very price conscious and will ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Costa Rica
... confectionery is frequently purchased for children´s birthday parties where bags of assorted confectionery products are placed inside piñatas. Talks of inclusion in schools have motivated parents to invite all classmates to birthday parties. Consequently, middle ... Read More
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Snacks in Honduras
... made consumers more cautious in their spending and stimulated demand for products on promotion. Nonetheless, the removal of COVID-19 restrictions provided a much needed stimulus to impulse sales, especially small or single serve packages. Euromonitor ... Read More
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Snacks in Panama
... Confectionery is set to benefit from a return to the classroom, while sweet biscuits will be boosted from their free provision in schools. Sales of ice cream, however, will continue to contract due to rising ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Costa Rica
... high. Lingering concerns regarding the war in Ukraine and economic uncertainty have elevated consumer stress levels, thus increasing snacking occasions. Chocolate confectionery is often used as a small treat and is an affordable indulgence for ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Guatemala
... younger children, particularly at birthday parties where traditional piñatas regularly feature, special events, and during certain seasonal holidays and occasions. Given its maturity, retail volume and current value growth rates are typically low year on ... Read More
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Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks in Guatemala
... trends in the country and have continued to thrive in the forthcoming years as the country fully reopened. Further positive retail volume and current value growth is anticipated in 2023, with on-the-go consumption back in ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Guatemala
... occasions and social gatherings has waned slightly in 2023, in the face of restricted budgets. However, the post-pandemic revival of on-the-go eating occasions continues to stimulate demand for chocolate confectionery and support retail sales growth. ... Read More
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Gum in Guatemala
... Industry sources note that fewer social gatherings, reduced cigarette consumption and other social and mobility variables have influenced the category’s struggle to recover fully. They also stated it might be a category where consumers have ... Read More
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Savoury Snacks in Guatemala
... in 2023 amid a well-developed culture for snacking occasions. Like vegetable, pulse and bread snacks, nuts, seeds, and trail mixes have benefited particularly from the healthier snacking trend to register solid retail volume growth. Euromonitor ... Read More
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Ice Cream in Guatemala
... the foodservice and retail channels in 2023, with sales strong across ice cream shops and parlours, as well as modern and traditional retail channels. Impulse and take-home sales of ice cream remain robust, reflecting the ... Read More
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Snacks in Guatemala
... amid further inflationary pressure in 2023. Indeed, Guatemala saw its official inflation rate rise to 9.2% at the end of 2022, its highest rate since 2008. The impact on unit prices across several categories led ... Read More
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Beer in Costa Rica
... December also contributed to the high levels of socialising, as did the return of foreign tourists. This healthy volume growth was in spite of high inflation, stemming from an energy crisis caused by the war ... Read More
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Alcoholic Drinks in Panama
... many categories while the on-trade has not, as at-home consumption remained popular. Low tax rates, the return of socialising and tourists to the country keen to explore new flavours, brands and experiences boosted demand. High ... Read More
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Alcoholic Drinks in Costa Rica
... The FIFA World Cup in December also contributed to the high levels of socialising, as did the return of foreign tourists. This healthy volume growth was in spite of high inflation, stemming from an energy ... Read More
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Wine in Costa Rica
... tourists also contributed to the growth, as well as a significant cohort of older American consumers who retired to Costa Rica during the pandemic, and are connoisseurs of wine. This healthy volume growth was in ... Read More
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Spirits in Costa Rica
... foreign tourists also contributed to the growth. This healthy volume growth was in spite of high inflation, stemming from an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. The currency also fell against the USD, ... Read More
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Rtds in Costa Rica
... seltzers. Parents also like RTDs as introductory drinks for their teenagers, as they come in cans and the portion can be controlled. In addition, as the drink is pre-mixed, the amount of alcoholic content is ... Read More
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Beer in Guatemala
... volume terms in 2022 boosted by the sustained recovery of the on-trade channel as COVID-19 fears subsided. During the pandemic some consumers became more comfortable drinking one or two beers in certain occasions during weekday ... Read More
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Rtds in Guatemala
... reach in modern, traditional and on-trade channels to establish a strong position in the market. The brand has also been backed by a robust marketing campaign which accompanied the launch of the brand. The brand ... Read More
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Alcoholic Drinks in El Salvador
... largest categories, while wine sales remain low. RTDs are also growing in popularity, especially among young adults of legal drinking age. Barriers to market growth, however, include the threat of crime and gang violence and ... Read More
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Alcoholic Drinks in Guatemala
... the US. Sales of alcoholic drinks in Guatemala benefited from the continued recovery of the on-trade channel as COVID-19 fears subsided and restrictions were lifted in 2022. The strong desire to socialise after the pandemic ... Read More
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