Slovakia

Yoghurt and sour milk products remains in a small negative retail volume slump in 2024, while value sales are better supported by high prices. Sour milk products is showing a stronger performance than yoghurt, in both value and volume terms, with…

Plant-based dairy is seeing skyrocketing retail value growth in Slovakia in 2024, with retail volume also robust. That said, we should remember that plant-based dairy is a less mature category than traditional dairy, thus is growing from a lower base…

Other dairy is achieving positive retail value and volume sales in Slovakia in 2024, supported by the ongoing stabilisation of inflationary pressures and commodity prices of fresh milk. That said, production costs and the prices of raw ingredients…

Drinking milk products is seeing declining retail value sales in 2024, while retail volume maintains small, positive, baseline volume growth. It is noted that product innovation is particularly important in drinking milk products, alongside strong…

Dairy products and alternatives in Slovakia is seeing marginal retail volume growth in 2024, while retail value growth is better supported by high prices. That said, inflationary pressures are slowing down, which is helping to support a recovery in…

Cheese is struggling in retail volume terms in Slovakia in 2024, with value sales better supported by high prices. Meanwhile, foodservice volume sales are notably stronger, due to the wide use of cheese as an ingredient in local cuisine.

Butter and spreads is maintaining marginal positive retail volume growth in Slovakia in 2024, with value sales better supported by high prices. Butter is the strongest performer, thanks to it being a traditionally popular and widely used product in…

Baby food sales in Slovakia continue to be influenced by economic pressures in 2024, with retail volume remaining in a slight negative slump and with retail value better supported by high prices. However, we also note that consumers are less willing…

Although Slovakia enjoys good economic freedom, instability blights politics and the budget deficit is high. Economic performance is forecast to rise amidst rapidly-falling inflation, but its very open economy poses risks for the external sector. As…

Sales in sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks are in a slight overall volume slump in Slovakia in 2024, while value is better supported by unit price growth. That said, while sweet biscuits is seeing a volume slump, fruit snacks and snack…

Sugar confectionery sales are being influenced by high raw sugar prices in 2024, leading to inflated unit prices supporting value, while volume sales remain in an overall slump. Within this environment, consumers welcome price-based promotions and…

Snacks in Slovakia in 2024 is seeing flat total volume growth in 2024, with a slight negative-digit volume decline in retail terms and small positive growth in foodservice. Meanwhile, value sales are being better supported by ongoing unit price…

Savoury snacks is achieving small positive volume growth in Slovakia in 2024, with value sales being better supported by high unit prices. In a cross-category trend, consumers seeking savoury snacks are seeking price promotions and discounts, notably…

Ice cream is achieving positive volume sales in Slovakia in 2024, with stronger value sales being supported by another round of unit price hikes. However, the deterrent of the high prices is being balanced out by warm weather and out-of-home…

Gum is seeing positive sales in Slovakia in 2024, in both volume and value sales, and in both retail and foodservice. While value is also being supported by unit price hikes, due to the commodity prices of sweeteners, volume is being supported by…

Chocolate confectionery is seeing positive retail value sales in Slovakia in 2024, while volume remains in a slump. This situation is created by high unit prices and reduced consumer spending power. Added to which, we have seen soaring unit prices…

In spite of ongoing economic difficulties, wine in Slovakia managed to achieve modest growth in volume terms in 2023. Sales benefited from an excise tax hike on spirits, which served to make wine more affordable relative to the former, despite price…

Total volume sales of spirits in Slovakia continued to decline in 2023, Growth was impacted by mounting inflationary pressures, which weighed heavily on consumer purchasing power, especially when it came to discretionary items. Excise taxes for…

RTDs in Slovakia registered a decline in total volume terms ion 2023, in contrast to the positive performances of the previous two years. Inflationary pressures, which translated into higher production costs, led to an increase in retail unit prices,…

Cider/perry in Slovakia continued to decline at a rapid pace in volume terms in 2023, following the withdrawal of major brands, including Pivovary Topvar’s Kingswood, and Budejovicky Budvar’s Somersby cider, in the previous year. This resulted in…