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Ice Cream in Italy

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  • 27 Pages
  • July 2025
  • Region: Italy
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 300898
Sales of ice cream in Italy have seen steady growth in current value terms in 2025, confirming the increasing interest of Italian consumers and tourists in this product. This increase has been driven by an increased demand for quality, innovative and sustainable products, as well as an increase in consumption occasions, both in artisanal ice-cream parlours and in the retail channel.

The Ice Cream in Italy 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: Frozen Yoghurt, Impulse Ice Cream, Plant-based Ice Cream, Take-Home Ice Cream, Unpackaged Ice Cream.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Ice Cream 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.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Sales on the rise with plant-based ice cream the standout performer
  • Unilever stays on top with strong focus on innovation
  • Supermarkets dominate but vending showing potential
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Bright outlook for ice cream as key players show willingness to invest
  • Competition set to heat up as players invest in new innovations
  • Health and sustainability on the menu
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Ice Cream by Leading Flavours: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Sales of Impulse Ice Cream by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 7 NBO Company Shares of Ice Cream: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 8 LBN Brand Shares of Ice Cream: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 9 NBO Company Shares of Impulse Ice Cream: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 10 LBN Brand Shares of Impulse Ice Cream: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Take-home Ice Cream: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Take-home Ice Cream: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 13 Distribution of Ice Cream by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 15 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 16 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Ice Cream by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SNACKS IN ITALY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Snacks in 2025: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2025
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for snacks?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 18 Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 21 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 22 NBO Company Shares of Snacks: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 23 LBN Brand Shares of Snacks: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 24 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 25 Distribution of Snacks by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 26 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 27 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
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