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Nuts in Italy

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  • 21 Pages
  • January 2026
  • Region: Italy
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 4192240
Robust volume growth for nuts persisted in Italy in 2025, even as higher import costs and supply disruption pushed retail prices up. Walnuts led growth, supported by strong wellness associations and increasing preference for convenient shelled formats for everyday snacking. Foodservice and institutional uptake also strengthened, with pistachios benefiting from premium positioning and wider use in desserts, while domestic supply constraints sustained reliance on imports.

This Nuts in Italy report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data in volume terms 2021-2025, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, consumption patterns and distribution data. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Almonds, Coconuts, Other Nuts, Peanuts (Groundnuts), Pistachio, Walnuts.

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

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Nuts 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
  • Supply inflation tests pricing, but demand holds up
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Walnuts drives solid volume growth for nuts in 2025
  • Nuts see increased uptake through foodservice though domestic producers face challenges
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Nuts will continue to benefit from health positioning
  • Traceability and authenticity to become increasingly important
  • Summary 1 Major Processors of Nuts 2025
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Retail Sales of Nuts by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 8 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTSFRESH FOOD IN ITALY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Health-led demand supports fresh food despite inflation
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
  • Flat volume growth recorded with shift towards high-protein, nutritious and sustainable options
  • Cost-conscious consumers continue to trade down amid rising threat from processed alternatives and climate volatility
WHAT’S NEXT?
  • Health focus will see nuts, eggs and sweet potatoes drive overall growth amid persistent climate-related challenges
  • Wellness concerns favour fresh food despite packaged threat
CHANNELS
  • Italians maintain habit of shopping at neighbourhood stores
  • Discounters channel benefits from favourable pricing and increased focus on sustainability
MARKET DATA
  • Table 14 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 15 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 16 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 20 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 21 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 23 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUNTRY REPORTS
SOURCES
  • Summary 2 Research Sources