Snacks in South Korea

Retail volume sales of snacks in South Korea continued to grow in 2025, but the pace of expansion has slowed compared to 2024. This is amid further price hikes across major categories, driven in part by rising input costs such as cocoa. While the headline figures suggest modest growth, the local market is undergoing a structural shift in how and why consumers engage with snacks.

The Snacks in South Korea 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.