Egypt Savory Snacks Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis and Forecast by Category, Product Attributes, and Consumer Benefits 2021-2025

The savory snacks market in Egypt was valued at $787.3 million in 2020 and is forecasted to register a growth of more than 9% during the period 2021-2025. Per capita consumption and per capita expenditure of savory snacks was higher in Egypt than at the regional level in 2020. Potato chips was the largest category with value sales in 2020, followed by processed snacks and nuts and seeds. Similarly, the potato chips category is forecast to register the fastest value growth during 2021-2025. It is followed by processed snacks and nuts and seeds. Potato chips was the largest category in volume terms, in 2020. Similarly, the potato chips category is forecast to register the fastest volume growth during 2021-2025, followed by processed snacks and nuts and seeds. In Egypt, consumption of savory snacks is higher among males than females.

Overview of the savory snacks market in Egypt

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What are the market dynamics in the savory snacks market in Egypt?

Potato chips was the largest category in 2020, by value sales while the processed snacks category is forecast to register the fastest value growth during 2021-2025. The potato chips category is expected to gain maximum market share in value terms during 2021-2025. Cairo emerged as the largest savory snacks market in Egypt in 2020, followed by Alexandria, in the same year. Potato chips was the leading category in volume terms across the leading cities in the Egyptian savory snacks sector in 2020.

Health & wellness attributes such as “food minus” and consumer benefits such as “weight & shape management” resulted in the decline of the health & wellness market in the Egyptian savory snacks sector during 2015-2020. Flexible packaging is the most used pack material in the Egyptian savory snacks sector, followed by paper & board and rigid plastics. Convenience stores was the largest distribution channel in the Egyptian savory snacks sector.

Savory Snacks market in the Middle East & Africa, in 2020

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The Egyptian savory snacks sector is forecast to register overall value growth of more than 10%, during 2021-2025. Egypt ranks last in terms of fragmentation when compared to the leading countries in the region, with the top five companies accounting for a share of more than 60% in 2020. Per capita consumption of savory snacks in Egypt increased from 2015 to 2020, which was lower than the global level, but higher when compared to the regional level. Furthermore, the per capita consumption of savory snacks in Egypt is expected to increase by 2025.

What are the category classifications in Egypt’s savory snacks market?

The Savory Snacks market in Egypt is classified into nuts and seeds, popcorn, potato chips, and processed snacks. Potato chips led the Egyptian savory snacks sector in terms of per capita consumption in 2020, followed by processed snacks and nuts and seeds. Furthermore, the per capita consumption of potato chips was higher in Egypt compared to the regional level and the global level in the same year. Moreover, per capita consumption of nuts and seeds and processed snacks was lower in Egypt than at the global level.

Savory snacks market in Egypt, by category

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Who are the major players in Egypt’s Savory Snacks market?

In 2020, PepsiCo led the Savory Snacks market of Egypt followed by Egypt Foods, Americana Group., Al Jawhara Group, and Senurita Company. PepsiCo, Egypt Foods, and Americana Group. are the top three companies in the Egyptian savory snacks sector

Savory snacks market in Egypt, by key players

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Market report scope

Scope

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the following:

• Sector data: Overall sector value and volume data with growth analysis for 2015-2025.
• Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for nuts & seeds, popcorn, potato chips, and processed snacks with inputs on individual segment share within each category and the change in their market share forecast for 2020-2025.
• Leading players: Market share of companies (in value terms) and private labels (in value terms) in 2020.
• Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each category through distribution channels such as “dollar stores”, variety store & general merchandise retailers, cash & carries & warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, drugstores & pharmacies, E-retailers, Food & drinks specialists, hypermarkets & supermarkets, vending machines.
• Packaging data: consumption breakdown for package materials and pack types in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. pack material data for glass, flexible packaging, rigid plastics, paper & board and rigid metal; pack type for: jar, bag/sachet, tub, specialty container, stand up pouch, carton – folding, can, tray, film, foil, wrapper, box, blister pack, tube, sleeve, clamshell, bottle, other pack type, closure type for: flip/snap top, screw top, prize off, plastic tie, film, lever closure, cap, foil and other closure types, primary outer types for: carton – folding, bag, sleeve and shrink wrap.

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