Wafer Biscuits Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)

The growing preference for convenient snacking, coupled with easier consumer accessibility through the advancing retail sector, is one of the few factors augmenting the growth of wafer biscuits market, globally. Moreover, the booming demand for healthy snacking has led many manufacturers to introduce health-efficient biscuits with fortified active ingredients, mainly protein, fibre, and vitamins. For instance, United Biscuits offers a range of fortified biscuits through its brand, McVities. In 2017, the brand launched McVitie’s Digestive Thins, with the innovation of digestive biscuits covered with milk chocolate. Sandwich biscuits are growing at the fastest pace, owing to the diversified flavor ranges and growing preferences among kids and the younger generation. In April 2018, Kraft Heinz introduced a new biscuit brand, KRAFT JIF JAF, targeting young Chinese adults. The new line of biscuits covered a range of sandwich biscuits, wafers, and butter cookies in unique flavor combinations, such as cheese, matcha tea and chili.

The European region dominates the global wafer biscuit market, with the largest share. This is due to the high standard of living and the presence of many vendors in the region. North America is the second largest market for wafers biscuits, with the United States leading in the region. However, the growth in consumption of wafers biscuits has been on the decreased in this region, due to growing health concerns among consumers. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to be the fastest-growing market during the forecast period, which can be attributed to a shift in consumer preference and the rising disposable incomes. Rise in urbanization in the region, specifically in China and India, has triggered a rise in the market demand for wafer biscuits, among other bakery and confectionary products.