Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies: Introduction
- Biscuits and cookies are flour-based baked food products consumed as dessert snacks. They are made from ingredients such as flour, butter, and sugar. Changing preference of consumers toward healthy eating has led manufacturers to focus on sugar-free biscuits and cookies. Sugar-free biscuits and cookies come in different shapes & flavors, and are similar to regular biscuits and cookies but made with a different sweetening agent.
- The rising diabetes problem owing to high sugar intake is expected to create demand for sugar-free biscuits and cookies during the forecast period as sugar-free products help to maintain blood sugar levels and calories.
Key Drivers and Opportunities of the Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market
- As per the World Health Organization, the count of people with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980. High sugar levels can cause major problems such as kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, lower limb amputation, and blindness. Considering this scenario, consumers are now leaning toward following a healthy lifestyle and diet to avoid health issues, which creates a healthy market for sugar-free products.
- Increasing weight loss trend, demand for low-calorie foods owing to rise in concern regarding diabetes and obesity, attractive advertisements, and smart labelling are expected to further fuel the sugar-free biscuits and cookies market during the forecast period.
- Many sugar-free cookies and biscuits have artificial sweeteners and flavoring in them such as sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin, which can affect the appetite and metabolism, causing health issues that can hinder the market growth. A lot of companies are now focusing on producing products with natural sweetening agents, which is expected to help the sugar-free biscuits and cookies market to gain a good market position.
North America to Hold Major Share of the Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market
- In terms of region, the sugar-free biscuits and cookies market can be divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America.
- North America is expected to dominate the sugar-free biscuits and cookies market. One of the major factors driving the demand for sugar-free biscuits and cookies in this region is the rising concern related to diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases. The market in North America is likely to be followed by the markets in Asia Pacific during the forecast period due to a rising diabetic population and disposable income.
Key Players Operating in the Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market are Listed Below:
- Burton's Biscuit Co.
- Galletas Gullón
- Keebler
- Lakanto
- Mcvitie’s
- Murray-The Ferrero Group
- Nestlé
- Pillsbury - General Mills, Inc.
- Tiffany- IFFCO
- Voortman Cookies
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market: Research Scope
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market, by Category
- Sugar-free biscuits
- Sugar-free cookies
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market, by SKU
- Pack of 5
- Pack of 10
- Pack of 15
- Above Pack of 15
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market, by Shape
- Round
- Star
- Square
- Rectangle
- Others (Heart, etc.)
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market, by Price
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market, by Distribution Channel
- Online
- E-commerce Websites
- Company Owned Websites
- Offline
- Hypermarkets & Supermarkets
- Specialty stores
- Other Retail Stores
Sugar-free Biscuits and Cookies Market, by Region
- North America
- United States
- Canada
- Rest of North America
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- ASEAN
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- South America
- Brazil
- Rest of South America
- Middle East & Africa
- GCC
- South Africa
- Rest of Middle East & Africa