Belgium Snacks Market 2025

The Belgium snacks market is expected to realize a modest increase of USD 0.3 billion, demonstrating a CAGR of about 1.6% during the forecast period from 2025 to 2030. Belgium’s reputation for high-quality chocolate and baked goods sets the backdrop for a snack sector that balances indulgence with health-aware refinement. Traditional formats such as waffles, biscuits, and pralines remain popular, but are increasingly offered in portion-controlled, low-calorie variants to appeal to modern dietary sensibilities. Local producers are experimenting with premium textures and unconventional ingredients to recast classic snacks in contemporary molds, blending nostalgia with nutritional upgrade.

Snacking patterns in Belgium are also shaped by work-life integration and urban mobility. With a rising number of commuters and desk-bound professionals, the need for compact, satiating snack solutions has soared. Energy balls, nut mixes, and Mediterranean-inspired baked crisps are gaining popularity in convenience stores and vending channels. The country’s multilingual retail environment further accelerates product localization, with Flemish and Walloon regions sometimes preferring distinct flavor profiles, enabling regional differentiation within national rollouts.

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Belgium snacks market, offering detailed data on historical market size and growth rates over the past six years, alongside forecasts extending to 2030. It presents an in-depth examination of market categories and subcategories, with a particular focus on key trends shaping the industry across product type and distribution channel.

Market Segmentation

The following outlines the segmentation of the Belgium snacks market:
Product type: confectionery (chocolate confectionery, gum, sugar confectionery), ice cream and frozen dessert (frozen yoghurt, impulse ice creams, plant-based ice creams, take-home ice creams), savory snacks (corn and tortilla chips, meat snacks, nuts and seeds, popcorn, potato chips, pretzels, puffed snacks, rice snacks, savoury biscuits and crackers, vegetable and pulse chips), fruit snacks, snack bars, sweet biscuits (chocolate biscuits, cookies, plain biscuits, stuffed biscuits, wafers)
Distribution channel: convenience stores, discounters, e-commerce, food specialty stores, forecourts, general merchandise stores, health stores, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, vending, others

The Belgium snacks market is categorized by product type and distribution channel. In terms of product type, the market is segmented into confectionery (chocolate confectionery, gum, sugar confectionery), ice cream and frozen dessert (frozen yoghurt, impulse ice creams, plant-based ice creams, take-home ice creams), savory snacks (corn and tortilla chips, meat snacks, nuts and seeds, popcorn, potato chips, pretzels, puffed snacks, rice snacks, savoury biscuits and crackers, vegetable and pulse chips), fruit snacks, snack bars, and sweet biscuits (chocolate biscuits, cookies, plain biscuits, stuffed biscuits, wafers). Distribution channel segmentation comprises convenience stores, discounters, e-commerce, food specialty stores, forecourts, general merchandise stores, health stores, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, vending, and others.

Competitive Landscape

The snacks market is characterized by dominance from key players such as August Storck KG, BAHLSEN GmbH & Co. KG., Barilla Holding S.p.A., Baronie-de Heer B.V., Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG, Cloetta AB, Confiserie Napoleon Sales B.V., Dolfin S.A., Ferrero International S.A., Galler Chocolaterie SA, General Mills Inc., Griesson de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG, Groupe CPK SA, Haribo GmbH & Company KG, Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG, Kellanova, Leonidas S.A., Lotte Corporation, Lotus Bakeries N.V., Mars Incorporated, Mondelez International Inc., Nestle S.A., Neuhaus N.V., Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd., Pagengruppen AB, PepsiCo Inc., Perfetti Van Melle Group, Pladis Foods Limited, Ricola Ltd., Roger & Roger S.A., The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), Unilever PLC and Valeo Foods Ltd.

This report delivers an in-depth examination of leading companies in the snacks sector, analyzing their performance from 2020 to 2024. The results indicate changes in market share, emphasizing both established leaders and new entrants.

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Market Segmentation
Market Overview
Belgium Snacks Market – Product Type Analysis
Belgium Snacks Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Company Shares Analysis
August Storck KG
BAHLSEN GmbH & Co. KG.
Barilla Holding S.p.A.
Baronie-de Heer B.V.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
Cloetta AB
Confiserie Napoleon Sales B.V.
Dolfin S.A.
Ferrero International S.A.
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Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer

FIGURES AND TABLES
Table Belgium Snacks Market 2020-2030
Chart Belgium Snacks Market, Net Growth, 2020-2030
Chart Belgium Snacks Market, Growth Rates, 2020-2030
Table Belgium Snacks Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Chart Belgium Snacks Market by Product Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Belgium Snacks Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Table Belgium Snacks Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Chart Belgium Snacks Market by Distribution Channel, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Belgium Snacks Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Table Belgium Snacks Market Share (%), by Companies, 2020-2024
Chart Belgium Snacks Market, by Companies, 2024
Table Belgium Snacks Market Share (%), by Brands, 2020-2024
Chart Belgium Snacks Market, by Brands, 2024
Table Belgium – Population (Millions) and Forecast
Table Belgium – Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Forecast
Table Belgium – Gross Domestic Product and Forecast
Table Belgium Snacks Market: Spend as a Proportion of GDP (%)
Table Belgium Snacks Market: Consumption per Capita (Population)

Companies Mentioned

August Storck KG
BAHLSEN GmbH & Co. KG.
Barilla Holding S.p.A.
Baronie-de Heer B.V.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
Cloetta AB
Confiserie Napoleon Sales B.V.
Dolfin S.A.
Ferrero International S.A.
Galler Chocolaterie SA
General Mills, Inc.
Griesson de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG
Groupe CPK SA
Haribo GmbH & Company KG
Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG
Kellanova
Leonidas S.A.
Lotte Corporation
Lotus Bakeries N.V.
Mars, Incorporated
Mondelez International Inc.
Nestle S.A.
Neuhaus N.V.
Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.
Pagengruppen AB
PepsiCo, Inc.
Perfetti Van Melle Group
Pladis Foods Limited
Ricola Ltd.
Roger & Roger, S.A.
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G)
Unilever PLC
Valeo Foods Ltd.