North Macedonia Snacks Market 2025

The latest estimates indicate that the North Macedonia snacks market is expected to experience modest growth, with an incremental increase of USD 52.7 million. This growth is projected to occur at a CAGR of approximately 3% during the forecast period from 2025 to 2030. North Macedonia’s snack market is progressing along the lines of affordability and cultural relevance. Amid macroeconomic constraints, value-for-money snacks such as seed crackers, sesame sticks, and local-style rusks are dominating the retail shelf. Supermarkets are driving this trend by partnering with local manufacturers to offer low-cost, private-label snack options that emphasize regional familiarity and price transparency.

A resurgence in traditional Balkan flavors is catalyzing consumer interest in culturally rooted snacks. Products made from ajvar, roasted pepper, and goat cheese are being reinvented into chips, puffs, and baked crisps that cater to nostalgia as well as novelty. As national cuisine gains symbolic importance in the face of growing foreign competition, domestic producers are leaning into identity-focused marketing and clean label positioning to preserve their relevance.

The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the North Macedonia snacks market, delivering detailed insights into market size, historical growth trends over the past six years, and forward-looking projections through 2030. It provides a granular breakdown of the market by product type and distribution channel, highlighting key drivers, challenges, and opportunities shaping the industry.

Market Segmentation

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

In North Macedonia, the snacks market is segmented by product type and distribution channel. The market is classified by product type into confectionery (chocolate confectionery, gum, sugar confectionery), ice cream and frozen dessert (impulse ice creams, take-home ice creams), savory snacks (corn and tortilla chips, nuts and seeds, potato chips, pretzels, puffed snacks, savoury biscuits and crackers, vegetable and pulse chips, others), snack bars, and sweet biscuits (chocolate biscuits, cookies, plain biscuits, stuffed biscuits, wafers). Distribution channel segmentation comprises discounters, e-commerce, food specialty stores, forecourts, health stores, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, and others.

Competitive Landscape

The snacks market remains highly competitive, with major players including AD Evropa, Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG, Atlantic Grupa d.d., August Storck KG, Bako-Nuts dooel, Cermat d.o.o., Chips Way d.o.o., Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG, Colussi Group S.p.A., Danone S.A., Dogus Yiyecek Ve Icecek Uretim Sanayi Ticaret A.S., Elbisco Group, ETI Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., Ferrero International S.A., Ficosota Food EAD, Fortenova Grupa d.d., Jaffa ad, Kellanova, Kola d.o.o.e.l., Kras d.d., Kri-Kri Milk Industry S.A., Makprogres Group, Maks Strumica dooel, Mars Incorporated, Mondelez International Inc., Nestle S.A., Nomad Foods Limited, Panorama dooel, Paracinka a.d., PepsiCo Inc., Pionir d.o.o., Pladis Foods Limited, Podravka d.d., Prehrambena Industrija Swisslion d.o.o., SWISSLION-TAKOVO d.o.o., The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever PLC, VITALIA Nikola d.o.o, Vitaminka A.D. and Zvecevo d.d.

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
North Macedonia Snacks Market – Product Type Analysis
North Macedonia Snacks Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Company Shares Analysis
AD Evropa
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG
Atlantic Grupa d.d.
August Storck KG
Bako-Nuts dooel
Cermat d.o.o.
Chips Way d.o.o.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
Colussi Group S.p.A.
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Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer

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

Companies Mentioned

AD Evropa
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG
Atlantic Grupa d.d.
August Storck KG
Bako-Nuts dooel
Cermat d.o.o.
Chips Way d.o.o.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
Colussi Group S.p.A.
Danone S.A.
Dogus Yiyecek Ve Icecek Uretim Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
Elbisco Group
ETI Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
Ferrero International S.A.
Ficosota Food EAD
Fortenova Grupa d.d.
Jaffa ad
Kellanova
Kola d.o.o.e.l.
Kras d.d.
Kri-Kri Milk Industry S.A.
Makprogres Group
Maks Strumica dooel
Mars, Incorporated
Mondelez International Inc.
Nestle S.A.
Nomad Foods Limited
Panorama dooel
Paracinka a.d.
PepsiCo, Inc.
Pionir d.o.o.
Pladis Foods Limited
Podravka d.d.
Prehrambena Industrija Swisslion d.o.o.
SWISSLION-TAKOVO d.o.o.
The Coca-Cola Company
Unilever PLC
VITALIA Nikola d.o.o
Vitaminka A.D.
Zvecevo d.d.