
Forecasts highlight a favorable growth outlook for the Saudi Arabia snacks market, with a projected increase of USD 3.4 billion and a CAGR close to 9.2% through 2030. In Saudi Arabia, a significant shift in lifestyle and gender dynamics is fueling the snack sector’s expansion. As more women enter the workforce and youth pursue fast-paced urban lives, the demand for convenient, ready-to-eat snacks is climbing. Consumption is rising across both traditional channels and online platforms, with increased interest in meal replacements and functional snacks that offer energy, satiety, and indulgence in one package.
Reforms under Vision 2030 are fostering a more vibrant retail environment, supporting local entrepreneurship and attracting foreign investments into food processing and FMCG. These shifts are bringing new products, brands, and technologies into the snack market, enhancing competition and encouraging local players to up their game in branding, quality, and distribution reach. This transformation is also opening new market niches across health-focused, low-sugar, and plant-based snack categories.
Providing a strategic perspective on the Saudi Arabia snacks market, this report analyzes historical trends from 2020 to 2024 and forecasts market developments through 2030. It delves into market size, growth rates, and segment-level insights, uncovering the forces shaping the industry’s future. By examining product type and distribution channel, the report delivers a robust framework for understanding market dynamics and identifying pathways for growth.
Market Segmentation
The Saudi Arabia snacks market is classified into the following segments:
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, others), 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, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, others
The Saudi Arabia market for snacks is divided based on product type and distribution channel. By product type, the market is categorized 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, others), 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, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, and others.
Competitive Landscape
The competitive landscape of the snacks market features leading companies such as Al Bustan Company, Al Jazirah Food Processing Co. Ltd., Al Maddah Trading Group, Al Mehbaj Group, Al Wefag Trading & Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Al-Rifai Roasteries Est, Anoosh Company, Arjoon Dates Factory Co., August Storck KG, Baja Food Industries Company, Batook Chewing Gum Industries Ltd., Batterjee Holding Company, Bostani Chocolatier Inc., California Garden Products Inc. (Americana Group Inc), Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG, Dalmaza Food Industries Co., Ferrero International S.A., General Mills Inc., Halwani Brothers Company JSC, IFFCO Group, Inspire Brands LLC, Kellanova, Kuwait Indo Trading Co. W.L.L, Loacker S.p.A., Mars Incorporated, Mondelez International Inc., National Biscuits & Confectionery Co. Ltd., Nestle S.A., Notions Group, Patchi SAL, PepsiCo Inc., Perfetti Van Melle Group, Pladis Foods Limited, Saudi Ice Cream Factory Company Ltd., Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO), Siafa International Manufacturing Co., Sweets of Oman Company, Tamara Dates Factory Co., United Food Industries Corporation Ltd. Co. and Zahdan Group.
This analysis offers a comprehensive overview of the main players in the snacks market, evaluating their performance trends from 2020 to 2024. Key findings illustrate shifts in market share, identifying both dominant firms and rising competitors.
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Market Segmentation
Market Overview
Saudi Arabia Snacks Market – Product Type Analysis
Saudi Arabia Snacks Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Company Shares Analysis
Al Bustan Company
Al Jazirah Food Processing Co., Ltd.
Al Maddah Trading Group
Al Mehbaj Group
Al Wefag Trading & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Al-Rifai Roasteries Est
Anoosh Company
Arjoon Dates Factory Co.
August Storck KG
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Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer
FIGURES AND TABLES
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market 2020-2030
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market, Net Growth, 2020-2030
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market, Growth Rates, 2020-2030
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market by Product Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market by Distribution Channel, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market Share (%), by Companies, 2020-2024
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market, by Companies, 2024
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market Share (%), by Brands, 2020-2024
Chart Saudi Arabia Snacks Market, by Brands, 2024
Table Saudi Arabia – Population (Millions) and Forecast
Table Saudi Arabia – Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Forecast
Table Saudi Arabia – Gross Domestic Product and Forecast
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market: Spend as a Proportion of GDP (%)
Table Saudi Arabia Snacks Market: Consumption per Capita (Population)
Companies Mentioned
Al Bustan Company
Al Jazirah Food Processing Co., Ltd.
Al Maddah Trading Group
Al Mehbaj Group
Al Wefag Trading & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Al-Rifai Roasteries Est
Anoosh Company
Arjoon Dates Factory Co.
August Storck KG
Baja Food Industries Company
Batook Chewing Gum Industries Ltd.
Batterjee Holding Company
Bostani Chocolatier, Inc.
California Garden Products Inc. (Americana Group Inc)
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG
Dalmaza Food Industries Co.
Ferrero International S.A.
General Mills, Inc.
Halwani Brothers Company JSC
IFFCO Group
Inspire Brands LLC
Kellanova
Kuwait Indo Trading Co. W.L.L
Loacker S.p.A.
Mars, Incorporated
Mondelez International Inc.
National Biscuits & Confectionery Co., Ltd.
Nestle S.A.
Notions Group
Patchi SAL
PepsiCo, Inc.
Perfetti Van Melle Group
Pladis Foods Limited
Saudi Ice Cream Factory Company Ltd.
Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO)
Siafa International Manufacturing Co.
Sweets of Oman Company
Tamara Dates Factory Co.
United Food Industries Corporation Ltd. Co.
Zahdan Group
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