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Biscuit Industry Statistics

India’s per-capita biscuit intake hit 3.5 kg in 2023—well above the global 2.1 kg in 2022. Explore market, production & export stats.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Biscuit Industry Statistics
Henrik DahlWritten by Henrik Dahl·Edited by Emilia Santos·Fact-checked by Peter Sandoval
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01 Industry overview

The biscuit industry at a glance

The global biscuit market reached approximately $134.1 billion in 2025, with growth supported by premiumization, snacking demand and expanding consumption in Asia-Pacific.

$134.1B[72]
Global market size, 2025
4.0%[72]
Forecast CAGR, 2025–2034
38.8%
Asia-Pacific share, 2025
$11.9B[73]
U.S. industry revenue, 2024
Market size
The global biscuits and crackers market was estimated at approximately $134.1 billion in 2025, compared with $128.7 billion in 2024, representing year-on-year growth of about 4.2%.[72]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is projected to reach approximately $191.4 billion by 2034, implying a compound annual growth rate of about 4.0% from 2025 to 2034.[72]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific represented 38.8% of global biscuit consumption in 2025, followed by Europe at 25.27% and North America at 20.04%. South America accounted for 8.96%, while the Middle East and Africa represented 6.93%.
Segmentation
Sweet biscuits remain the largest product category in the global market. In India, the FY2024 biscuit market was segmented geographically into North India at 27.0%, South India at 25.5%, East India at 25.0% and West India at 22.5%.[74][72]
Key players & concentration
Major international participants include Mondelēz International, Britannia Industries, ITC, Lotus Bakeries, Bahlsen and Parle Products. Mondelēz reported $18.391 billion in 2025 biscuits and baked-snacks revenue and cited an approximately 42% share of the U.S. biscuit market based on NielsenIQ FY2025 data.[23]
Pricing
U.S. producer prices for cookies, crackers and related products reached an index level of 286.509 in September 2025, up from 277.810 in May 2025. The data indicate continued pricing pressure across biscuit-related manufacturing inputs and finished products.[75]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Demand is being shaped by premium, indulgent and differentiated products, healthier variants, urbanization and quick-commerce distribution. Industry challenges include input-cost inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and intensified competition, according to Britannia’s FY2024-25 industry review.[33]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumers are moving toward premium and differentiated biscuits while continuing to purchase everyday and value-oriented products. Competition is intensifying through brand innovation, regional flavors, limited editions and expanded traditional, modern-trade and quick-commerce distribution.[33][76]
M&A
M&A activity remained active in 2026: Griesson–de Beukelaer agreed to acquire U.S. cookie and wafer producer DeBeukelaer Corp., whose 2025 revenue exceeded $40 million. Orchard Foods Valley, an Orkla Food Ingredients subsidiary, also acquired UK biscuit producer Phoenix Brands in May 2026.[77][78]
Regulation
In the United States, sesame is recognized as the ninth major food allergen under the FASTER Act, and packaged biscuits must declare major allergens in accordance with FDA labeling requirements. FDA guidance issued in January 2025 also covers allergen declarations, ingredient labeling and cross-contact controls.[79]
Latest news
Lotus Bakeries announced a 2026 expansion of its Lembeke, Belgium site to increase Biscoff production capacity and support international growth. Mondelēz also announced in 2026 that it was replacing plastic trays with paper across more than 115 European biscuit products, targeting an annual reduction of approximately 2,200 metric tonnes of virgin plastic.[80][81]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Biscuit Industry

The leading companies in the biscuit industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Ferrero leads Gitnux's 2026 biscuit ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with revenue growth 4.6%. Lotus Bakeries is the runner-up at 8.9, driven by revenue growth 10%.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in biscuits & cookies

    Ferrero

    IT

    Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Biscuits & cookies

    Why we picked it: Its Biscuits and Bakery business spans global markets within biscuits, cookies and confectionery.

    See in ranking ↓Visit ferrero.com ↗

  2. #2 overall

    Lotus Bakeries

    BE

    Ranked #2 · 8.9 · Biscuits & cookies

    Why we picked it: It sells the Biscoff cookie in more than 70 countries from a premium biscuits and snacks base.

    See in ranking ↓Visit lotusbakeries.com ↗

  3. #3 overall

    Orion

    KR

    Ranked #3 · 8.9 · Biscuits & cookies

    Why we picked it: It produces Choco Pie and O'Yang across Asia in biscuits and baked snack categories.

    See in ranking ↓Visit orionworld.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. No other segment places in the top 5, so picks 2 and 3 follow rank.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the biscuit industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Ferrero

Biscuits & cookies · IT

9.1
2

Lotus Bakeries

Biscuits & cookies · BE

8.9
3

Orion

Biscuits & cookies · KR

8.9
4

ITC

Biscuits & cookies · IN

8.9
5

pladis

Biscuits & cookies · GB

8.8
6

Anmol Industries

Indian biscuits and baked snacks · IN

8.6
7

Grupo Bimbo

Global bakery, cookies and biscuits · MX

8.5
8

Parle Products

Indian biscuits and confectionery · IN

8.5
9

Lotte Wellfood

Asian biscuits and confectionery · KR

8.0
10

Walkers Shortbread

Scottish shortbread and biscuits · GB

7.2

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Henrik Dahl. (2026, February 13). Top 10 companies in the biscuit industry. In Biscuit Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/biscuit-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Total biscuit production value (Japan)

Total biscuit production value grew from 261,500 million yen in 2019 to 299,000 million yen in 2024.

261.5K million yen
Start
+2.72%
CAGR · 5y
299.1K million yen
Projected
20192024
source-verifiedbiscuit.or.jp2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Automation shows measurable throughput effects: 80 million biscuit units per day from Marilan across 21 lines, operating 24 hours a day.

Automation in the biscuit industry

  • 1.4 million biscuit packages per day are produced by Marilan, whose factory uses increasingly automated processes.[1]
  • 80 million biscuit units per day are produced by Marilan across 21 manufacturing lines, with the factory operating 24 hours a day and seven days a week using increasing automation.[1]
  • 4 RB2000 robotic palletising systems were integrated into Fox’s Burton’s Maryland Cookies production line in the United Kingdom.[2]
  • 2.5% higher line efficiency was achieved at United Biscuits’ McVitie’s Rich Tea biscuit plant in Glasgow after automated oven controls were introduced in 2025.[3]
  • 30% lower manufacturing cost was reported for Fox’s biscuit production after a robotic packaging solution was implemented in the United Kingdom.[4]
  • 4 biscuit production lines at Cerealto Siro’s Tepeji, Mexico, plant were included in an automated ingredient-weighing project.[5]

Digital Transformation in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[6]
  • 28% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals reported positive effects from digital transformation technologies on food-safety preventive controls in 2024.[7]
  • 40% of 423 food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their organization’s biggest operational barrier in 2026.[6]
  • 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[7]

Technology Adoption in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 22% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in machine-learning software in 2025.[7]
  • 50% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in artificial intelligence as part of their 2025 digital-transformation strategies.[7]
  • 23% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[7]
  • 31% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in robotics or robotic process automation in 2025.[7]

Cloud Computing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 18% of food manufacturers were already using cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems, while 51% planned implementation, according to a 2025 industry survey.[8]
  • 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[9]
  • 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[7]
  • 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[10]

Big Data in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[8]
  • 47% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals identified gathering, analyzing, and leveraging data for data-driven decisions as a digital-transformation investment driver in 2024.[7]
  • 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[11]
  • 35% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in big data and real-time analytics in 2025.[7]

Blockchain in the biscuit industry

  • 85% of consumers surveyed said they trusted LU more after using Mondelēz’s blockchain traceability experience for Harmony wheat in France.[12]
  • 1 biscuit brand in France had used blockchain for product traceability when LU Véritable Petit Beurre introduced the technology for its wheat-to-biscuit journey.[13]
  • 3.4 million estimated earned-media contacts were generated by Mondelēz’s blockchain pilot for LU Véritable Petit Beurre biscuits.[12]

IoT in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 31% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with the Internet of Things, while 35% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[11]
  • 33% of UK manufacturing companies had adopted IoT technologies in a 2024 national survey, with manufacturing among the sectors reporting comparatively high adoption.[14]
  • 26% of food manufacturers were already using IoT sensors or equipment monitoring, while 37% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[8]
  • 16% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in Internet-of-Things devices or sensors in 2025.[7]

Innovation in the biscuit industry

  • 64% of Italian cookie consumers considered eating a small portion of sweet biscuits daily compatible with a well-rounded diet in 2024.[15]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data governance and connectivity remain operational constraints, with 43% of consumer-products companies struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.

Business intelligence in the biscuit industry

  • 4% was Britannia Industries’ e-commerce contribution to domestic business in fiscal year 2024–25.[16]
  • 6% was Britannia Industries’ e-commerce contribution to domestic business in fiscal year 2025–26.[16]
  • 2.7 times was the e-commerce salience of Britannia’s adjacent categories compared with biscuits, which were indexed at one, in fiscal year 2025–26.[16]
  • 2% was Britannia Industries’ e-commerce contribution to domestic business in fiscal year 2021–22.[16]

Data analytics in the biscuit industry

  • 2 was the number of external data partners—Mintel and Black Swan Data—in Mondelēz’s 2026 State of Snacking study.[17]
  • 1 was the number of AI-powered social-listening and predictive-analytics providers identified in Mondelēz’s 2026 State of Snacking methodology.[17]
  • 7 was the number of Mondelēz State of Snacking global consumer-trend studies reported for 2026.[17]
  • 34 billion Oreo cookies were sold annually worldwide by the end of 2019, according to Mondelēz.[17]

Data Quality in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[18]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[19]
  • 7.0 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data completeness as important in 2018.[20]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[20]
  • 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[20]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[20]

Data Governance in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[19]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[21]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies planned to increase investment in data infrastructure and governance over the following 12 months in 2024.[19]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[21]
  • 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[21]
  • 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[21]

KPIs in the biscuit industry

  • 3.4% was Biscuit International’s reduction in groupwide water consumption from 2021 to 2022.[22]
  • 10% was the reduction in Biscuit International’s carbon footprint between 2021 and 2023.[22]
  • 1.087 cubic metres per tonne produced was Biscuit International’s water ratio in 2024.[22]
  • 10.8% was Biscuit International’s packaging ratio versus kilograms produced in 2023.[22]
  • 13% was Biscuit International’s reduction in group energy consumption from 2021 to 2022.[22]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Capacity and brand plans track expansion, including pladis’s £1 billion global brand ambition for McVitie’s in 2026.

Growth in the biscuit industry

  • 4.3% was Mondelēz’s organic net-revenue growth in 2025 compared with 2024.[23]
  • 11% was pladis EBITDA growth in 2024 compared with the prior year.[24]
  • 5.8% was Mondelēz’s reported revenue growth in 2025 compared with 2024.[23]
  • 17% was pladis revenue growth in 2024 compared with the prior year.[24]
  • £1 billion is pladis’s stated global brand ambition for McVitie’s in 2026.[24]
  • £68 million was pladis’s announced investment to strengthen UK operations in 2024.[24]

Differentiation in the biscuit industry

  • 14 layers differentiate Sunfeast Wowzers, a cream-enrobed cracker introduced in India in 2024.[25]
  • 3rd place was BN’s French biscuit-category volume ranking in 2026.[24]
  • 2nd place was BN’s spontaneous-awareness ranking among French consumers in 2026.[24]
  • 5.6% was China’s sweet-biscuit market CAGR over the decade cited in McVitie’s 2026 expansion strategy.[24]
  • 1st place was Sunfeast’s position in India’s cream-biscuit segment in 2024.[25]
  • 17.4% was Mondelēz’s estimated global share of sweet and savory biscuits in 2024.[23]

Mergers and acquisitions in the biscuit industry

  • €2 billion was the announced purchase price when Mondelēz acquired Chipita in 2021.[17]
  • 1 majority stake was the transaction structure announced for Mondelēz’s 2026 acquisition of Undercover Snacks.[23]
  • 2 billion euros was the reported value of Mondelēz’s Chipita acquisition announced in 2021.[17]
  • 3 businesses—Undercover Snacks, Perfect Snacks and Tate’s Bake Shop—were identified within Mondelēz’s North America Ventures unit in 2026.[23]
  • 1 standalone operating unit will retain Undercover Snacks within Mondelēz’s North America Ventures portfolio after the 2026 deal.[23]
  • 1 billion dollars is the global brand ambition linked to pladis’s expansion of McVitie’s beyond biscuits in China.[24]

Strategic partnerships in the biscuit industry

  • 2 partner groups—suppliers and industry partners—are named by Biscuit International in its sustainable-sourcing program.[22]
  • 1 billion pounds is pladis’s target for McVitie’s as it develops partnerships and routes to market in China.[24]
  • 1 sustainable wheat-flour chain was created by Biscuit International in partnership with suppliers and customers in France.[22]
  • 1 integrated supplier-and-customer chain now supplies 100% of Biscuit International’s French wheat flour.[22]
  • 2 launch cities—Shanghai and Guangzhou—were selected for pladis’s initial China rollout with locally developed McVitie’s products.[24]
  • 1 airline partnership helped introduce Undercover Snacks as a core snack on United Airlines before its Mondelēz deal.[23]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce training and engagement data point to operational focus, with 19 average training hours per employee at Lotus Bakeries in 2024.

Hiring in the biscuit industry

  • 12.7% was the increase in Lotus Bakeries’ employee headcount, rising from 2,984 in 2023 to 3,364 in 2024.[26]
  • 10 new young graduates joined Lotus Bakeries in 2023.[26]
  • 587.5% was the increase in Lotus Bakeries’ Thailand headcount, from 8 employees in 2023 to 55 in 2024.[26]
  • 114 newly hired employees in Thailand completed Lotus Bakeries’ onboarding programme, including functional, food-safety and health-and-safety training.[27]

Remote Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% let employees choose to work in-person or remotely in 2025, while 73% require in-person work.[28]
  • In U.S. accommodation and food services, 1.7% of employees were able to work fully remotely in 2024.[29]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[30]
  • U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[31]

Hybrid Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[28]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 27% worked in a hybrid arrangement during their first two years, according to a 2024 survey.[30]
  • In 2025, 80% of hospitality and food-services employers said they were still struggling to get the balance right with hybrid working.[32]
  • In U.S. restaurant and bar businesses, 12% offered employees a choice between in-person and remote work in 2025.[28]

Upskilling in the biscuit industry

  • 1,033 Britannia Industries employees attended external courses for skill upgradation in fiscal year 2024–25.[33]
  • 19 average training hours per employee were reported by Lotus Bakeries in 2024, up from 15 hours in 2023.[27]
  • 4.93 average training hours per full-time employee were recorded by Britannia Industries in fiscal year 2024–25.[33]
  • 1,331 Britannia Industries employees attended internal courses for skill upgradation in fiscal year 2024–25.[33]
  • 29.5% was the year-on-year increase in Britannia Industries’ average training hours per full-time employee, from 3.81 to 4.93 hours.[33]

Employee Engagement in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[34]
  • Among U.S. and Canadian frontline employees surveyed in 2024, 52% worked in foodservice, in a sample of 46,250 employees used to assess workplace engagement.[35]
  • Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[36]
  • Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[37]

DEI in the biscuit industry

  • 50% of Lotus Bakeries’ 2024 workforce were men and 50% were women.[26]
  • 52% of Lotus Bakeries’ leadership team were women and 48% were men in 2024.[26]
  • 100% of Britannia Industries employees undergo training on preventing and reporting workplace discrimination and harassment.[33]
  • 312 women were employed at Britannia Industries’ India operations in non-worker roles in fiscal year 2023–24.[33]
  • 30% of Lotus Bakeries’ board of directors were women in 2024.[26]

Change Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • In the 2024–2025 HR Systems Survey, 28% of organizations used adaptive or agile change management, while 24% used a project-based approach.[38]
  • Among CPG executives, 5% said their companies decreased resources devoted to change-management initiatives during the prior 12 months.[39]
  • In the 2024–2025 HR Systems Survey, 39% of organizations applied change management sporadically and 9% reported using no change management.[38]
  • In a 2024 survey of foodservice organizations, 49% ranked resistance to change as a top barrier to evolving menu strategy.[40]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Activation reporting ties to in-store and digital reach, including 470,000 additional event impressions from OREO’s Space Dunk at participating Walmart stores in 2024.

Customer experience in the biscuit industry

  • 10,000 additional sidewalk engagements were generated by OREO’s Space Dunk activation at participating Walmart stores in the United States in 2024.[41]
  • 31,000 additional indoor event engagements were recorded for OREO’s Space Dunk activation at participating Walmart stores in the United States in 2024.[41]
  • 470,000 additional event impressions were generated by OREO’s Space Dunk in-store experience at participating Walmart stores in the United States in 2024.[41]

Customer acquisition in the biscuit industry

  • 1.8 million pieces of first-party consumer data were collected by OREO’s Say It With Oreo campaign in India in 2024.[42]
  • 7,982 new TikTok followers were generated by OREO’s Netherlands TikTok treasure-hunt campaign in 2025.[43]

Customer loyalty in the biscuit industry

  • 42% of surveyed consumers in Nigeria were willing to buy any available Yale biscuit brand at the time of purchase in 2025.[44]
  • 30% of surveyed consumers in Nigeria were indifferent to their preferred Yale biscuit brand in 2025.[44]
  • 28% of surveyed consumers in Nigeria were brand-loyal to their preferred Yale biscuit brand in 2025.[44]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Brand and content metrics are quantified, including OREO’s TikTok campaign in Saudi Arabia generating more than 100 million views in 2024.

Marketing in the biscuit industry

  • OREO’s TikTok campaign in Saudi Arabia generated more than 100 million views in 2024.[42]
  • OREO’s TikTok campaign in Saudi Arabia increased value share by 10% in 2024.[42]
  • OREO’s cricket campaign in India produced a 5% sales increase in 2025.[42]
  • OREO’s North Stars campaign in Greater China generated nearly 3 billion impressions in 2025.[42]
  • OREO’s North Stars campaign in Greater China achieved a revenue ROI of 2.4 in 2025.[42]

Digital marketing in the biscuit industry

  • OREO’s Netherlands TikTok treasure hunt reached 1.9 million people during its 20-day campaign in 2025.[43]
  • OREO’s TikTok campaign in Saudi Arabia increased engagement rate by almost 40% in 2024.[42]
  • OREO’s Say It With Oreo campaign in India generated more than 2 billion impressions in 2024.[42]
  • OREO’s OREOCodes campaign achieved an 83% redemption rate in the reported market and campaign period.[45]
  • OREO’s OREOCodes campaign increased social engagement by 230% in the reported market and campaign period.[45]

Branding in the biscuit industry

  • OREO’s Name This OREO campaign increased unit sales at Kroger by 17.2% in the United States in 2025.[46]
  • OREO’s OREO Codes campaign increased cookie sales by 32.1% in the reported U.S. retail campaign market.[47]
  • OREO’s Star Wars partnership generated more than 7.3 billion earned-media impressions in the reported campaign period.[48]
  • OREO’s OREOCodes campaign increased sales by 7.3% in the reported market and campaign period.[45]
  • OREO’s OREO Codes campaign increased the number of cookie buyers by 16.1% year over year in the reported U.S. retail campaign market.[47]

Social media in the biscuit industry

  • Biscoff’s social and influencer marketing plan generated more than 150 million views in 2025.[26]
  • Border Biscuits’ Chocolate Gingers paid-social campaign generated more than 450,000 engagements in the United Kingdom.[49]
  • The median confectionery brand had 74,565 Facebook fans worldwide in the third quarter of 2026; the category includes confectionery brands and is not limited to biscuits.[50]
  • Confectionery brands’ median Instagram post received 49 interactions in September 2026 worldwide; the dataset includes confectionery brands and is not limited to biscuits.[50]
  • The median confectionery Instagram profile generated 1,988 interactions during the third quarter of 2026 worldwide; the category includes confectionery brands and is not limited to biscuits.[50]

Influencer Marketing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 49% of U.S. millennial food and beverage shoppers said they purchased from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand in the previous year, according to a 2025 survey.[51]
  • 69.3% of TikTok videos featuring branded food or beverage products had no brand-relationship disclosure, based on an analysis of 648 videos published in 2025.[52]
  • 33% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a product from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand such as Prime or Feastables in the previous year, in 2025.[51]
  • 63% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[51]
  • 82% of U.S. Gen Z food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[51]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Manufacturing footprint and resource inputs are tracked, including more than 600,000 tonnes total production capacity across Biscuit International’s European factory network.

Process optimization in the biscuit industry

  • 59% of Biscuit International’s electricity consumption came from renewable electricity in 2024.[22]
  • 6.4% was Biscuit International’s packaging-to-product-weight ratio in 2024.[22]
  • 1,046 kWh per tonne produced was Biscuit International’s energy ratio in 2024 across its operations.[22]
  • 4.7% was Biscuit International’s food-waste ratio per tonne produced in 2024.[22]
  • 54% of rigid plastic packs used by Biscuit International contained more than 35% recycled PET in 2024.[22]

Operational efficiency in the biscuit industry

  • More than 600,000 tonnes was Biscuit International’s total production capacity across its European factory network.[22]
  • 384 biscuit SKUs were included in Mrs. Bectors Food’s domestic biscuit portfolio in fiscal 2025.[53]
  • 100% was Hup Seng Industries’ peak-season biscuit production-line utilization in fiscal 2024.[27]
  • 30 certified factories across 9 European countries formed Biscuit International’s manufacturing network in 2024.[22]
  • More than 300,000 tonnes of biscuits were produced by Biscuit International annually according to its facilities profile.[22]

Quality management in the biscuit industry

  • 4.7% of Biscuit International’s sales came from organic and free-from products in 2024.[22]
  • 75% of Biscuit International’s natural aromas and food colourings were compliant with its natural-ingredient objective in 2024.[22]
  • 100% of Biscuit International’s production facilities were certified to BRCGS or IFS Food standards in 2024.[22]
  • 70% of eggs used in Biscuit International’s Netherlands operations were sourced through the German KAT program.[22]
  • 80% of Biscuit International’s ingredient portfolio had blacklisted ingredients removed in 2024.[22]

Supply chain in the biscuit industry

  • 70% of eggs in Biscuit International’s Netherlands operations were sourced through the KAT program.[22]
  • 54% of Biscuit International’s rigid plastic packs contained more than 35% recycled PET in 2024.[22]
  • 100% RSPO palm oil was used at many Biscuit International facilities across Europe.[22]
  • 30 BRC/IFS-certified factories across 9 European countries supported Biscuit International’s supply chain in 2024.[22]
  • 70%–80% of key inputs for Indian biscuit manufacturers were wheat flour, sugar and palm oil, according to CRISIL’s SBL Biscuits assessment.[54]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 55% outsourced more manufacturing in 2023 than three years earlier, according to a survey of 287 industry leaders.[55]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 47% worked with up to 10 co-manufacturers in 2023.[55]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 36% used co-manufacturers for finished-product manufacturing in 2023.[55]
  • Among United States and European food-services and facility-management buyers, 91% expected outsourcing budgets to increase over the five years following 2024.[56]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[55]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing pressure is visible in producer indices, with U.S. producer prices for cookies, crackers and related products at 286.509 in September 2025.

Pricing strategy in the biscuit industry

  • 178 yen was Japan’s average biscuit selling price in fiscal 2024 year-to-date through September.[57]
  • 6.8% was AVI’s fiscal-2024 biscuit revenue growth following selling-price increases.[27]
  • 0.7 percentage points was Mondelez Biscuits & Baked Snacks’ pricing contribution in the fourth quarter of 2024.[23]
  • 5.1 percentage points was Mondelez’s pricing contribution to total company revenue growth in 2024.[23]
  • 15% was the reported increase in some Hershey grocery and food-service item prices during early 2024, including biscuit-related snack categories.[58]

Cost reduction in the biscuit industry

  • 60% was the minimum annual profit-after-tax dividend payout policy reported by Hup Seng Industries.[27]
  • 124,865 kilograms of CO2e were avoided by Hup Seng Industries’ solar-energy system in 2024.[27]
  • 1,046 kWh per tonne produced was Biscuit International’s 2024 energy ratio, down from 1,067 in 2023.[22]
  • 124,865 kilograms of CO2e were avoided after Hup Seng Industries installed solar generation at its biscuit facility.[27]
  • 6.4% was Biscuit International’s packaging ratio versus kilograms produced in 2024.[22]

Profitability in the biscuit industry

  • 6.0% was Jiashili Group’s 2024 revenue growth for its biscuits, pasta and flour business.[27]
  • 28.5% was Jiashili Group’s gross profit margin in 2024 across its biscuits, pasta and flour business.[27]
  • 195.9 million Egyptian pounds was Edita Food Industries’ biscuit revenue in fiscal 2024.[53]
  • 22.7% was AVI’s operating margin in fiscal 2024 across its reported business.[27]
  • 1.27 billion South African rand was AVI’s fiscal-2024 operating profit across its reported business.[27]

Financial planning in the biscuit industry

  • 89,237 metric tonnes was Mrs. Bectors Food’s bakery production capacity as of March 31, 2024.[59]
  • 1,43,304 metric tonnes was Mrs. Bectors Food’s biscuit production capacity as of March 31, 2024.[59]
  • 21,000 tonnes of annual capacity was added by Mrs. Bectors Food’s Madhya Pradesh biscuit plant.[53]
  • 1.2 billion euros was Lotus Bakeries’ 2024 sales after 16% growth.[60]
  • 20% was Lotus Bakeries’ 2024 Biscoff volume growth.[60]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Product pipeline volume is explicit, including 192 sweet biscuit and cookie products containing malt extract launched worldwide from January 1 to April 3, 2024.

Product development in the biscuit industry

  • 674 sweet biscuit and cookie products were launched in the United States in 2019.[61]
  • 192 sweet biscuit and cookie products containing malt extract were launched worldwide from January 1 to April 3, 2024.[61]
  • 636 sweet biscuit and cookie products were launched in the United States in 2020.[61]
  • 3,957 sweet biscuit and cookie products containing malt extract were launched worldwide from January 2019 to April 3, 2024.[61]
  • 586 sweet biscuit and cookie products were launched in the United States in 2022.[61]

Product lifecycle in the biscuit industry

  • 1,067 kWh per tonne produced was Biscuit International’s energy ratio in 2023.[22]
  • 54% was the recycled-PET ratio included in Biscuit International’s rigid plastic packs in 2024.[22]
  • 1,046 kWh per tonne produced was Biscuit International’s energy ratio in 2024.[22]
  • 5.2% was Biscuit International’s food-waste ratio in 2022, excluding newly acquired businesses.[22]
  • 4.7% was Biscuit International’s food-waste ratio in 2024, measured as kilograms of waste per tonne produced.[22]

Value proposition in the biscuit industry

  • 22 times per year was the average biscuit purchase frequency among United States shoppers in the fiscal year measured by NielsenIQ FY2025.[23]
  • 10 times per year was the approximate Mondelēz biscuit purchase frequency in the United States in the fiscal year measured by NielsenIQ FY2025.[23]
  • 82% was Mondelēz’s biscuit household penetration in the United States in the fiscal year measured by NielsenIQ FY2025.[23]
  • 94% of United Kingdom biscuit occasions took place at home, according to Kantar data cited by Wholesale Manager.[62]
  • 94% of United States households bought biscuits in the fiscal year measured by NielsenIQ FY2025.[23]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sourcing and emissions metrics are tracked with named ratios and certification coverage, including 59% renewable electricity at Biscuit International in 2024.

Sustainability in the biscuit industry

  • 100% of Mondelēz’s globally sourced palm-oil volume was RSPO-certified in 2024.[17]
  • 75% of Mondelēz’s Europe biscuit wheat volume was grown under its Harmony charter in 2024.[17]
  • 95% of Biscuit International’s sourced egg volume came from cage-free eggs in 2024.[22]
  • 59% of Biscuit International’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2024.[22]
  • 100% of Biscuit International’s sourced palm-oil volume was RSPO-certified in 2024.[22]

ESG in the biscuit industry

  • 4.7% of Biscuit International’s sales came from organic and free-form products in 2024.[22]
  • 100% of Biscuit International’s facilities were IFS- or BRC-certified in 2024.[22]
  • 57 was Biscuit International’s employee-engagement index in 2024.[22]
  • 44% of Biscuit International’s workforce were women in 2024.[22]
  • 80% of Biscuit International’s listed ingredients or products had been removed from its blacklist by 2024.[22]

Ethics in the biscuit industry

  • 89% of Mondelēz Cocoa Life communities in West Africa were covered by child-labor monitoring and remediation systems at the end of 2024.[23]
  • 98% of Mondelēz priority supplier sites had been audited for human-rights risks during the three years ending in 2024.[23]
  • 7,000 Mondelēz manufacturing and logistics employees had received human-rights training since 2021 by 2024.[23]
  • 96% of Mondelēz-owned plants had been audited for human-rights risks during the three years ending in 2024.[23]
  • 3,000 Mondelēz employees in key stewardship roles had received human-rights training since 2021 by 2024.[23]

CSR in the biscuit industry

  • 178,000 farmers were trained or coached on good agricultural practices through Cocoa Life in 2024.[63]
  • 571,000 community members and farmers received good-environmental-practice training through Cocoa Life in 2024.[63]
  • 50% of families with children in France consumed BN biscuits, according to pladis’s 2026 company information.[24]
  • $1 billion was the Mondelēz investment backing Cocoa Life from 2012 through 2030.[23]
  • 10,665,000 economic shade trees were distributed through Mondelēz’s Cocoa Life program in 2024.[63]

Circular economy in the biscuit industry

  • 11.5% was Mondelēz’s reduction in overall virgin plastic versus 2020 in 2025.[17]
  • 73% of Mondelēz direct-purchase paper-packaging fiber volumes were recycled fiber in 2025.[17]
  • 96% of Mondelēz packaging was designed to be recyclable in 2025.[17]
  • 6.4% was Biscuit International’s packaging-to-production-weight ratio in 2024.[22]
  • 400 tonnes of food waste were repurposed in the United States by pladis in 2024.[24]

Carbon footprint in the biscuit industry

  • 40,473 tonnes CO₂e were Lotus Bakeries’ Scope 1 and 2 emissions in its 2023 base year.[26]
  • 372,000 tonnes CO₂e were Mondelēz market-based Scope 2 emissions in 2024.[17]
  • 1.173 million tonnes CO₂e was Biscuit International’s total carbon footprint in 2023.[22]
  • 875,000 tonnes CO₂e were Mondelēz Scope 1 emissions in 2024.[17]
  • 23,474 tonnes CO₂e is Lotus Bakeries’ Scope 1 and 2 target for 2030.[26]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Cross-country scale is quantified, including 150+ countries hosting Mondelēz brands in 2024.

Globalization in the biscuit industry

  • £3.23 billion was pladis revenue in 2024, up 17% year on year, driven partly by international-market growth.[24]
  • 110+ countries receive snacks sold by pladis, a major global biscuit producer, in 2024.[24]
  • 48% of Mondelēz net revenue came from biscuits and baked snacks in 2025.[23]
  • 13% of Mondelēz net revenue came from Latin America in 2025.[23]
  • 150+ countries host Mondelēz brands, including Oreo, Ritz, belVita and LU biscuits, in 2024.[17]

Cultural adaptation in the biscuit industry

  • 5.6% was the approximate ten-year CAGR of China’s sweet-biscuit market cited by pladis in 2026.[24]
  • 2 Sunfeast Wowzers variants—Cheese and Lemon—were available at launch in India in 2024.[25]
  • 3rd place is BN’s volume ranking in the French biscuit category, according to pladis in 2026.[24]
  • 5 local Oreo flavor or product adaptations are specifically illustrated on Mondelēz’s global Oreo brand page.[17]
  • 100+ countries sell Oreo, with local flavors including blueberry and green-tea ice cream variants.[17]

Supplier management in the biscuit industry

  • 100% of Biscuit International’s wheat flour in France is sourced through its sustainable wheat chain with suppliers and customers.[22]
  • 600 million Mini BN biscuits had been produced after pladis invested €5.4 million in a dedicated French production line.[24]
  • 23 million dollars was invested by Mondelēz to expand its Indonesian Oreo, Mini Oreo and Ritz biscuit factory.[17]
  • 1 group-wide supplier code of conduct is used by Biscuit International for wages and working-hours requirements.[22]
  • 2019 marked Biscuit International’s launch of a stricter sustainable wheat-flour chain developed with suppliers and customers.[22]

Stakeholder management in the biscuit industry

  • 40,409 full-time employees were reported by ITC in its 2024 sustainability report.[25]
  • 5 segments generated ITC’s reported portfolio of future-ready businesses in 2024.[25]
  • 1 million dates were sponsored by Mondelēz’s Cadbury 5 Star Valentine’s campaign in India in 2026.[17]
  • 12 future-ready businesses operated across 5 segments at ITC in 2024.[25]
  • 2 stakeholder groups—customers and suppliers—are explicitly named as partners in Biscuit International’s sustainable-growth program.[22]

Distribution channels in the biscuit industry

  • 6.7 million Indian retail outlets were reached by Britannia’s biscuit distribution network in fiscal 2023.[70]
  • 2% of India’s biscuit distribution-channel sales came through e-commerce in fiscal 2023.[70]
  • 71.0% of baked-goods sales in Latin America came through specialist stores and small local grocers in 2024.[71]
  • 79.2% of baked-goods sales in North America came through modern trade in 2024.[71]
  • 8.2 million Indian retail outlets were reached by Parle’s biscuit distribution network in fiscal 2023.[70]

Key questions about the Biscuit Industry

What is the global biscuit market size in the latest reference year?
The global biscuits and crackers market was estimated at approximately $134.1 billion in 2025.
How fast is the biscuit market expected to grow?
The market is projected to reach approximately $191.4 billion by 2034, implying about 4.0% CAGR from 2025 to 2034.
Which companies lead the biscuit industry?
Ferrero leads Gitnux's 2026 biscuit ranking with an Overall score of 9.1, with revenue growth 4.6%. Lotus Bakeries is the runner-up at 8.9, driven by revenue growth 10%.
What technology shifts are showing up in biscuit manufacturing and operations?
Automation and controls changes appear in reported line impacts, including 2.5% higher line efficiency after automated oven controls were introduced in 2025.
How concentrated is the biscuit market around major international players?
Major international participants include Mondelēz International, Britannia Industries, ITC, Lotus Bakeries, Bahlsen and Parle Products.
What regulatory packaging requirement affects biscuit labeling in the U.S.?
Packaged biscuits must declare major allergens under FDA labeling requirements, and sesame is recognized as the ninth major food allergen under the FASTER Act.
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