Impulse Ice-cream Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Sales Type (On Trade, Off-Trade), By Distribution Channel (Specialty Stores, Convenience Stores, Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Online, Food and Drink Specialists) Others and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Impulse ice-creams are water-based, all dairy, ready for instant consumption ice-lollies that include chocolate-coated ice-creams, ice cream tubes, ice-cream sandwiches, and others. Impulse ice-cream is designed for immediate consumption and is mainly sold under the single-service product market across different economies. The impulse ice-cream market is expected to grow at a decent pace during the forecast period due to the high demand for exotic indulgences, such as ice-creams across the globe. The increasing number of manufacturers aiming for producing impulse ice-cream products cost-efficiently and meeting the demand of consumers is one of the crucial factors that is expected to positively drive the global impulse ice-cream market during the forecast period (2019-2026). Furthermore, the growth of the impulse ice-cream industry is also driven by the availability of various ice-cream flavors and increasing consumer spending on quality indulgence edibles.

Major players operating in the global impulse ice-cream market are focusing on launching innovative, fresh, healthy, and affordable products for maintaining their market prominence in the worldwide market. Companies are also concentrating on the sustainable and convenient packaging of the product to attract consumers. Unilever Group, General Mills, and Nestle S.A. are some of the leading companies operating in the global impulse ice-cream market.

The rise in the number of manufacturers that are continuously expanding their product range by including various organic & herbal fillings, functional ingredients, and exotic flavors in formulating impulse ice-cream to meet the consumer's demand is expected to fuel the impulse ice-cream market. Adoption of premiumization strategy by various significant market players due to growing demand for high-quality and clean-labeled impulse ice-cream and related products is estimated to drive the growth of global impulse ice-cream products market further. However, health concerns regarding consuming impulse ice-cream and seasonality of the ice-cream products are restraining the market.

Key Players Covered:

Some of the major companies that are present in the global impulse ice-cream market are Unilever Group, Direct Wholesale Foods, Turkey Hill Dairy, Nestle S.A., General Mills, Pure Ice Cream Co LLC, IFFCO, Baskin-Robbins, Vadilal Industries Limited, and International Dairy Queen, Inc.

Among the listed sales type, the on-trade sub-segment is anticipated to be the fastest-growing sales type as all types of dairy, and water-based ice creams are sold through the aforementioned sales-type extensively. Also, it includes ice creams that are manufactured by restaurants and hotels such as Westin, ITC. For example, soft-serve- cup and cones that are available in machine brands such as McSwirl. Furthermore, in some emerging economies, less developed infrastructure and unfavorable climatic conditions also contribute to sales of impulse ice-creams through on-trade businesses such as café, restaurants, and bars.

Among the distribution channel, the supermarkets/hypermarkets segment is expected to lead in the distribution of impulse ice cream products. Supermarkets/hypermarkets are emerging as one of the centers of attraction for purchasing groceries, as they offer schemes and offers that are available in stores for the consumers buying the products in bulk. The availability of fixed shelves in the supermarkets for impulse ice cream products and other indulgence attracts consumer attention to purchase. The online retailing or e-commerce is one of the emerging platforms for buying groceries and other products, that helps the consumers to experience a convenient buying through mobile applications, which is expected to aid the sales of impulse ice cream through online channels.

Regional Analysis:

The impulse ice cream market in the Asia Pacific is projected to witness significant growth in the upcoming years, owing to escalating demand for ice cream due to favorable climatic conditions (moderately hot and humid) for consuming ice creams in the region. The impulse ice cream market in Asia Pacific is projected to grow at a rapid pace during the foreseeable years due to rapid technological advancements in terms of cold chain infrastructure, commercial refrigerators, and freezing equipment’s in the region.

The rapid growth in population across prominent economies of Asia, such as China, India, and others, is further expected to aid the sales of impulse ice cream across the region. Consumers' inclination towards healthier options, coupled with increasing consumption of instant or ready-to-eat food products like impulse ice cream, is expected to contribute to the growth of the Asia Pacific impulse ice cream market during the forecast years.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• In July 2019, Froneri, a global ice-cream manufacturer, announced about its plan to acquire Noga Ice Creams Limited, which is a part of Osem Group, a subsidiary of Nestle SA. The acquisition by Froneri is aimed at entering the Israel blooming and potential ice-cream market.