Your Guide to Biscuit Category
Biscuits Categories
Biscuits are now worth £2.5bn, making up around 23% of the Snacking industry. The category is purchased by 99.5% of UK households, making it a vital part of people’s baskets.
Shoppers have ever-changing needs and missions, but for simplicity, we segment Biscuits into 8 different categories. Representation of each segment on the shelf is key to driving category sales, particularly as biscuit shoppers are highly valuable to Convenience, driving a 50% increase in basket spending!
Segment Value
Everyday Treats and Everyday Biscuits make up over 50% of the category combined, with the #1 mission within Convenience being a ‘Top Up’ Shop. Healthier Biscuits has seen real growth in the latest couple of years, with people growing more health-concerned and looking for a ‘better for you’ offering. Category growth is coming from new players entering the market, and new on-the-go formats to serve multiple shopper needs.
Everyday Biscuits
Plain biscuits, perfect with tea and coffee!
Plain Digestives
Mcvitie's
Rich Tea
McVitie's
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maryland
Ginger Nuts
McVitie's
White Chocolate Chip Cookies
McVitie's
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Maryland
Bourbon Creams
Bourbons
Hobnobs
McVitie's
Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies
McVitie's
Biscoff
Lotus
Everyday Treats
An everyday snack with a treat connotation.
Milk Chocolate Digestives
McVitie's
Jaffa Cakes
McVitie's
Milk Chocolate Hobnobs
McVitie's
Vanilla Cookies
Oreo
Teacakes
Tunnock's
Cookies Double Crème
Oreo
Dark Chocolate Digestives
McVitie's
Pretzels Milk Chocolate
Flipz
Chocolate Viennese Biscuits
Fox's
Caramel Chocolate Digestives
McVitie's
Healthier Biscuits
Often consumed at Breakfast, Healthier biscuits are perfect for on-the-go snacking.
Rice Krispies Squares Marshmallow
Kellogg's
Rice Krispies Squares Chocolate
Kellogg's
Soft Bakes Choc Chip
Belvita
B-Ready Milk Chocolate & Hazelnut
Nutella
Savoury Biscuits
Savoury biscuits are highly versatile and can be consumed as part of a meal, or as a savoury snack.
Cream Crackers
Jacob's
Crackers Original
Ritz
Cheese Sandwich
Tuc
Cheddars
Jacob's
Special Treats
Premium indulgence and fully chocolate coated – perfect for a special occasion!
Fingers
Cadbury
Cookies Fabulous Half Coated
Fox's
Choco Leibniz Milk Chocolate
Bahlsen
Blissfuls Belgian Milk Chocolate & Caramel
McVitie's
Blissfuls Belgian Milk Chocolate & Hazelnut
McVitie's
Chocolate Biscuits Bars
An individually-wrapped biscuit, perfect for the on-the-go consumption.
Two Fingers 20.7g x 5 pack
Kit Kat
Chocolate Wafer
Tunnock's
Club Orange 6 pack
McVitie's
Blue Ribband
Nestle
Penguin 6 pack
McVitie's
Time Out
Cadbury
Gold Bars 6 pack
McVitie's
Rocky Caramel
Foxs
Jammie
Wagon Wheels
Club Mint 6 pack
McVitie's
Children's Biscuits
Typically consumed by a younger audience, Children’s biscuits covers at-home occasions as well as mini multipacks.
Raspberry
Jammie Dodgers
Party Rings
Fox's
Source: Nielsen Symbols & Independents Biscuits data to 05/11/2022 and Kantar Biscuits data to 25/12/2022