Each Spaniard consumes an average of 30 kilograms of bread per year

Published 2022년 10월 11일

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The article highlights the significant role of bread in the Spanish diet, with each person consuming an average of 30 kilograms annually, contributing to a market value of 3,290 million euros. A quarter of this consumption is in the form of packaged fresh and toasted bread, with white sliced bread being the most popular. The bread industry is supporting stable employment, with the majority of positions being indefinite contracts held by women and young people. France, Portugal, and Italy are the primary markets for bread exports. The industry is innovating to meet consumer preferences, offering a diverse range of bread types, including gluten-free and sugar-free options.

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Each Spaniard consumes an average of 30 kilograms of bread per year in all its forms, and the total turnover of this category reaches 3,290 million euros, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Of these 30 kilograms, approximately a quarter correspond to the consumption of packaged fresh and toasted bread, where white sliced bread continues to show its hegemony in this category and accounts for half of the value invoiced by the sector in 2021, when it reached sales of around 750 million euros. "Consuming packaged bread in our country is favoring stable employment, which maintains 2020 figures, but with an increase in indefinite contracts, which represent 84% of the total and with a high representation of women (84%) and young people (37%) ”, indicates the Spanish Sweet Association, Produlce. With regard to exports, France (a country with a long tradition of bread consumption like Spain) consolidates its position with a modest growth in sales of ...

Source: Financialfood