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Food and beverages
World
28.10.2026 · 7 min read
Global ice cream market 2026: giants split up, cocoa gets cheaper, Asia accelerates
Magnum has listed on the stock exchange, Nestlé is pulling out of ice cream, cocoa has more than halved from its peak, while sugar is getting more exp...
Construction and real estate
Azerbaijan
28.10.2026 · 6 min read
Construction in Azerbaijan 2026: state orders shrink, the housing market slows
The construction sector contracted by 8.7% in real terms over 9 months, but total investment rose by 10.9%. Housing price growth has slowed to 8.4%, b...
Retail
Azerbaijan
28.10.2026 · 6 min read
Azerbaijan retail 2026: who is growing and who is pulling back
Retail turnover reached 44.3 billion manat in 8 months, and non-food is growing about five times faster than food. Tamstore has taken its store count...
Charts
AllRaw materials 2026: what got cheaper, what got dearerYear-on-year change. Red — higher costs for an ice cream maker, green — lower costs · %
Global ice cream market 2026: key figures
Market size (Reuters, December 2025)87 bn $Estimates range from 80.9 to 105.8 bn $
Magnum's global share21%Froneri — about 11%
Magnum, organic growth, H1 20264.7%analysts expected 3.4%
Cocoa futures5,582 $/t▼ −12%22.10.2026, year on year; peak: 12,906 $/t (December 2024)
FAO Dairy Price Index119.1 points▼ −19.1%September 2026, year on year
FAO Sugar Price Index114.0 points▲ +14.7%September 2026, year on year; highest since April 2025