With revenue rising and the volume sold slightly falling, the Brazilian biscuit, pasta, and bread industry experienced a year in 2025 where it earned more in reais but sold a bit less in quantity, in a sector that is in almost every home
The biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil grew in revenue in 2025. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, with data from ABIMAPI, the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil earned 70.5 billion reais in 2025, an increase of 3.2% compared to the previous year. The sector surpassed 70 billion reais.
And the volume sold decreased. According to ABIMAPI, the volume sold by the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil totaled 4 million tons in 2025, a decrease of 2.1% compared to the previous year. The sector sold a bit less.
How much the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry earned
The revenue was significant for the year. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil earned 70.5 billion reais in 2025. The sector moved tens of billions in the year.
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And the growth was consistent. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil grew 3.2% in revenue in 2025. The income advanced in the year.
This revenue of 70.5 billion reais shows the strength of the sector. Industrialized biscuits, pasta, and bread are in almost every Brazilian home, which gives the sector a huge consumer base and places it among the most present on the country’s tables.
Why the volume of biscuits, pasta, and bread fell
The volume decreased in the year. According to ABIMAPI, the volume sold by the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil totaled 4 million tons in 2025, a decrease of 2.1%. The sector sold less in quantity.
And the revenue rose even with less volume. According to ABIMAPI, the revenue of the biscuit, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil grew in 2025 despite the drop in the volume sold. The price sustained the income.
It is worth separating the two indicators to avoid confusion. Revenue measures how much money entered the sector, including price increases, while volume measures how many tons were sold, and it is possible for revenue to rise and volume to fall, indicating that the income growth came more from price than quantity.
Which categories drove the cookie industry
The cookie leads the revenue. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, cookies accounted for 34.1 billion reais of the revenue from the cookie, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil in 2025. The cookie is the flagship of the sector.
And industrialized bread also grew. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, industrialized breads generated 16.5 billion reais in the industry in Brazil in 2025, with a 6% increase in value. Bread advanced during the year.
This leadership of the cookie shows the profile of the sector. The cookie is the most consumed product in the basket, followed by industrialized bread and pasta, making the cookie the main item in revenue and reflecting the Brazilian habit of having these products at home.
How much the Brazilian cookie industry reaches homes
The sector is in almost every home. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, the product basket of the cookie, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil reached 99.7% penetration in households in the country in 2025. Almost every home consumes these products.
And this presence gives stability to the sector. According to ABIMAPI, the high penetration in households gives the cookie, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil a stable consumption base. The demand is constant.
This presence in almost every home is the hallmark of the sector. As cookies, pasta, and bread are basic food items, demand remains strong even in tight years, providing the sector with a stable and predictable consumption base.
What the Brazilian cookie industry represents
The revenue shows the strength of the sector. According to ISTOÉ Dinheiro, the cookie, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil generated 70.5 billion reais in 2025. It is one of the largest food sectors in the country.
And the volume gives the scale. According to ABIMAPI, the cookie, pasta, and bread industry in Brazil sold 4 million tons in 2025. Millions of tons of product per year.
This scale places the sector among the most important in the food industry. The industry encompasses manufacturing, distribution, and retail, generating employment and moving tens of billions per year, making its performance a reflection of Brazilian family food consumption.
What the cookie industry means for the country
Cookies, pasta, and industrialized bread are in almost every Brazilian home. The sector encompasses manufacturing, distribution, and retail, generating employment and moving tens of billions per year, making its performance a reflection of the basic food consumption of families in the country.
In the end, the numbers for 2025 show a sector in contrast. With the cookie, pasta, and bread industry earning 70.5 billion reais, an increase of 3.2%, but with the volume dropping 2.1% to 4 million tons, the sector in Brazil earned more and sold a little less. As long as there is breakfast, cookies sell. Tell us in the comments: which cookie is a must-have in your home?
