{"id":37897,"date":"2026-06-24T09:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37897"},"modified":"2026-06-24T09:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:48:58","slug":"nicotine-pouch-sales-surge-globally","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/nicotine-pouch-sales-surge-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicotine pouch sales surge globally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The global market for nicotine pouches is expanding rapidly, with sales estimated to have grown by more than 660% since 2020.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The trend was highlighted during an international webinar where public health experts discussed the increasing popularity of the products and their impact across different regions.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Nicotine pouches, which are placed between the lip and gum, contain nicotine, flavourings and other additives.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Experts say manufacturers are increasingly targeting younger consumers, particularly in fast-growing markets across Africa, including Kenya.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">&#8211;Channel Africa&#8211;<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37898,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[78,44],"class_list":["post-37897","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Global market for nicotine pouches is expanding rapidly","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37899,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37897\/revisions\/37899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}