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title: "Huntley & Palmers vs Ritz: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Huntley & Palmers or Ritz? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cracker brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Huntley & Palmers vs Ritz: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Huntley & Palmers or Ritz? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cracker brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Huntley & Palmers and Ritz
- **Competitive set**: Cracker brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Huntley & Palmers Share of Search**: 34.3%
- **Ritz Share of Search**: 36.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Huntley & Palmers or Ritz?

- In August 2026, Ritz had more branded searches than Huntley & Palmers among cracker brands in New Zealand. Ritz was estimated to have 860 branded searches compared to Huntley & Palmers’ 810, and held a 36.4% Share of Search versus Huntley & Palmers’ 34.3%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Ritz took it in November 2025, Huntley & Palmers took it in January 2026, Ritz took it in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Huntley & Palmers’ estimated Share of Search among cracker brands in New Zealand moved from 39.3% to 34.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 700 to 810.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ritz’s estimated Share of Search among cracker brands in New Zealand moved from 36.5% to 36.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 650 to 860.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cracker brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Huntley & Palmers gained estimated Share of Search among cracker brands in New Zealand, from 33.3% to 34.3%.
- In August 2026, Ritz lost estimated Share of Search among cracker brands in New Zealand, from 40.2% to 36.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Huntley & Palmers estimated searches | Huntley & Palmers Share of Search | Huntley & Palmers rank | Ritz estimated searches | Ritz Share of Search | Ritz rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 700 | 39.3% | 1 | 650 | 36.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 610 | 37% | 2 | 660 | 40% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 640 | 34.6% | 2 | 780 | 42.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 710 | 35.9% | 1 | 660 | 33.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 38.5% | 1 | 710 | 38% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 710 | 34.5% | 2 | 830 | 40.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 650 | 36.1% | 2 | 680 | 37.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 640 | 31.4% | 2 | 900 | 44.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 620 | 32.8% | 2 | 820 | 43.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 680 | 33.3% | 2 | 820 | 40.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 810 | 34.3% | 2 | 860 | 36.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Huntley & Palmers’ and Ritz’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Huntley & Palmers**: Measured on the search terms “huntley & palmers”, “huntley & palmers biscuits”, “huntley & palmers cookies”, “huntley & palmers crackers”, “huntley & palmers nz”, “huntley and palmers cracker bread”, “huntley and palmers rice crackers”, “huntley palmers”, “huntley palmers biscuits” and “huntley palmers crackers”, summed into one figure.
- **Ritz**: Measured on the search terms “ritz cheese crackers”, “ritz cheese sandwich crackers”, “ritz crackers” and “ritz original crackers”, summed into one figure.

- [Huntley & Palmers profile](/demand/nz/brands/huntley-and-palmers)
- [Ritz profile](/demand/nz/brands/ritz)
- [All cracker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cracker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Huntley & Palmers or Ritz?

In August 2026, Ritz had more branded searches than Huntley & Palmers among cracker brands in New Zealand. Ritz was estimated to have 860 branded searches compared to Huntley & Palmers’ 810, and held a 36.4% Share of Search versus Huntley & Palmers’ 34.3%.

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Brandwave. "Huntley & Palmers vs Ritz: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/huntley-and-palmers-vs-ritz

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