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Chocolate Confectionery in China

Published Jun 27, 2025
Length 20 Pages
SKU # EP20156117

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Value sales of chocolate confectionery in China have been rising over 2024 and 2025, with several factors explaining growth here. Both global and local chocolate brands are expanding their presence through enhanced distribution channels such as snack shops in low-tier cities and social e-commerce platforms. However, value growth is showing signs of slowing in 2025, suggesting potential challenges arising from the macroeconomic context. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in China report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change. Product coverage: Boxed Assortments, Chocolate Pouches and Bags, Chocolate with Toys, Countlines, Other Chocolate Confectionery, Seasonal Chocolate, Tablets. Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data. Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Chocolate Confectionery market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop. Euromonitor International has over 50 years' experience of publishing market research reports, business reference books and online information systems. With offices in London, Chicago, Singapore, Shanghai, Vilnius, Dubai, Cape Town, Santiago, Sydney, Tokyo, Bengaluru, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Hong Kong, Dusseldorf and Mexico City and a network of analysts in 100 countries, Euromonitor International has a unique capability and an understanding of diverse markets to develop reliable information resources to help drive informed strategic planning. To learn more about how our research solutions can support you, contact your local Euromonitor International office.

Table of Contents

20 Pages
Chocolate Confectionery in China
Euromonitor International
June 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY IN CHINA
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Value sales rise, with boxed assortments leading growth
Mars remains overall leader and continues to expand in 2025, as texture and flavour innovation continues apace
Discounters sees fastest growth while e-commerce accounts for most sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Sales set to slow during forecast period, prompting further investment in health attributes
Tech advances shape development
Innovation through focus on regional flavours
Summary 1 Other Chocolate Confectionery by Product Type: 2025
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Sales of Chocolate Tablets by Type: % Value 2020-2025
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2021-2025
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Chocolate Confectionery: % Value 2022-2025
Table 8 Distribution of Chocolate Confectionery by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Chocolate Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SNACKS IN CHINA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Snacks in 2025: The big picture
Key trends in 2025
Competitive Landscape
Channel developments
What next for snacks?
MARKET DATA
Table 13 Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Snacks: % Value 2021-2025
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Snacks: % Value 2022-2025
Table 19 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
Table 20 Distribution of Snacks by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 24 Forecast Sales of Snacks by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 2 Research Sources

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