Sugar Confectionery in the United Arab Emirates

In 2025, retail current value sales of sugar confectionery in the United Arab Emirates are projected to increase strongly and marginally faster than in 2024. The pursuit of indulgence is a strong growth driver of sugar confectionery in the market, mirroring the shift witnessed in consumer preferences and modern lifestyles. Consumers are increasingly drawn to confectionery products that offer moments of delight and sensory pleasure, treating them as small luxuries in their daily routines. This tr...

Euromonitor International's Sugar Confectionery in United Arab Emirates 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: Boiled Sweets, Chewy Candies, Gummies and Jellies, Liquorice, Lollipops, Medicated Confectionery, Mints, Other Sugar Confectionery, Toffees, Caramels and Nougat.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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Sugar Confectionery in the United Arab Emirates
Euromonitor International
June 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Indulgence remains a key growth driver in sugar confectionery
Strong investment in innovation and strategic positioning keeps Haribo ahead of the field
Hypermarkets leverage space and assortment advantages to lead
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Premiumisation to gain momentum and push sugar confectionery as a whole in the forecast period
Q-commerce to transform the online landscape for sugar confectionery
Health and wellness-orientated sugar confectionery to help shape consumption behaviours
Summary 1 Other Sugar Confectionery by Product Type: 2025
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Sales of Chewy Candies by Type: % Value 2020-2025
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Sugar Confectionery: % Value 2021-2025
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Sugar Confectionery: % Value 2022-2025
Table 8 Distribution of Sugar Confectionery by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Sugar Confectionery by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SNACKS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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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