Confectionery Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

The term “confectionery” typically encompasses products such as chocolate and non-chocolate candy; gum; ice cream and frozen desserts; cookies, cakes, and pastries; and other sweet goods such as jams, jellies, and preserves. Non-chocolate candy can be a wide-ranging term classification, particularly at the international level. Marzipan, fruit-paste candies, jelly beans, marshmallows, nut brittles, toffees, and mints all are classified as non-chocolate candies.

Confectionery is sold through one of the broadest spectrums of retail channels of any food product. These channels include supermarkets, grocery stores, mass merchandisers, drugstores, convenience stores, gourmet/specialty stores (including chocolate stores, bulk candy stores, specialty food stores, kitchenware stores, and chains owned by companies that both manufacture and retail chocolate), department stores, health and natural food stores, warehouse clubs, bakeries, coffeehouses and cafés, ethnic markets, movie theaters, kiosks and tobacco stores, card and gift shops, toy stores, office supply stores, florists, transportation terminals, mail-order catalogs, online stores on the Internet, and many others, as well as vending machines and street vendors.

Confectionary sales typically peak at holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Halloween, and confections are historically welcome as gifts and popular as self-indulgences. As a result,

MarketResearch.com’s catalog of reports focusing on confectionery also includes research on the burgeoning food gifting industry, which is expected to see healthy gains through 2016 and beyond.

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Confectionery Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Costa Rica Chocolate Confectionery

    ... picture bolsters growth. Chocolate confectionery seen as an affordable indulgence for most Costa Ricans. Increasing tourist numbers is also expected to support growth, including for local premium offerings. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in Costa Rica ... Read More

  • Costa Rica Sugar Confectionery

    ... chocolate confectionery. As such, players look to bolster volume sales by offering regular promotions. Increasingly players also offer larger volume value packs, which are often used for children’s birthday parties. Supermarket chains such as PriceSmart ... Read More

  • Tunisia Sugar Confectionery

    ... to inflation and rises in sugar prices, which is imported by the government for use in local confectionery manufacturing. Despite price hikes, sugar confectionery is set to maintain moderate retail volume growth over 2024, only ... Read More

  • North Macedonia Gum

    ... bad environmental reputation in terms of disposability, and this is a challenge for manufacturers. Gum is typically consumed by children, teenagers and younger consumers, especially Gen Z and Millennials, but even younger generations tend to ... Read More

  • North Macedonia Chocolate Confectionery

    ... confectionery remains steady in 2024, with current value growth boosted further by rising prices. Chocolate confectionery continues to benefit from the premiumisation trend following the launch of more renowned premium brands. With the emergence of ... Read More

  • Latvia Gum

    ... in overall value. Consumers remain price-conscious, and manufacturers are navigating a delicate balance between maintaining margins and keeping gum an affordable treat. Euromonitor International's Gum in Latvia report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at ... Read More

  • Bolivia Chocolate Confectionery

    ... rising import and production costs caused by a severe shortage of US dollars in the economy. Resultant inflationary pressures and mounting fears the balance of payments crisis will lead to a sharp devaluation of the ... Read More

  • Georgia Gum

    ... (Mars Inc) faced supply issues resulting in sales decline across its major brands as well as its Wrigley portfolio. Promotional activities such as discounts and merchandising strategies will drive sales in 2024, alongside novelties from ... Read More

  • Kenya Chocolate Confectionery

    ... in stagnant sales volume growth within the category. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in Kenya report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to ... Read More

  • Cameroon Chocolate Confectionery

    ... clear preference for the locally-made Mambo tablet, priced at XAF150 per 25g, compared to pricier imported options like countlines (average XAF625/60g) and boxed assortments (average XAF5600/200g). Chocolaterie Confiserie du Cameroun (Chococam)’s successful pricing strategy with ... Read More

  • The Czech Republic Chocolate Confectionery

    ... with an increased cost-of-living while prices continue to rise. However, while inflation has stabilised in 2024, significant price increases continue to impact chocolate confectionery as a result of soaring cocoa prices at the beginning of ... Read More

  • Turkey Gum

    ... breath freshening attributes, consumers have been chewing gum as a stress relief aid amid economic and political difficulties. Kent Gida Maddeleri San ve Tic AS’s TV advertisement for Falim, which was joined by the slogan ... Read More

  • Slovakia Chocolate Confectionery

    ... Added to which, we have seen soaring unit prices for raw ingredients such as cocoa and sugar, which are directly specific to the production of chocolate confectionery. At the same time, Slovak consumers remain price ... Read More

  • Belgium Gum

    ... growth in 2024. Prominent players, including Perfetti Van Melle and Cadbury Belgium (Mondelez), helped to steer the category’s resurgence, as re-engaged impulse buyers sought the comfort of familiar brands. Despite indications of recuperation, chewing gum ... Read More

  • Ukraine Sugar Confectionery

    ... company offers the most favourably priced products in comparison to the majority of imported brands, like Haribo, thanks to local manufacturing and less impact from currency devaluation. Further, the domestic player boasts a wide product ... Read More

  • Turkey Sugar Confectionery

    ... retail volume sales remains seasonal gifting. For example, retail volume sales of boiled sweets, toffees and pastilles, gummies, jellies and chews are strongly boosted by the holiday seasons of Ramadan and Eid, as many Turkish ... Read More

  • Ukraine Gum

    ... Dirol (Mondelez) in supermarkets and convenience stores. This is keeping their famous brands at affordable prices and helping to boost impulse purchases of chewing gum, which is usually located by tills. Euromonitor International's Gum in ... Read More

  • Greece Chocolate Confectionery

    ... price rises, as input costs spiral to an all-time high. Cacao prices, for example, surged at the beginning of the year, thanks to unfavourable weather conditions in West Africa, home to a significant proportion of ... Read More

  • Croatia Sugar Confectionery

    ... private label sugar confectionery. Consumers are actively seeking out budget-friendly options, with larger pack sizes and price promotions holding particular appeal. Retailers have responded by tailoring their offerings to meet this demand, a trend that ... Read More

  • Dominican Republic Chocolate Confectionery

    ... chocolate industry and is one of the main producers of cocoa worldwide – however, it was not immune from price rises for cocoa, as well as for sugar, and this increased retailed prices and dampened ... Read More

  • Cameroon Sugar Confectionery

    ... driven by inflationary pressures, however, as volume growth is more modest. While price sensitivity remains a factor in sugar confectionery, it is not as dominant as in the gum market. Consumers are drawn to the ... Read More

  • Ukraine Chocolate Confectionery

    ... seen in 2022 when war broke out. Mondelez Ukraine, which produces the Korona and Milka brands, saw a significant drop in retail value share in 2022, as higher prices and logistics issues hampered supply and ... Read More

  • Greece Gum

    ... struggling with the high cost of living, many are cutting down on discretionary expenditures in order to save money. The post-pandemic boom in in mobility, which created favourable conditions for chewing gum, is also beginning ... Read More

  • Greece Sugar Confectionery

    ... and attract health-conscious consumers, many confectioners are being compelled to promote the health-related benefits of their sugar confectionery, while there is a growing demand for sugar substitutes, like stevia. One product area to benefit from ... Read More

  • Turkey Chocolate Confectionery

    ... mood, despite rising unit prices amid a highly inflationary climate. During the COVID-19 crisis, which brought lockdown conditions, consumers spent more time at home. In this light, many consumers looked for indulgence and pampering snacks ... Read More

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