Research Summary
Confectionery refers to a broad category of sweet food items that are typically rich in sugar and often flavored with various ingredients, such as chocolate, nuts, fruits, and spices. It includes a wide range of treats like candies, chocolates, toffees, gummies, marshmallows, fudge, and more. Confectionery products are popular as indulgent treats and are enjoyed by people of all ages. They are often associated with celebrations, holidays, and special occasions, as well as being commonly consumed as snacks or desserts. Confectionery is produced by combining sugar or sugar substitutes with other ingredients, using various cooking techniques like boiling, caramelizing, or chocolate tempering. The art of confectionery has a long history, dating back centuries, and continues to evolve with innovative flavors and forms, catering to diverse tastes and preferences around the world.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Confectionery market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of Confectionery include Nestle, DeMet’s Candy, Mondeléz, Mars, Ferrara Candy, Arcor, August Storck, Yildiz, Grupo Bimbo, Hershey, Ferrero, Meiji, Perfetti Van Melle, Haribo, Lindt & Sprüngli, Storck, Orion, General Mills, United Confectioners, LOTTE Confectionery, Morinaga, Glico, Crown Confectionery, Cloetta etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Confectionery. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Confectionery market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Confectionery market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Confectionery industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of Confectionery Include:
Nestle
DeMet’s Candy
Mondeléz
Mars
Ferrara Candy
Arcor
August Storck
Yildiz
Grupo Bimbo
Hershey
Ferrero
Meiji
Perfetti Van Melle
Haribo
Lindt & Sprüngli
Storck
Orion
General Mills
United Confectioners
LOTTE Confectionery
Morinaga
Glico
Crown Confectionery
Cloetta
Confectionery Product Segment Include:
Hard Candy
Soft Candy
Confectionery Product Application Include:
Online Sales
Offline Sales
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global Confectionery Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 3: Global Confectionery Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 4: Global Confectionery Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 5: Global Confectionery Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 6: North America Confectionery Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 7: Europe Confectionery Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: China Confectionery Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) Confectionery Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: Latin America Confectionery Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa Confectionery Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Global Confectionery Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)
Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources
- 1 Confectionery Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
- 1.2 Confectionery Product by Type
- 1.2.1 Hard Candy
- 1.2.2 Soft Candy
- 1.3 Confectionery Product by Application
- 1.3.1 Online Sales
- 1.3.2 Offline Sales
- 1.4 Global Confectionery Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
- 1.4.1 Global Confectionery Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Confectionery Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.4.3 Global Confectionery Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.5 Confectionery Industry Trends and Innovation
- 1.5.1 Confectionery Industry Trends and Innovation
- 1.5.2 Confectionery Market Drivers and Challenges
- 2 Confectionery Market PESTEL Analysis
- 2.1 Political Factors Analysis
- 2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
- 2.3 Social Factors Analysis
- 2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
- 2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
- 2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
- 3 Confectionery Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 3.1 Competitive Rivalry
- 3.2 Threat of New Entrants
- 3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 3.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 4 Global Confectionery Market Analysis by Regions
- 4.1 Confectionery Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Confectionery Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.2.1 Global Confectionery Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.2.2 Global Confectionery Revenue and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 4.3 Global Confectionery Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.3.1 Global Confectionery Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.3.2 Global Confectionery Sales and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 4.4 Global Confectionery Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
- 5 Global Confectionery Market Size by Type and Application
- 5.1 Global Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 5.1.1 Global Confectionery Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.1.2 Global Confectionery Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.2 Global Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Confectionery Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Confectionery Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
- 6 North America
- 6.1 North America Confectionery Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 6.3 North America Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 6.3.1 North America Confectionery Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 6.3.2 North America Confectionery Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 6.4 North America Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 6.4.1 North America Confectionery Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 6.4.2 North America Confectionery Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 6.5 North America Confectionery Market Size by Country
- 6.5.1 US
- 6.5.2 Canada
- 7 Europe
- 7.1 Europe Confectionery Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 7.3 Europe Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 7.3.1 Europe Confectionery Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 7.3.2 Europe Confectionery Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 7.4 Europe Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 7.4.1 Europe Confectionery Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 7.4.2 Europe Confectionery Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 7.5 Europe Confectionery Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 Germany
- 7.5.2 France
- 7.5.3 United Kingdom
- 7.5.4 Italy
- 7.5.5 Spain
- 7.5.6 Benelux
- 8 China
- 8.1 China Confectionery Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 8.3 China Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 8.3.1 China Confectionery Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 8.3.2 China Confectionery Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 8.4 China Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 8.4.1 China Confectionery Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 8.4.2 China Confectionery Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 9 APAC (excl. China)
- 9.1 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 9.3 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 9.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 9.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 9.4 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 9.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 9.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 9.5 APAC (excl. China) Confectionery Market Size by Country
- 9.5.1 Japan
- 9.5.2 South Korea
- 9.5.3 India
- 9.5.4 Australia
- 9.5.5 Southeast Asia
- 10 Latin America
- 10.1 Latin America Confectionery Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 10.3 Latin America Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 10.3.1 Latin America Confectionery Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 10.3.2 Latin America Confectionery Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 10.4 Latin America Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 10.4.1 Latin America Confectionery Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 10.4.2 Latin America Confectionery Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 10.5 Latin America Confectionery Market Size by Country
- 10.6 Latin America Confectionery Market Size by Country
- 10.6.1 Mexico
- 10.6.2 Brazil
- 11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Market Size by Type
- 11.3.1 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 11.3.2 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Market Size by Application
- 11.4.1 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 11.4.2 Middle East & Africa Confectionery Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 11.5 Middle East Confectionery Market Size by Country
- 11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 11.5.2 South Africa
- 12 Competition by Manufacturers
- 12.1 Global Confectionery Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.1.1 Global Confectionery Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.1.2 Global Confectionery Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.1.3 Global Confectionery Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.2 Confectionery Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
- 12.2.1 Confectionery Competitive Landscape Analysis
- 12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
- 12.2.3 Market Dynamic
- 13 Key Companies Analysis
- 13.1 Nestle
- 13.1.1 Nestle Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.1.2 Nestle Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.1.3 Nestle Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.2 DeMet’s Candy
- 13.2.1 DeMet’s Candy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.2.2 DeMet’s Candy Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.2.3 DeMet’s Candy Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.3 Mondeléz
- 13.3.1 Mondeléz Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.3.2 Mondeléz Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.3.3 Mondeléz Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.4 Mars
- 13.4.1 Mars Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.4.2 Mars Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.4.3 Mars Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.5 Ferrara Candy
- 13.5.1 Ferrara Candy Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.5.2 Ferrara Candy Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.5.3 Ferrara Candy Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.6 Arcor
- 13.6.1 Arcor Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.6.2 Arcor Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.6.3 Arcor Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.7 August Storck
- 13.7.1 August Storck Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.7.2 August Storck Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.7.3 August Storck Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.8 Yildiz
- 13.8.1 Yildiz Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.8.2 Yildiz Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.8.3 Yildiz Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.9 Grupo Bimbo
- 13.9.1 Grupo Bimbo Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.9.2 Grupo Bimbo Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.9.3 Grupo Bimbo Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.10 Hershey
- 13.10.1 Hershey Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.10.2 Hershey Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.10.3 Hershey Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.11 Ferrero
- 13.11.1 Ferrero Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.11.2 Ferrero Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.11.3 Ferrero Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.12 Meiji
- 13.12.1 Meiji Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.12.2 Meiji Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.12.3 Meiji Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.13 Perfetti Van Melle
- 13.13.1 Perfetti Van Melle Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.13.2 Perfetti Van Melle Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.13.3 Perfetti Van Melle Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.14 Haribo
- 13.14.1 Haribo Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.14.2 Haribo Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.14.3 Haribo Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.15 Lindt & Sprüngli
- 13.15.1 Lindt & Sprüngli Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.15.2 Lindt & Sprüngli Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.15.3 Lindt & Sprüngli Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.16 Storck
- 13.16.1 Storck Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.16.2 Storck Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.16.3 Storck Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.17 Orion
- 13.17.1 Orion Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.17.2 Orion Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.17.3 Orion Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.18 General Mills
- 13.18.1 General Mills Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.18.2 General Mills Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.18.3 General Mills Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.19 United Confectioners
- 13.19.1 United Confectioners Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.19.2 United Confectioners Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.19.3 United Confectioners Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.20 LOTTE Confectionery
- 13.20.1 LOTTE Confectionery Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.20.2 LOTTE Confectionery Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.20.3 LOTTE Confectionery Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.21 Morinaga
- 13.21.1 Morinaga Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.21.2 Morinaga Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.21.3 Morinaga Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.22 Glico
- 13.22.1 Glico Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.22.2 Glico Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.22.3 Glico Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.23 Crown Confectionery
- 13.23.1 Crown Confectionery Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.23.2 Crown Confectionery Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.23.3 Crown Confectionery Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.24 Cloetta
- 13.24.1 Cloetta Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.24.2 Cloetta Confectionery Product Portfolio
- 13.24.3 Cloetta Confectionery Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14 Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.1 Confectionery Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.2 Confectionery Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
- 14.2.1 Confectionery Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
- 14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
- 14.3 Confectionery Typical Downstream Customers
- 14.4 Confectionery Sales Channel Analysis
- 15 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 16 Methodology and Data Source
- 16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 16.2 Research Scope
- 16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
- 16.4 Date Source
- 16.4.1 Primary Sources
- 16.4.2 Secondary Sources
- 16.5 Data Cross Validation
- 16.6 Disclaimer
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