Category: Candy
Candy market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Sugar Confectionery in Poland
Sugar Confectionery in Poland There was a growing trend of sugar confectionery shops becoming more common in Poland towards the end of the review period, with these replacing traditional mobile sweets stalls. One factor that contributed to this trend was the increasing presence of Ukrainian sweets i ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Romania
Sugar Confectionery in Romania Consumption of sugar confectionery is generally stimulated by activities outside of the home, including sharing in groups. As such, the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions aided sales. However, this positive change was balanced by high inflation and rising living cost ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Taiwan
Sugar Confectionery in Taiwan In 2023, medicated confectionery and mints are seeing a further recovery in retail volume sales, with current value sales moving closer to pre-pandemic levels. As the mask mandate was lifted inside and outside, consumers are increasingly returning to impulse purchases a ... Read More
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Gum in Slovakia
Gum in Slovakia The elevated inflation in 2023, along with rising production costs, is expected to significantly impact gum as a product area not only in 2023 but also in the future. As prices rise, consumer spending on non-essential items such as gum slightly decreases. However, brand loyalty remai ... Read More
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Gum in Turkey
Gum in Turkey The outbreak of COVID-19 decreased the occasions of gum since consumers did not go to offices or schools, and consumers spent more time in the household. This reduced the use of gum as a breath-freshening product, leading to negative growth of gum. Euromonitor International's Gum in Tu ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Lithuania
Sugar Confectionery in Lithuania Sugar confectionery is registering a good performance in 2023, despite the ongoing threat of price inflation. On balance, sugar confectionery is not a popular choice of snack in Lithuania, and in terms of volume sales it is ahead of only gum in snacks overall. Howeve ... Read More
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Gum in Norway
Gum in Norway Gum sales are set to experience a moderate decline in retail volume in 2023. Much of this will be driven by the resumption of cross-border trade with Sweden. As the Swedish border opens up and domestic prices increase from a new, lower baseline due to inflationary pressures, there has ... Read More
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Gum in Taiwan
Gum in Taiwan Gum sales have been recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic since the third quarter of 2022. During this period, consumers started venturing out of their homes and returning to their normal daily activities. In December 2022, the Taiwanese government lifted the outdoor mask-wearing requi ... Read More
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Gum in Lithuania
Gum in Lithuania Retail volume sales of gum have been restored after the losses suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, with sales coming back to more stagnant growth in 2023. By comparison, current value growth continued in double-digits thanks to retail price inflation. Gum tends to be championed f ... Read More
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Gum in Slovenia
Gum in Slovenia Gum is expected to register some volume growth in 2023, as consumers lead busy lives and often use gum as a breath freshener. In addition, gum is particularly popular among smokers, to remove any bad breath. The return of tourists in large number is also expected to boost volume sale ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Turkey
Sugar Confectionery in Turkey In Turkey, boiled candy, toffees and chews sales are highly driven by the holiday seasons of Ramadan and Eid. This is because Turkish people often offer candy, chocolate or dessert during the celebrations to visitors, loved ones and family. Euromonitor International's S ... Read More
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Gum in Croatia
Gum in Croatia Given the strong inflation and growth in unit prices, gum had a moderately successful year in current retail value terms. The number of tourists continues to rise, and the entertainment trend, which was strong in 2022, continues in 2023. Post-pandemic, both local consumers and foreign ... Read More
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Gum in Israel
Gum in Israel Gum saw an improved performance in volume terms in 2023, following a sharp decline in the previous year. The latter was due falling sales of Strauss Group’s Must, Bazooka and Elite brands, following a salmonella scare in one its factories in April 2022. With the company’s gums having b ... Read More
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Gum in Latvia
Gum in Latvia Gum is expected to register modest volume growth in 2023, as consumers lead busy lives and often use gum as a breath freshener. In addition, gum is particularly popular among smokers, to remove any bad breath. Euromonitor International's Gum in Latvia report offers in-depth knowledge o ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Israel
Sugar Confectionery in Israel Sugar confectionery saw a return to positive volume growth in 2023, following a decline in the previous year. The latter was primarily due to was due falling sales of Strauss Group’s Must and Elite brands, following a salmonella scare in one its factories in April 2022. ... Read More
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Gum in Argentina
Gum in Argentina In 2022, gum sales experienced robust growth in volume terms, and positive growth is expected in 2023, albeit still below pre-pandemic levels. While the end of the pandemic brought about a rebound in gum sales, several trends that emerged during the pandemic and are here to stay are ... Read More
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Gum in Sweden
Gum in Sweden Gum sales, primarily driven by impulse purchases, faced a significant setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With consumers spending more time at home, the need for gum as a quick oral cleaning solution diminished. As a result, gum sales struggled to recover and are expected to experien ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Sweden
Sugar Confectionery in Sweden Sugar confectionery continues to experience a decline in volume sales, but the increasing unit prices due to inflation and production costs have helped maintain positive value sales growth. The competition from other snacks categories, particularly chocolate confectione ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Argentina
Sugar Confectionery in Argentina Sugar confectionery experienced robust volume growth in 2022, surpassing 2019 sales levels, and is expected to continue growing in 2023. Factors such as children's birthdays, the return to full-time school and workplaces post-pandemic are supporting the growth in vol ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Bulgaria
Sugar Confectionery in Bulgaria Although inflationary pressures in Bulgaria have eased somewhat since the start of the year, rising prices and falling purchasing power mean growth in sugar confectionery retail volume sales in 2023 looks set to be down slightly from 2022 and remain considerably slowe ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Pakistan
Sugar Confectionery in Pakistan Sugar confectionery is immensely popular among kids in Pakistan as it constitutes an affordable treat. Children mainly purchase sweets from neighbourhood shops with their pocket money and hence are quite price-sensitive. In 2023, with inflation rising year-on-year and ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Serbia
Sugar Confectionery in Serbia Retail volume sales of sugar confectionery saw positive growth in 2023, continuing the pattern of the previous year. This was largely due to the return of consumers, including children, to their busy, pre-pandemic lifestyles, which led to an increase in impulse purchasi ... Read More
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Gum in Kazakhstan
Gum in Kazakhstan In 2023, the gum category is set to see a slight increase in volume terms. This is due to the fact that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis has waned and the population has returned to a more normal lifestyle. In this context, with much higher levels of social contact and the wearing ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Hungary
Sugar Confectionery in Hungary Sugar confectionery saw a mixed performance in 2023, with volume growth rates varying according to subcategory. With food inflation running at record levels, retailers focussed on rationalising their product portfolios in favour of their best-selling lines, as they cou ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Latvia
Sugar Confectionery in Latvia While sugar confectionery is expected to register an increase in current value sales, volume growth is expected to be muted, as continuing high inflation dampens volume sales. In terms of value growth, mints are expected to be the strongest performer. Mints are perceive ... Read More