Category: Candy
Candy market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Sugar Confectionery in the United Kingdom
Sugar Confectionery in the United Kingdom Sugar confectionery recorded mixed results in 2022, with certain types benefiting from the recovery of on-the-go purchases, while others were severely hit by the implementation of the HFSS regulation, effective since October. Mints and medicated confectioner ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the Philippines
Sugar Confectionery in the Philippines Sugar confectionery continues to grow in value and volume terms in 2023, with the category continuing its recovery from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening of schools in August 2022 and the return to more active lives away from the home ... Read More
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Gum in the United Kingdom
Gum in the United Kingdom Following two consecutive years of sales decline, gum showed the first signs of recovery from the impact of COVID-19 in 2022. With local consumers gradually returning to their pre-pandemic habits and spending greater time outside of the home, gum recorded double-digit growt ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Algeria
Sugar Confectionery in Algeria Retail volume growth of sugar confectionery remains relatively flat in 2023 due to a rising unhealthy perception of sugary sweets and the availability of more appealing substitutes in other snack categories. As price sensitivity is rising and worsened by the unfavourab ... Read More
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Gum in Australia
Gum in Australia The gum category is highly dependent on consumer mobility fuelling on-the go consumption. Gum had already been on a declining trend even before COVID-19, but mobility restrictions during the pandemic had a strong negative impact on the category, as Australia experienced tough restri ... Read More
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Gum in China
Gum in China Retail volume sales of gum experienced a significant decline in 2022, because of the pandemic’s rapid spread and the subsequent imposition of lockdown measures in major cities. These circumstances led to frustrated offline sales and limited product availability. Moreover, with consumers ... Read More
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Gum in Japan
Gum in Japan Gum is set to continue to see a decline in retail volume terms in 2023. In fact, gum in Japan has been suffering a long-term decline in volume terms due to the falling number of smokers, who are a key consumer group for the category. Moreover, the competition with other snacks, such as ... Read More
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Gum in South Korea
Gum in South Korea After experiencing significant declines during the pandemic due to the mandatory mask-wearing regulation, gum is expected to witness a rebound in 2023, following the complete lifting of the mask mandate. In 2022, despite the easing of the mask mandate, sales of gum did not see gro ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Japan
Sugar Confectionery in Japan Sugar confectionery is set to see growth in retail current value terms in 2023, but a decline in retail volume terms. The increase in retail current value terms is mainly due to higher unit prices, as companies such as Kanro, Meiji, Ezaki Glico, and Morinaga & Co, are ra ... Read More
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Gum in Algeria
Gum in Algeria Although recording positive retail value growth, gum showed a declining performance in volume sales, with a slower volume growth rate compared to pre-pandemic rates. These results are due to the economic downturn, which is raising Algerians’ tendency to become more price-conscious, le ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in China
Sugar Confectionery in China Retail current value sales of sugar confectionery experienced a significant setback in 2022, due to the widespread impact of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns in major cities. A key contributing factor was the diminished demand for sugar confectionery during one of i ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in South Korea
Sugar Confectionery in South Korea Sugar confectionery in South Korea is set to exhibit growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023, with higher value growth due to inflationary factors. While growth is expected to vary across sugar confectionery, sales are projected to increase acr ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Indonesia
Sugar Confectionery in Indonesia The growing health-consciousness trend in Indonesia has led to an increased demand for sugar-free, reduced-sugar, and functional confectionery products, as consumers seek guilt-free alternatives to traditional sweets. Functional ingredients, such as added vitamins, m ... Read More
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Gum in the United Arab Emirates
Gum in the United Arab Emirates Gum in the United Arab Emirates is mainly consumed on-the-go and out of the home, which resulted in a significant drop in sales in 2020 through to early 2022 due to lockdowns, social distancing measures and limited mobility. Nevertheless, as restrictions have graduall ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Australia
Sugar Confectionery in Australia Increasing commodity prices, rising supply chain costs, and inflationary conditions have resulted in many manufacturers increasing their unit prices in sugar confectionery. As these products are dependent on many imported ingredients, the category is sensitive to glo ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in France
Sugar Confectionery in France Sugar confectionery saw further progress in 2023, with retail volume sales exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Growth was boosted by the revival of children’s birthday parties and other social occasions, which led consumers to embrace sweets as an affordable treat for their ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the United Arab Emirates
Sugar Confectionery in the United Arab Emirates Like many snacks categories in the United Arab Emirates, sugar confectionery was negatively affected in 2020 by the emergence of the pandemic, whereby lockdown measures and the closure of schools resulted in a significant decline in sales. In the first ... Read More
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Gum in the Philippines
Gum in the Philippines It has been a challenging few years for sales of gum in the Philippines. The discretionary character of gum makes it is easy for consumers to sacrifice gum, especially if they have limited finances, which many have as a result of the economic impact of measures imposed to cont ... Read More
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Gum in France
Gum in France Chewing gum saw a second year of positive, albeit modest growth in retail volume terms in 2023, following a period of heavy losses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the category benefited to some extent from the return of consumers to their physical offices, alongside d ... Read More
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Gum in Indonesia
Gum in Indonesia Distribution channels play a crucial role in sales of gum, ensuring on-the-go and impulse purchase accessibility for consumers. Supermarkets and hypermarkets have long been the primary sales points for gum, offering a wide variety of options for shoppers. However, convenience stores ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Italy
Sugar Confectionery in Italy Sugar confectionery continues to recover from the sharp drop in retail volume and current value sales during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in 2020. Thus, in 2022, sugar confectionery closed with a positive growth performance in both retail volume and current value te ... Read More
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Gum in Italy
Gum in Italy Gum is set to continue to see retail volume growth over 2023, albeit solely due to chewing gum and at a slower rate than in 2022. As a result, retail volume sales are set to remain below the 2019 re-pandemic level at the end of the review period. High inflation has exerted strong upward ... Read More
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Eating at Home: Opportunities in the New Consumer Landscape
Eating at Home: Opportunities in the New Consumer Landscape The eating-at-home business has surged in the last years, offering more options for consumers. This includes meal delivery, ready meals, home-cooked food, and even snacks that deliver satiety and nutrition. In the context of inflationary pr ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in India
Sugar Confectionery in India The COVID-19 pandemic led to lockdowns and restrictions in 2020, which confined consumers to their homes. As a high proportion of sales was accounted for by impulse on-the-go consumption, this negatively affected retail volume sales in 2020. There was also a definite shi ... Read More
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Gum in India
Gum in India The pandemic led to almost flat retail current value sales of gum in India in 2020, but as the lockdown restrictions were gradually lifted, sales of gum saw an uptick in 2021, with growth also expected in 2022 in both retail volume and current value terms. Gum, being an impulse purchase ... Read More
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