Category: Confectionery
Confectionery market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Spain Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Spain Sugar confectionery is seeing strong growth in 2024, both in volume and value terms. While consumers have seen their purchasing power reduced due to high inflation and a sharp increase in the cost of living they are still allowing themselves small indulgences, with sugar ... Read More
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Ireland Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Ireland Sugar confectionery in Ireland is among the categories heavily affected by rising production costs in 2024, having already recorded losses in retail volume terms in 2023 as product prices limited impulse purchases. Global sugar shortages are expected to mean another ye ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Gum
Gum in the United Kingdom Maintaining its positive performance from 2022 and 2023, gum in the UK continues to enjoy positive growth in both volume and value terms in 2024. The category, which suffered significant losses during the pandemic due to limited time spent outside of the home, continues to ... Read More
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Spain Gum
Gum in Spain Gum sales exceeded expectations and had already reached pre-pandemic volume sales levels by the end of 2023. In 2024, the category continues to grow albeit at a slower pace compared to the previous two years when the category was recovering from the losses seen during 2020 and 2021 when ... Read More
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Ireland Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Ireland In 2024, chocolate confectionery in Ireland remains impacted by the global cocoa and sugar shortages, which continue to drive strong price increases. High single-digit price hikes follow on from the previous year’s double-digit rises. The cost-of-living crisis has ... Read More
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Ireland Gum
Gum in Ireland Gum in Ireland is recording marginally positive retail volume sales growth in Ireland in 2024, following on from a pattern set in 2023 when inflation impacted consumer spending. Pressures remain in 2024 even though inflation has slowed somewhat. Category growth is driven by chewing gu ... Read More
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Saudi Arabia Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Saudi Arabia Sugar confectionery in Saudi Arabia continues to register healthy growth in retail volume and current value terms. In addition to economic factors, including an easing inflation rate and an increase in the rate of employment, sales are being driven by the return o ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in the Netherlands Chocolate confectionery in the Netherlands is recording robust retail current value growth in 2024, though retail volume sales are falling, and a faster rate than was recorded for the previous year. For the second consecutive year, average unit prices have ... Read More
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Saudi Arabia Gum
Gum in Saudi Arabia The market for gum in Saudi Arabia will see a healthy performance in current value terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. This will be supported by return to pre-pandemic lifestyles, including work, school and social and entertainment routines. The category enc ... Read More
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Saudi Arabia Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Saudi Arabia Following a three-year period of stagnation, the retail market for chocolate confectionery in Saudi Arabia is expected to see an improved performance in current value terms in 2024. This is consistent with a more positive economic outlook, thanks to easing inf ... Read More
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Morocco Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Morocco 2024 is seeing positive retail volume sales for sugar confectionery in Morocco, though the pace has not picked up since 2023 and has slowed since 2022 is a trend set to persist throughout the forecast period. The category is sizeable and demand is supported largely by ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in the United Kingdom 2023 was a negative year for sugar confectionery in the UK. Heightened costs across the supply chain, including transportation, energy, labour and raw materials such as sugar, resulted in double-digit price increases for the category. Inflationary pressures, ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Germany
Confectionery Packaging in Germany Total confectionery packaging volumes saw a second year of decline in Germany in 2023, due to declines for chocolate and sugar confectionery, as more consumers looked to limit their sugar intake. Flexible plastic remained the predominant pack type in confectionery ... Read More
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Hong Kong, China Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Hong Kong, China Despite rising cocoa costs and supply chain disruptions, total demand for chocolate confectionery in Hong Kong continues to grow, with seasonal holidays emerging as a key growth driver. Seasonal chocolate and boxed assortments tend to be strong performers ... Read More
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Hong Kong, China Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Hong Kong, China Sugar confectionery in Hong Kong continues to record positive growth rates in 2024, despite a slowdown in overall snacking habits due to less time spent at home. Driven by heightened health awareness, local consumers are increasingly seeking convenient and hea ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in India
Confectionery Packaging in India Flexible plastic accounted for the highest share of packaging volumes in countlines in 2023, and gained share of overall packaging volumes in this category. The rising popularity of this pack type is due to its versatility, convenience, and cost-effectiveness. Brands ... Read More
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Hong Kong, China Gum
Gum in Hong Kong, China Chewing gum in Hong Kong has demonstrated resilience since the pandemic, with value sales stabilising and exhibiting low, yet positive, growth. While consumer demand for gum remained solid throughout the recovery phase as face-to-face social activities resumed, the category i ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Japan
Confectionery Packaging in Japan Total confectionery packaging volumes in Japan saw a decline in 2023. Although turning to decline in 2023, flexible plastic continued to account for the highest packaging volumes in confectionery in 2023. This is primarily driven by its versatility, offering manufact ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in the US
Confectionery Packaging in the US Growing eco awareness across the US is driving consumers to seek out products that provide more sustainable end-of-cycle outcomes for packaging and the reduction of plastic waste generation. In turn, packaging players are responding to this demand by leveraging new ... Read More
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Japan Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Japan Since 2022, chocolate confectionery in Japan has seen a steady rise in the unit price per kilogram, and this trend is anticipated to persist in 2024. Increasing prices are largely attributed to the premiumisation of confectionery, which began around 2016, with consum ... Read More
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Japan Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Japan Sugar confectionery in Japan is set to see low growth in retail volume terms and more dynamic growth in current value terms in 2024. There is an abundance of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) in sugar confectionery, with new products and concepts continuously being introduced. ... Read More
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Japan Gum
Gum in Japan Gum in Japan is set to see a second year of slight retail volume growth and stronger current value growth in 2024, in a rebound after a period of decline in volume terms. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, chewing gum (the dominant category) experienced a sharp decline in sales ... Read More
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South Korea Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in South Korea Sugar confectionery in South Korea saw solid retail volume and current value growth in 2023, and this trend is expected to be maintained in 2024. Standard mints is set to see one of the strongest growth rates in sugar confectionery in South Korea in 2024, particula ... Read More
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Italy Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Italy Chocolate confectionery in Italy in 2024 is following the general trend of value being supported over volume due to lingering inflationary pressures. However, any volume challenges in subcategories are being balanced by the popularity of seasonal chocolate, which is ... Read More
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France Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in France Sales of sugar confectionery saw further progress in 2023, with retail volume sales exceeding pre-pandemic levels. The category has continued to see positive growth in retail volume terms in 2024 boosted by the revival of children’s birthday parties and other social occ ... Read More
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