Category: Confectionery
Confectionery market research reports by Euromonitor International
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South Korea Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in South Korea Chocolate confectionery in South Korea is expected to see low retail current value growth in 2024, along with marginal retail volume decline. Mixed developments are being seen in 2024, influenced by broader market trends and changing consumer behaviours. One of ... Read More
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France Gum
Gum in France Gum saw strong growth in 2023 in retail volume and current value terms as the category continued to recover from the huge decline in sales seen during the height of the pandemic. However, while the category has continued to see healthy growth in 2024 volume sales are not expected to re ... Read More
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France Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in France Sales of chocolate confectionery struggled in 2023, as the cost of key ingredients including sugar and cocoa hit the manufacturers hard, with players forced to pass on the increase in production costs to the consumer. Indulgence has long maintained the category but ... Read More
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Italy Gum
Gum in Italy Gum in Italy continues to achieve positive value and volume sales in 2024. Notably, gum consumption is strongly related to an out-and-about, sociable lifestyle, whereas such activities were curbed during the era of the pandemic restrictions and therefore gum suffered losses during this ... Read More
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South Korea Gum
Gum in South Korea Historically, gum experienced long-term stagnation or decline, with even more significant falls in sales seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, sales of gum in South Korea saw a resurgence in 2023 following the end of the pandemic, and growth is set to be maintained in 2024. ... Read More
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Italy Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Italy Sugar confectionery is achieving positive sales in both value and volume terms in Italy in 2024. However, performance differs between categories, with boiled sweets and pastilles, gummies, jellies and chews seeing good growth in both value and volume terms, for example, ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Colombia
Confectionery Packaging in Colombia Flexible plastic is widely utilised as the primary packaging material in confectionery packaging in Colombia due to its versatility, which allows for various shapes and sizes, accommodating a diverse range of confectionery products. Flexible plastic is also lightw ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in China
Confectionery Packaging in China In 2023, flexible plastic packaging continued to dominate confectionery packaging in China in unit volume terms. This was due to its lightweight and flexible nature, which offers convenience in handling and transportation. It is also ideal for on-the-go consumption, ... Read More
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China Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in China Chocolate confectionery in China saw solid retail current value growth in 2023, and this trend is expected to be maintained in 2024. Beyond the traditional formats, chocolate confectionery continues to evolve in terms of textures and tastes. First, the variety of for ... Read More
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China Gum
Gum in China After a year of strong retail current value decline in 2022, gum in China returned to growth in 2023, and recovery is expected to continue in 2024. Both chewing gum and bubble gum saw the same trend of decline followed by rebound. However, the upward trend in bubble gum was stronger in ... Read More
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China Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in China Afte a year of decline in 2022 during the pandemic restrictions, sugar confectionery in China returned to retail current value growth in 2023, and this trend is set to be maintained in 2024. With increasing consumer health consciousness post-pandemic, there is growing de ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Canada
Confectionery Packaging in Canada Flexible packaging continues to be the dominant packaging in confectionery, with flexible plastic the main individual pack type thanks to its strong position in chocolate confectionery. Flexible plastic is also the most-used pack type for sugar confectionery in Cana ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Malaysia
Confectionery Packaging in Malaysia Flexible plastic is a dominant pack type in confectionery due to cost-effectiveness, product protection and consumer convenience. Flexible plastic offers a significant cost advantage for producers compared to alternative packaging materials. This translates into p ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in France
Confectionery Packaging in France Consumers continued to indulge in chocolate confectionery as a small, affordable treat, providing a sense of comfort and mood enhancement. The decline in the usage of aluminium foil in chocolate confectionery packaging can be attributed to several factors reflecting ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Mexico
Confectionery Packaging in Mexico Sugar confectionery packaging, which recorded a decline in its unit volumes when the pandemic hit Mexico in 2020, recorded increasing sales for a third year since then in 2023, continuing its strong post-pandemic recovery. Sugar confectionery in Mexico is most often ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Hong Kong, China
Confectionery Packaging in Hong Kong, China Flexible plastic is the leading pack type used in confectionery packaging in Hong Kong due to its versatile properties. This type of packaging is pliable and can easily adapt to different shapes. Other advantages of flexible plastic packaging include its l ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Australia
Confectionery Packaging in Australia Folding cartons remained the main pack type in boxed assortments packaging, as these products are often associated with luxury in Australia. Boxed assortments containing high-grade chocolate or exotic nuts are generally packaged in folding cartons. This pack type ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Argentina
Confectionery Packaging in Argentina Flexible plastic continued to lead sugar confectionery packaging in Argentina in 2023, thanks to providing advantages such as excellent barrier properties, which protect sugar confectionery from external factors such as light, air, and moisture, while also extend ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in the United Kingdom
Confectionery Packaging in the United Kingdom Although it remains a much smaller pack type in unit volume terms, flexible paper continues to take share from the dominant packaging format of flexible plastic in countlines, as consumers increasingly opt for sustainable packaging options. This change i ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Austria
Chocolate Confectionery in Austria The demand for chocolate confectionery remained stable in 2023, with a slight increase in volume terms but a solid rise in value sales. Value growth stemmed largely from increases in average unit prices. The overall rate of inflation in the country remained high in ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Austria
Sugar Confectionery in Austria Sugar confectionery registered good growth in value and volume terms during 2023. Pastilles, gums, jellies and chews continued to generate the largest proportion of value sales and experienced good value growth in 2023, contributing strongly to the overall good perform ... Read More
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Gum in Austria
Gum in Austria After low demand during the pandemic years, gum sales were up in 2023, after experiencing a revival in 2022. The relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions and the reduced incidence of wearing masks pushed up demand for chewing gum in 2023. Gum is mainly consumed out of the house. Therefore, ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in the United Arab Emirates
Confectionery Packaging in the United Arab Emirates After two years of declining sales, confectionery packaging recorded positive growth in its packaging unit volumes again in 2022. However, the growth was modest as rising awareness of the potential negative effects of consuming confectionery, such ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Poland
Confectionery Packaging in Poland Flexible plastic remained the dominant pack type in confectionery packaging in 2022. Flexible plastic continues to be chosen by manufacturers since it provides an excellent barrier against external contamination, such as dust, moisture or sunlight, keeping the choco ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in the Netherlands
Confectionery Packaging in the Netherlands Chocolate confectionery packaging, which dominates demand for confectionery packaging in the Netherlands in retail unit volume share terms, continued to record a positive performance in 2022. This was due to factors such as chocolate being a beloved treat i ... Read More
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