Category: Confectionery
Confectionery market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Gum in Indonesia
Gum in Indonesia Gum remains in a structural decline in Indonesia in 2024, in both value and volume terms. Gum is a small and mature category, with few opportunities for innovation or reinvention. Thus, maturity is set to continue to limit growth potential in gum, although opportunities exist in sug ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Sweden
Confectionery Packaging in Sweden Flexible plastic accounted for the largest share of packaging unit volumes in confectionery in Sweden in 2023, followed by folding cartons. Flexible packaging dominates countlines and tablets, the largest chocolate confectionery categories, in unit volume terms. Fle ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Spain
Confectionery Packaging in Spain Ferrero Group has introduced a new, thinner wrapping for its Kinder Bueno range, reducing the plastic layer by 23%, while still maintaining product freshness and protection. This innovation follows collaboration with upstream suppliers to develop thinner, more flexib ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Singapore
Confectionery Packaging in Singapore Flexible plastic was the leading pack type in confectionery packaging, for both chocolate confectionery and sugar confectionery in Singapore in 2023, due to its practicality and adaptability. Flexible plastic packaging offers excellent product protection, preserv ... Read More
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South Africa Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in South Africa In 2024, sugar confectionery is set to be more resilient than chocolate confectionery in South Africa in retail volume terms, as some consumers have been trading out of the chocolate confectionery category due to strong price increases. Sugar confectionery is stil ... Read More
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South Africa Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in South Africa Chocolate confectionery in South Africa is set to maintain retail current value growth in 2024. However, this growth is due to price rises as a result of high food inflation, with retail volume sales expected to continue to decline in this year. With rising pr ... Read More
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South Africa Gum
Gum in South Africa Gum in South Africa is expected to see solid retail current value growth in 2024, due to rising prices as a result of inflation and higher costs. However, rising prices are set to contribute to slight declines in retail volume sales for both chewing gum and bubble gum. Neverthele ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in the Philippines
Confectionery Packaging in the Philippines Flexible plastic continues to be the dominant pack type used in overall confectionery packaging. Flexible plastic is by far the most widely used pack type across chocolate confectionery, gum and sugar confectionery – and this applies to both imported and lo ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Romania
Confectionery Packaging in Romania Flexible plastic remained the leading pack type in confectionery in Romania in 2023, with this packaging format continuing to see positive growth in this year. Confectionery products are often sensitive to moisture, air and light, and flexible plastic packaging can ... Read More
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Malaysia Gum
Gum in Malaysia The market for gum in Malaysia is expected to decline in retail volume terms in 2024, continuing the trend of the previous year. One key contributing factor is the high cost of living, thanks to ongoing pressures, which has dampened consumers' propensity to indulge themselves with di ... Read More
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Malaysia Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Malaysia The market for chocolate confectionery in Malaysia is set to see a stagnant performance in retail volume terms in 2024. Demand is being impacted by ongoing price rises, as input costs spiral to an all-time high. Cacao prices, for example, surged at the beginning o ... Read More
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Malaysia Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Malaysia Retail volume sales of sugar confectionery in Malaysia are set to continue to decline in 2024.Growth is being impacted by a wave of price hikes, as manufacturers battle with higher operating costs. This is due to the increasing prices of raw ingredients, such as sugar ... Read More
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Lithuania Gum
Gum in Lithuania Retail volume sales of gum are set to remain fairly static in 2024. Sales are dominated by chewing gum, which is promoted as a significant contributor to daily fresh breath maintenance. However, there is a widespread perception in Lithuania that gum is anti-social, and this continue ... Read More
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Kazakhstan Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Kazakhstan Sugar confectionery is showing strong value sales and moderate volume sales in Kazakhstan in 2024. While value is being driven by high prices caused by inflationary pressures, supply chain challenges regarding raw materials have been resolved, which helps to support ... Read More
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Uruguay Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Uruguay Sugar confectionery sales in Uruguay continued their robust growth in retail volume terms in 2023, with a similar positive trajectory anticipated for 2024. This marks the first full year of post-pandemic normalcy, and 2024 is expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels. Ho ... Read More
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Australia Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Australia Retail value sales of chocolate confectionery in Australia continue to rise in 2024, despite a further fall in overall demand. Chocolate prices have been a significant issue globally, due to production issues with cocoa beans driving up the cost of production. A ... Read More
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Uruguay Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Uruguay Chocolate confectionery sales boomed in Uruguay in 2023, driven primarily by a surge in promotional activity and discounted pricing. With inflation outpacing price increases in the category, manufacturers adopted aggressive promotional strategies across all channel ... Read More
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Australia Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Australia Value sales of sugar confectionery in Australia continue to grow as a result of rising unit prices due to inflationary pressures. However, retail volume sales have seen a consistent decline since 2022, with the trend continuing into 2024. Price is one of the factors ... Read More
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Slovenia Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Slovenia Chocolate confectionery is seeing steady growth in value and volume terms in 2024. Chocolate is often associated with mood enhancement and stress relief and as such it has remained extremely popular in 2024 as consumers pursue increasingly busy lives. Although eco ... Read More
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Slovenia Gum
Gum in Slovenia Chewing gum is seen by many consumers as a functional product with it helping to prevent bad breath after eating, drinking or smoking. As such, with consumers leading increasingly busy lives and interacting more closely with friends and colleagues again the demand for chewing gum is ... Read More
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Guatemala Chocolate Confectionery
Chocolate Confectionery in Guatemala Premium-oriented varieties with superior quality ingredients and more sophisticated flavours have continued to perform strongly in chocolate confectionery in Guatemala in 2024. Local and international players alike have seen increased interest in such options, pr ... Read More
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Uruguay Gum
Gum in Uruguay Chewing gum sales in Uruguay are projected to exhibit positive growth in retail volume terms for the third consecutive year in 2024. However, despite this encouraging trend, the category has yet to fully recover from the pre-pandemic slump. This sluggish return can be partly attribute ... Read More
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Uzbekistan Sugar Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery in Uzbekistan Sugar confectionery is expected to register healthy volume growth, through constant value growth will be more muted, as inflation cuts into profit margins. Sugar confectionery is linked to special occasions, celebrations and holidays and plays a significant role in ... Read More
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Australia Gum
Gum in Australia The trend of consumers purchasing less gum in Australia persists in 2024, as the category’s retail volume sales continue to slide. Consumer attitudes towards the category, as well as the need for chewing gum in daily life, has diminished. With hybrid work environments and video conf ... Read More
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Guatemala Gum
Gum in Guatemala Plastic bottle packs have continued to gain ground in gum in Guatemala in 2024. Popular brands available in such formats include Trident (35 pieces), Mentos Pure Fresh (15 pieces) and Orbit White (15 pieces). Buoyant demand is partly explained by growing appreciation for their conve ... Read More
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