Category: Sugar & Sugar Substitutes
Sugar & Sugar Substitutes market research reports by Euromonitor International
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 Greece
Sugar Confectionery in Greece Halva, a traditional Greek product rich in nutrients, is witnessing a rapid rise in popularity in 2023. Traditionally associated with fasting periods, halva has transcended this limited role to become a staple in the Greek diet. This shift can be largely attributed to i ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Kazakhstan
Sugar Confectionery in Kazakhstan The sugar confectionery category experienced similar problems to chocolate confectionery in 2022, as a key ingredient used in the production of these products is sugar, which was in short supply due to export restrictions from Russia. As a result, the production vol ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Croatia
Sugar Confectionery in Croatia Sugar confectionery is expected to register a slight decline in volume sales in 2023. This reflects the fact that local consumers are increasingly shunning sugar confectionery due to its high sugar content and limited nutritional value. The category is also expected to ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Spain
Sugar Confectionery in Spain Sugar confectionery is showing signs of stabilisation in 2023 with slower growth in value and volume terms compared to 2022. In 2022 there was a spike in demand due to the recovery of impulse channels and consumers returning to more active lifestyles away from the home. ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Azerbaijan
Sugar Confectionery in Azerbaijan Sugar confectionery is expected to register moderate volume and constant value growth in 2023, despite continuing economic uncertainty. Azerbaijan’s high energy export revenue should protect the economy to an extent. That being said, inflation is expected to still b ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the Netherlands
Sugar Confectionery in the Netherlands Sugar confectionery experienced a tumultuous period during the pandemic, and the subsequent Russian invasion of Ukraine added further strain to the category. Rising energy prices, increased costs of sugar, transportation, and packaging materials posed significa ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Egypt
Sugar Confectionery in Egypt Sugar confectionery is expected to register a decline in volume sales in 2023 due to significant price hikes as Egypt imports many components necessary for food production from abroad, primarily edible oil and sugar. This makes manufactured products more vulnerable to fl ... Read More
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Gum in Denmark
Gum in Denmark The health and wellness trend continues to grow in Denmark. Danish consumers are increasingly concerned about sticking to a healthy lifestyle and are looking for healthy snack options. Within the gum category, manufacturers are trying to meet the demand by introducing healthier option ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Costa Rica
Sugar Confectionery in Costa Rica Children who were not able to celebrate their birthday with friends in 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returned to full party celebrations in 2022 and 2023. Sugar confectionery is frequently purchased for children´s birthday parties where bags of assort ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the Czech Republic
Sugar Confectionery in the Czech Republic Retail volume consumption of sugar confectionery is expected to continue to recover in 2023. However, post-pandemic, the category will be affected to some extent by a general trend away from sugar confectionery, particularly in the case of boiled sweets and ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Bolivia
Sugar Confectionery in Bolivia With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consumption of sugar confectionery products did not migrate to home consumption with the same frequency as other snacks such as ice cream or chocolate confectionery, which negatively impacted sales. Sugar confectionery de ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Finland
Sugar Confectionery in Finland Unit prices rose in 2022 and 2023 due to increasing production costs and inflation, which has boosted retail value sales in sugar confectionery. The selection of sugar confectionery in Finland is wide and varied, and the competition remains tense with regular, seasonal ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Colombia
Sugar Confectionery in Colombia Despite turbulent environment, sugar confectionery, viewed by Colombian consumers as more of an affordable indulgence compared to chocolate confectionery, is turning in a resilient performance in 2023. The market has experienced significant disruptions, including dela ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Georgia
Sugar Confectionery in Georgia Despite the challenging economic circumstances, sugar confectionery has remained a popular and affordable indulgence option for consumers in Georgia, with solid retail volume and current value growth seen in 2023. However, the pace of grow is slowing due to the increas ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Denmark
Sugar Confectionery in Denmark Liquorice continues to be an important sweet snack in the Danish market, as well as in other Nordic countries. There is a wide choice of chocolate, gummies and other types of confectionery products with liquorice flavour that Danes love. Moreover, this category specifi ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Guatemala
Sugar Confectionery in Guatemala Sugar confectionery is a very mature category in Guatemala, with high levels of penetration and little room for growth. Except for standard mints and medicated confectionery, products are largely consumed by younger children, particularly at birthday parties where tr ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Dominican Republic
Sugar Confectionery in Dominican Republic As consumers feel the financial strain from inflation and struggle to stretch household budgets further, sugar confectionery offers a chance to indulge in an affordable sweet, especially for the little ones. With all retailers fully reopened there has been a ... Read More