Confectionery Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

The term “confectionery” typically encompasses products such as chocolate and non-chocolate candy; gum; ice cream and frozen desserts; cookies, cakes, and pastries; and other sweet goods such as jams, jellies, and preserves. Non-chocolate candy can be a wide-ranging term classification, particularly at the international level. Marzipan, fruit-paste candies, jelly beans, marshmallows, nut brittles, toffees, and mints all are classified as non-chocolate candies.

Confectionery is sold through one of the broadest spectrums of retail channels of any food product. These channels include supermarkets, grocery stores, mass merchandisers, drugstores, convenience stores, gourmet/specialty stores (including chocolate stores, bulk candy stores, specialty food stores, kitchenware stores, and chains owned by companies that both manufacture and retail chocolate), department stores, health and natural food stores, warehouse clubs, bakeries, coffeehouses and cafés, ethnic markets, movie theaters, kiosks and tobacco stores, card and gift shops, toy stores, office supply stores, florists, transportation terminals, mail-order catalogs, online stores on the Internet, and many others, as well as vending machines and street vendors.

Confectionary sales typically peak at holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, Easter, and Halloween, and confections are historically welcome as gifts and popular as self-indulgences. As a result,

MarketResearch.com’s catalog of reports focusing on confectionery also includes research on the burgeoning food gifting industry, which is expected to see healthy gains through 2016 and beyond.

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Confectionery Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Germany Gum (Confectionery) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028

    ... market review of Gum market in Germany. Gum - includes all bubble and chewing gum (including functional gum and sugar free gum). Also includes dental gums such as Air-Lift Dental Chewing Gum Gum market in ... Read More

  • Food Coating Ingredients Market Report by Type (Sugars and Syrups, Cocoa and Chocolates, Fats and Oils, Spices and Seasonings, Flours, Batter and Crumbs, and Others), Form (Dry, Liquid), Application (Bakery, Confectionery, Breakfast Cereals, Snacks and Nutritional Bars, Dairy Products, Meat and Poultry Products, Fruits and Vegetables, and Others), and Region 2024-2032

    ... Nutritional Bars, Dairy Products, Meat and Poultry Products, Fruits and Vegetables, and Others), and Region 2024-2032 The global food coating ingredients market size reached US$ 4.0 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the ... Read More

  • New Zealand Chocolate Confectionery

    ... due to reduced cocoa production in West Africa, which accounts for 70% of the world's supply, as a result of the adverse El Niño weather effects. As New Zealand relies entirely on imported cocoa, the ... Read More

  • New Zealand Gum

    ... their routines. This trend is bolstered by the resurgence of social activities in the post-pandemic landscape, favouring mints and chewing gum, especially sugar-free variants. The Wrigley Co (NZ) Ltd maintains its dominance in gum, leading ... Read More

  • Industrial Chocolate Market by Product Type (Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Compound Chocolate), Application (Bakery Products, Confectionery, Bakery Premixes, Beverages, Frozen Desserts and Ice Creams, and Others), and Region 2024-2032

    ... market size reached US$ 8.0 Billion in 2023. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 11.6 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.01% during 2024-2032. The surging demand for ... Read More

  • Global Plant-Based Vegan Confectionery Market Research Report 2024(Status and Outlook)

    ... Market Size was estimated at USD 3827.01 million in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 5070.23 million by 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.80% during the forecast period. This report provides a deep insight ... Read More

  • Confectioneries

    ... of 5.0% over the analysis period 2023-2030. Chocolate Confectioneries, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to record a 5.6% CAGR and reach US$226.7 Billion by the end of the analysis period. ... Read More

  • Australia Gum (Confectionery) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028

    ... market review of Gum market in Australia. Gum - includes all bubble and chewing gum (including functional gum and sugar free gum). Also includes dental gums such as Air-Lift Dental Chewing Gum Gum market in ... Read More

  • Gums (Chewing Gum and Bubble Gum)

    ... the year 2023, is expected to reach US$48.4 Billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.1% over the analysis period 2023-2030. Chewing Gum, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is expected to ... Read More

  • Global Vegan Carob Chocolate Bars Market Research Report 2024(Status and Outlook)

    ... 526.90 million by 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of 14.20% during the forecast period. This report provides a deep insight into the global Vegan Carob Chocolate Bars market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from ... Read More

  • China Gum (Confectionery) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028

    ... market review of Gum market in China. Gum - includes all bubble and chewing gum (including functional gum and sugar free gum). Also includes dental gums such as Air-Lift Dental Chewing Gum Gum market in ... Read More

  • Chile Gum (Confectionery) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028

    ... market review of Gum market in Chile. Gum - includes all bubble and chewing gum (including functional gum and sugar free gum). Also includes dental gums such as Air-Lift Dental Chewing Gum Gum market in ... Read More

  • India Gum (Confectionery) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytics, 2023-2028

    ... market review of Gum market in India. Gum - includes all bubble and chewing gum (including functional gum and sugar free gum). Also includes dental gums such as Air-Lift Dental Chewing Gum Gum market in ... Read More

  • Confectionery Packaging in Saudi Arabia

    ... volumes for chocolate confectionery improved strongly in 2023 despite inflationary constraints. Brands released smaller pack sizes without lowering the price in an effort to absorb rising manufacturing costs; this allowed them to keep their prices ... Read More

  • Argentina Sugar Confectionery

    ... post a contraction in retail volume sales, albeit slower than the decreases anticipated in other confectionery categories. All confectionery types are being affected as consumers look to economise on non-essential products in a tough economic ... Read More

  • The United Arab Emirates Gum

    ... bustling social landscape filled with numerous events and gatherings, maintaining optimal oral hygiene and fresh breath is of paramount importance. As individuals from various cultural backgrounds interact regularly in social settings, the need to make ... Read More

  • Romania Gum

    ... a breath freshener. Added to which, the VAT hikes in relation to high-sugar products have not affected gum negatively, as the majority of modern variants in chewing gum are sugar-free (no added sugar), alongside the ... Read More

  • Egypt Sugar Confectionery

    ... of imported raw materials, such as sugar, thanks to multiple currency devaluations, rising energy costs and disrupted supply chains. These increased costs have been passed onto a population which is already suffering from low levels ... Read More

  • Colombia Chocolate Confectionery

    ... high inflation rate, as retail volume sales decline. Nonetheless, the performance is supported by brand innovations catering to nostalgia, which is emerging as a key trend in snacking. As consumers seek food for comfort and ... Read More

  • Azerbaijan Gum

    ... which are driving up unit prices and making consumers more inclined to curb non-essential spending. However, it also reflects the fact that the popularity of this product type has diminished somewhat in recent years due ... Read More

  • Colombia Sugar Confectionery

    ... movement in retail current value sales of sugar confectionery. Over 2024, retail current value sales of sugar confectionery are projected to see a further double-digit increase, despite much slower, if good, retail volume growth. Euromonitor ... Read More

  • Canada Sugar Confectionery

    ... led consumers to seek alternative sweet treats, such as chocolate confectionery. Secondly, heightened public health consciousness has resulted in a greater focus on product labels and ingredient lists. As a consequence, consumers are increasingly opting ... Read More

  • Portugal Sugar Confectionery

    ... country, thus inflationary-led price increases are more inclined to deter consumers from purchasing. Added to which, sugar is one of the raw ingredients which has seen cost elevations, thus also creating challenges for manufacturers. Euromonitor ... Read More

  • Portugal Gum

    ... have been relatively mild in gum – unlike those seen in many other snacks categories. This is because the cost of raw materials used in gum did not see notable cost increases or shortages, with ... Read More

  • Switzerland Gum

    ... attributed largely to rising prices. In the context of the rising cost of living pushing consumers to focus their reduced purchasing power on essential items, increased prices had a significant negative impact on gum volume ... Read More

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