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

  • 2023 Global: Liquor Confectionery Market - Innovative Markets Forecast (2029) report

    ... 2018 through 2029. Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2018 to 2029 using regression ... Read More

  • 2023 Global: Licorice Candy Market - Innovative Markets Forecast (2029) report

    ... 2018 through 2029. Perry/Hope Partners' reports provide the most accurate industry forecasts based on our proprietary economic models. Our forecasts project the product market size nationally and by regions for 2018 to 2029 using regression ... Read More

  • Candy Market

    ... and Asia Pacific)- Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2023 - 2030 Candy, also referred to as confectionery, is a type of sweet food that is primarily composed of sugar. It is available in various ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Uzbekistan

    ... and retail volume sales are set to continue to increase, whilst current value terms are projected to see exceptional growth due to price rises. By Western standards, chocolate confectionery has not reached maturity, since a ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Uzbekistan

    ... slow expansion in 2022, and even stronger growth is expected in 2023 due to increasing consumer purchasing power and a lack of maturity. Despite continued strong average unit price growth, which is set to drive ... Read More

  • Gum in Uzbekistan

    ... to return. Although volume sales are set to rise, current value growth is expected to be far higher, in the double digits, due to strong price increases as a result of inflation. Despite the inflationary ... Read More

  • Global Plant-Based Vegan Confectionery Market 2023 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2029

    ... million in 2022 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 5131.8 million by 2029 with a CAGR of 4.6% during review period. The influence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War were considered while ... Read More

  • Lactose-Free Products Market by Type (Milk, Plain, Flavored, Yogurt, Set, Other milk types, Drinking/ Ambient, Regular, Other yogurt types, Probiotic, Cheese, Hard, Cheddar, Cottage, Soft, Other cheese types, Confectionery products, Ice cream and Other types), Form (Lactose-free, No added sugar products/ reduced sugar claims and Reduced Lactose Products), Category (Organic and Inorganic) and Geography (North America, Europe, APAC and RoW)-Forecast up to 2028

    ... Form (Lactose-free, No added sugar products/ reduced sugar claims and Reduced Lactose Products), Category (Organic and Inorganic) and Geography (North America, Europe, APAC and RoW)-Forecast up to 2028 Lactose is the main source of energy ... Read More

  • Gum in South Africa

    ... driven by price rises, value-added options, and flavour innovation. New launches have focused on fruit and mint flavours in two main pack sizes to accommodate consumers with varying budgets. As they are considered the consumers ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Germany

    ... from school, dampened overall retail demand in 2020, followed by marginal improvements in 2021 and 2022. However, retail volume sales in 2023 are marginally declining to reach close to pre-pandemic levels. On the other hand, ... Read More

  • Gum in Uruguay

    ... in 2022, with positive growth also expected for 2023, although sales will still remain below pre-pandemic levels. Sales are now being driven by chewing gum with the return of workers to the office, with chewing ... Read More

  • Global Plant-Based Vegan Confectionery Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2023-2029

    ... the forecast period (2023-2029). This report studies the global Plant-Based Vegan Confectionery production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions. This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Plant-Based Vegan Confectionery, ... Read More

  • Gum in Germany

    ... taste and chewing experience, the product is also perceived as effective in freshening breath. However, there were fewer spontaneous purchases in 2020 and 2021 due to reduced mobility of the local population and fewer social ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Uruguay

    ... quarantine was not enforced during the pandemic, most people stayed at home when COVID-19 cases were peaking so that social occasions such as birthdays were cancelled. With people returning to normality, this is boosting demand, ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Germany

    ... foodservice and limited leisure activities outside of the home. Therefore, German consumers purchased higher volumes of food from supermarkets and discounters, including chocolate confectionery as an indulgent treat. At-home consumption increased, with fewer citizens travelling, ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Uruguay

    ... kiosks, which are included under small local grocers, are helping to boost sales with the return to normality in the country post-pandemic, sales though supermarkets and hypermarkets are also playing a key role in the ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in South Africa

    ... flavours, and digital campaigns, stronger volume declines would have been a reality across categories, as consumers have focused on reducing their spending on non-essential items. Limited-edition launches have proven to be effective in driving sales ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in South Africa

    ... to see double-digit growth in unit prices as a result of rising production costs, such as added overhead costs for back-up power generation, and rising prices of raw materials. In 2020, the government signed the ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Morocco

    ... often give sweets instead of change to customers, if the amount owed is minimal. However, volume growth slowed in 2023, due to a combination of the uncertain economic climate and rising health awareness. With inflation ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Morocco

    ... or luxury purchases. Unit prices of chocolate confectionery increased gradually throughout the year, thanks to the rising cost of raw materials, namely imported cacao powder. However, it should be noted that the increase in average ... Read More

  • Gum in Morocco

    ... people cut back on unnecessary expenses, including snack products such as gum. However, leading players Mondelez International Inc and Foods & Goods SA (Perfetti) were able to sustain growth in the category by expanding their ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Tunisia

    ... industry, which is dependent on this raw material. Several manufacturers had to stop production for a period in 2022, which negatively impacted retail volume sales. The import and distribution of sugar falls under the control ... Read More

  • Gum in Tunisia

    ... also available in the illegal trade. Consumers are attracted by the cheaper price of illicit products in the current inflationary climate, as well as the variety of flavours. Lower purchasing power is putting Tunisian companies ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Saudi Arabia

    ... home, and the focus of players on expanding the presence of their brands on the shelves of modern distribution channels. They are also investing in creating more innovative products, such as new pack sizes and ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Saudi Arabia

    ... amongst children, were major factors in the significant drop in volume sales. Following a marginal uptake in 2022, 2023 is looking more positive for sales of sugar confectionery due to the waning threat of the ... Read More

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