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

  • Asia-Pacific (APAC) Confectionery Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027

    ... also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The confectionery market consists of the retail sale of chocolate, gum and sugar confectionery ... Read More

  • Europe Confectionery Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027

    ... contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The confectionery market consists of the retail sale of chocolate, gum and sugar confectionery products. ... Read More

  • India Confectionery Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027

    ... profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The confectionery market consists of the retail sale of chocolate, gum and sugar ... Read More

  • Scandinavia Confectionery Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2027

    ... contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Key Highlights The confectionery market consists of the retail sale of chocolate, gum and sugar confectionery products. ... Read More

  • Global Bakery and Confectionery Food Colors Market 2023 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2029

    ... valued at USD 3354.4 million in 2022 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 5248.2 million by 2029 with a CAGR of 6.6% during review period. The influence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine ... Read More

  • Global Bakery and Confectionery Food Colors Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2023-2029

    ... of 6.6% CAGR during the forecast period (2023-2029). This report studies the global Bakery and Confectionery Food Colors production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions. This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the ... Read More

  • Dark Chocolate Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028

    ... reach US$ 76.0 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% during 2023-2028. Dark chocolate, also known as bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, is made from the seed of the cocoa tree. It comprises ... Read More

  • North America Dark Chocolate Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028

    ... to reach 574,526 Tons by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% during 2023-2028. Dark chocolate, also known as black chocolate, is a type of chocolate which contains higher amount of cocoa compared to ... Read More

  • Gum in Chile

    ... normality, gum’s volume sales returned to the longer-term trend of small annual reductions, with further declines expected in the near future. However, unprecedented unit price growth resulted in positive current value sales growth in 2022, ... Read More

  • GCC Dark Chocolate Market by Distribution Channel (Supermarkets and hypermarkets, Convenience stores, Non-grocery retailers, and Others), and Region 2023-2028

    ... IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 1,112 Million by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 7.80% during 2023-2028. The increasing health consciousness among consumers, changing lifestyles, shifting toward premium products, rising influence ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Chile

    ... growing to surpass 2019’s levels in 2023. Among the many categories negatively impacted by the pandemic and subsequent home seclusion, sugar confectionery has enjoyed a relatively quick recovery and healthy growth following greater mobility outside ... Read More

  • Crunchy Chocolate Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028

    ... reach US$ 3.8 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3% during 2023-2028. The growing popularity of healthy snacking among fitness enthusiasts and athletes, increasing number of e-commerce brands selling organic and vegan ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Chile

    ... the average). 2023 continues to be influenced by pandemic-driven chocolate trends that began in mid-2020 amid lockdowns and unprecedented levels of social anxiety - and which ended in mid-2022 as the “new normal” was setting ... Read More

  • Gum in Romania

    ... socialising and meetings have revived the role of gum as a breath refresher – however, levels are yet to align with pre-pandemic results. One reason for this is that the gum-chewing habit was reduced during ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Slovakia

    ... promotions and discounts as retailers seek to capture consumers' attention. As such, private label chocolate confectionery are gaining market share from competitors, not only due to their favourable value for money but also because of ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Taiwan

    ... nearing pre-COVID levels, aided by the full relaxation of restrictions from the third quarter of 2022. As consumers have returned to socialising and going out more regularly, they have also resumed impulse buying and shopping ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Norway

    ... more time outside of the home and perhaps indulging themselves a bit less. This shift towards convenient purchases rather than take-home products is also set to have a negative impact on volume sales. Euromonitor International's ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Romania

    ... elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 led to the return to a normal life, leading to reduced social occasions in the household, driving a decline in volume sales. Many of the bigger players in chocolate ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Slovakia

    ... pack sizes and the growing preference for price promotions and discounts have shaped retailers' offerings and will continue to do so in 2024. This trend is a result of the weakening purchasing power of Slovak ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Slovenia

    ... rise in inflation and tightening monetary policy is expected to dampen volume growth somewhat. In particular, inflation is expected to still be an issue, though its growth is expected to ease. As a result, consumers ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Poland

    ... losing contracts with retail chains, larger companies like Nestlé and Mondelez increased their prices openly. Despite these price hikes, the financial results of these companies did not deteriorate. In fact, the net sales value for ... Read More

  • Gum in Poland

    ... campaign called ""Every Smile is Beautiful"" to support the introduction of its new product, Orbit White Raspberry Pomegranate. This sugar-free gum, which combined fruity notes of raspberry and pomegranate, was positioned as providing a refreshing ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Poland

    ... contributed to this trend was the increasing presence of Ukrainian sweets in Poland, which has been occurring for about 7-8 years. This phenomenon mirrored the situation in the UK, where Polish immigrants brought Polish products ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Lithuania

    ... high, but the economy is stable and hence consumer purchasing power has remained resilient. Still, when it comes to indulgent snacking occasions, such as chocolate confectionery, Lithuanians are consuming fewer products or are switching to ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Turkey

    ... downsize standard tablet chocolate weight, decreasing from 80 grams to 60 or 65 grams, while retail volume growth slowed. Retail volume growth has peaked and dipped during the review period, with volume growth recovering in ... Read More

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