Confectionery Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis
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.
Confectionery Industry Research & Market Reports
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Gum in Australia
... strong negative impact on the category, as Australia experienced tough restrictions and heightened anxiety around outbreaks of the virus. The wearing of masks during the pandemic also reduced the consumption occasions for gum, as well ... Read More
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Gum in China
... offline sales and limited product availability. Moreover, with consumers shifting towards online shopping in response to the pandemic, impulse purchases of gum at checkouts were severely negatively impacted, further dampening sales. However, with the gradual ... Read More
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Gum in Japan
... falling number of smokers, who are a key consumer group for the category. Moreover, the competition with other snacks, such as pastilles, gummies, jellies and chews, has been tough, as this category sees frequent innovation ... Read More
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Gum in South Korea
... 2022, despite the easing of the mask mandate, sales of gum did not see growth as expected, as people still needed to wear masks in public spaces, creating an inconvenient experience of constantly taking them ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Japan
... to higher unit prices, as companies such as Kanro, Meiji, Ezaki Glico, and Morinaga & Co, are raising the prices of their sugar confectionery products due to the rising costs of raw materials and energy. ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in China
... chocolate confectionery is expected to return to growth in 2023. With the reopening of bricks-and-mortar stores and the recovery of logistics, sales of chocolate confectionery are expected to rebound, benefiting from the increase in product ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Italy
... to pre-Coronavirus (COVID-19) lifestyles, with the pandemic largely under control, favoured products that are generally purchased to celebrate holiday periods and occasions, such as Easter and Christmas. Inevitably, due to a spike in the rate ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in France
... weather, which hindered purchases during certain months of the year. The category also continued to suffer from the fallout of two salmonella outbreaks linked to chocolate produced in Belgium, with 81 French people having been ... Read More
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Gum in Algeria
... which is raising Algerians’ tendency to become more price-conscious, leading consumers to adapt their buying habits. As such, consumers are either choosing the cheapest items or buying less gum. Additionally, the landscape is losing sales ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in China
... was the diminished demand for sugar confectionery during one of its most important consumption occasions: the Spring Festival. Traditionally, Chinese consumers purchase boiled sweets and nougat as snacks to share with friends and family during ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in South Korea
... is expected to vary across sugar confectionery, sales are projected to increase across most categories. This growth can be attributed to the announcement of the end of the pandemic and the lifting of the mask ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Indonesia
... added vitamins, minerals, or natural herbs, are gaining popularity, with brands such as Ricola (Ricola AG) incorporating natural herbs into their sugar-free lozenges to deliver health benefits alongside great taste. Brand Tolak Angin (Sido Muncul ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Indonesia
... main advantages of digital marketing is the ability to target younger consumers who are more active online. Additionally, digital marketing has proven effective in generating hype through collaborations, such as seasonal or limited-time collaborations with ... Read More
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Gum in the United Arab Emirates
... due to lockdowns, social distancing measures and limited mobility. Nevertheless, as restrictions have gradually eased in the United Arab Emirates, increasing time spent outside of the home, including the return to the workplace and socialising, ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Australia
... the category is sensitive to global inflation in commodities and packaging materials. Mars Australia discontinued Starburst lollies in the Australian market from June 2022, due to the supply chain challenges and rising costs experienced over ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in France
... to embrace sweets as an affordable treat for their offspring. The growing popularity of Halloween, which is rapidly becoming a mainstream festival in France, after many years of being regarded as an American concept, also ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Australia
... rising supply chain costs have resulted in many manufacturers increasing their prices to the end consumer, driving higher value than volume growth. One of the factors driving growth has been nostalgia, which is emerging as ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in the United Arab Emirates
... in the domestic market. Local consumers used to consider sweets and snacks as empty calories that resulted in weight gain and the risk of suffering from illness or chronic disease. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the United Arab Emirates
... of schools resulted in a significant decline in sales. In the first half of 2023, sugar confectionery recovered to pre-pandemic retail volume sales. Local consumers have returned to their normal habits, including children, a target ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in Algeria
... positive volume sales, levels are yet to fully recover from COVID-19, due to the country's ongoing economic hardship. The unfavourable economic context and declining disposable incomes has shaped buying habits, leading to slower volume growth ... Read More
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Gum in the Philippines
... have limited finances, which many have as a result of the economic impact of measures imposed to contain COVID-19. The homebound lifestyle seen during the pandemic also worked against gum as it has decreased opportunities ... Read More
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Gum in France
... the category benefited to some extent from the return of consumers to their physical offices, alongside decline of mask wearing, the home working trend continued to stifle sales, as consumers lacked the usual opportunities to ... Read More
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Gum in Indonesia
... wide variety of options for shoppers. However, convenience stores have been expanding rapidly, along with the growth of e-commerce platforms. These developments have increased competition among distribution channels, leading to wider product availability and variety ... Read More
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Chocolate Confectionery in the Philippines
... and 2023 with demand picking up as restrictions have eased and consumers have begun returning to their old lifestyle habits. Consumers are returning to the office, school, and other activities and this is helping to ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Italy
... positive growth performance in both retail volume and current value terms, generated by increases in sales across categories. For example, boiled sweets, a category that saw strong retail volume and current value sales declines during ... Read More
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