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

  • Gum in Norway

    ... opens up and domestic prices increase from a new, lower baseline due to inflationary pressures, there has been an increase in sales from Sweden, challenging growth. Additionally, it has been noted that there is a ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Norway

    ... in unit price points, which has challenged sales as consumers work with lower disposable budgets. As such, down trading was noted as consumers looked to continue buying chocolate confectionery, opting for lower-priced goods. While some ... Read More

  • Gum in Taiwan

    ... In December 2022, the Taiwanese government lifted the outdoor mask-wearing requirement. This policy encouraged consumers to chew gum whilst walking outdoors and led to a slight rebound in gum sales. The positive trend is continuing ... Read More

  • Gum in Lithuania

    ... in double-digits thanks to retail price inflation. Gum tends to be championed for its breath-freshening qualities. However, there is a widespread perception in Lithuania that gum is anti-social, and this continues to challenge consumption of ... Read More

  • Gum in Slovenia

    ... remove any bad breath. The return of tourists in large number is also expected to boost volume sales. Euromonitor International's Gum in Slovenia report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Turkey

    ... the celebrations to visitors, loved ones and family. Euromonitor International's Sugar Confectionery in Turkey report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to ... Read More

  • Gum in Croatia

    ... was strong in 2022, continues in 2023. Post-pandemic, both local consumers and foreign tourists are eager to return to socialising, and welcome breath-freshening opportunities. As the war in Ukraine pushes energy prices up and impacts ... Read More

  • Gum in Israel

    ... following a salmonella scare in one its factories in April 2022. With the company’s gums having been temporarily removed from retail shelves, rival players Mars Multisales Israel and Leiman Schlussel took up some of the ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Israel

    ... fortunes of leading chocolate confectionery company Strauss, which saw its chocolate confectionery begin to return to retailers’ shelves at the beginning of 2023. This followed a temporary shutdown in production as a result of a ... Read More

  • Gum in Latvia

    ... remove any bad breath. Euromonitor International's Gum in Latvia report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Israel

    ... Must and Elite brands, following a salmonella scare in one its factories in April 2022. With the company’s products having been returned to retailers’ shelves in early 2023, demand edged back to 2022 levels. In ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Latvia

    ... of Ukraine, the meteoric rise in inflation and tightening monetary policy, all have a dampening impact. In particular, inflation is expected to still be an issue, though its growth is expected to ease. As a ... Read More

  • Gum in Argentina

    ... in gum sales, several trends that emerged during the pandemic and are here to stay are having a negative impact on the gum market. Many companies have adopted a home-office mode, allowing employees to work ... Read More

  • Gum in Sweden

    ... solution diminished. As a result, gum sales struggled to recover and are expected to experience negative volume growth in 2023. The lack of new product development has also contributed to the industry's challenges in revitalising ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Pakistan

    ... unit costs. Many have shifted towards smaller pack formats and are using lower quality material in their packaging. Current value sales have escalated from price increases reaching some 32% growth. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Sweden

    ... other snacks categories, particularly chocolate confectionery, remains fierce. However, within the sugar confectionery segment, the pick and mix format is making a recovery after being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Swedes are once again ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Serbia

    ... consumption. Despite inflationary pressures, which encouraged consumers to be more sensitive, chocolate confectionery benefitted from its perception as an affordable indulgence, as consumers sought to treat themselves, while eschewing larger purchases. In addition, while man... ... Read More

  • Diabetic Food Market Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2023-2030 - By Product, Technology, Grade, Application, End-user, Region: (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East and Africa)

    ... The global prevalence of diabetes has been steadily increasing, with over 530 million adults affected in 2021. This alarming trend has prompted government authorities, healthcare organizations, and the public to focus on adopting a healthy ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Argentina

    ... workplaces post-pandemic are supporting the growth in volume and current value terms. However, import restrictions on final products, packaging, flavours, and essential production ingredients have hindered the potential growth of sugar confectionery sales. Medicated confectionery, ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Bulgaria

    ... set to be down slightly from 2022 and remain considerably slower than growth in current value sales. The lollipops category has experienced the steepest price hikes, as it is more exposed to high inflation due ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Pakistan

    ... In 2023, with inflation rising year-on-year and reaching high double-digits not seen since 1964, affordability has dropped further with many consumers forced to trade down to cheaper sugar confectionery. Nonetheless, demand for sugar confectionery continues ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Serbia

    ... busy, pre-pandemic lifestyles, which led to an increase in impulse purchasing occasions. Despite rising levels of health awareness, Serbians continued to take comfort in their favourite sweets, which are seen as affordable luxuries during times ... Read More

  • Gum in Kazakhstan

    ... population has returned to a more normal lifestyle. In this context, with much higher levels of social contact and the wearing of face masks no longer necessary, consumers are placing a significantly greater emphasis on ... Read More

  • Sugar Confectionery in Hungary

    ... favour of their best-selling lines, as they could not afford to be left with excess stock. This had a detrimental effect on underperforming products, such as boiled sweets, lollipops and liquorice, while power mints, medicated ... Read More

  • Chocolate Confectionery in Greece

    ... diversifying its product range and offering an innovative oat-infused chocolate product. This initiative marks the introduction of the first-ever oat chocolate in the Greek market. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in Greece report offers in-depth knowledge ... Read More

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