Category: Candy
Europe Candy
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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
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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
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Sugar Confectionery in Latvia
... growth, mints are expected to be the strongest performer. Mints are perceived as healthier than other sugar confectionery and are also used as a breath freshener and this is driving volume growth. Manufacturers of mints, ... Read More
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Gum in Bulgaria
... this respect. This is mainly explained by the fact that consumption is still recovering from the negative impact of COVID-19, with demand picking up as more people return to the office and start regularly socialising ... Read More
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Gum in Serbia
... as well as recording the stronger performance. Sugar-free gum was the most widely available product type, with products with tooth-whitening and breath freshening properties being especially valued by consumers. Retail sales of bubble gum, on ... Read More
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Gum in Greece
... remains an accessible purchase for local consumers, regardless of macroeconomic conditions. This affordability, coupled with the often impulsive nature of gum purchases, supports sales as individuals continue to indulge in this category as per their ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Greece
... staple in the Greek diet. This shift can be largely attributed to its nutritious profile, offering a convenient and healthy alternative for consumers seeking out nutritious snacking options. Euromonitor International's Sugar Confectionery in Greece report ... Read More
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Gum in Hungary
... more Hungarians working from home, at least on a hybrid basis, they lacked the usual opportunities to purchase these products. Customers are also increasingly distracted by their mobile phones at checkouts and are therefore less ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Croatia
... content and limited nutritional value. The category is also expected to be impacted by inflation due to rising energy prices, as the war in Ukraine continues to affect global supply chains. Euromonitor International's Sugar Confectionery ... Read More
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Gum in Spain
... to a large extent on distribution via impulse channels, such as kiosks, forecourt retailers and small local grocers, which explains the drop off in demand during the pandemic. However, these channels managed to recover their ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Spain
... recovery of impulse channels and consumers returning to more active lifestyles away from the home. Inflation driven price increases did not hamper demand, as sugar confectionery is viewed as a low-priced category and an affordable ... Read More
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Gum in the Netherlands
... the pandemic subsided, the category did not witness a strong recovery. Intense competition from other categories and disruptions caused by the pandemic altered the usual purchasing and consumption patterns of gum. Consequently, some loyal gum ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the Netherlands
... and packaging materials posed significant challenges for controlling costs. While some categories like chocolate confectionery thrived during the stay-at-home measures, sugar confectionery faced pressure. In 2023, although the pandemic situation has returned to normal, the ... Read More
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Gum in Finland
... innovation to the landscape. Xylitol has well-known health claims, boosting oral health and preventing cavities by inhibiting the growth of bacteria. While inflation and increasing production costs continue to push up unit prices in 2023, ... Read More
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Gum in Denmark
... manufacturers are trying to meet the demand by introducing healthier options for customers’ teeth. For example, Danish start-up, Eace Gum, launched a new gum in collaboration with the dental company, Jordan. It is sugar free ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the Czech Republic
... from sugar confectionery, particularly in the case of boiled sweets and toffees, caramels and nougat. Euromonitor International's Sugar Confectionery in Czech Republic report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local ... Read More
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Gum in Estonia
... is gradually losing popularity and it increasingly gets bad press. It is seen as being bad for the environment, in terms of disposability, and also high in sugar. Euromonitor International's Gum in Estonia report offers ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Finland
... wide and varied, and the competition remains tense with regular, seasonal launches and activities on the landscape, as well as ongoing new product developments on offer, with players focusing on unique and robust marketing efforts. ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Estonia
... muted. In terms of value growth, mints are expected to be the strongest performer. Mints are perceived as healthier than other sugar confectionery and are also used as a breath freshener and this is driving ... Read More
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Gum in the Czech Republic
... volume growth in 2023. Euromonitor International's Gum in Czech Republic 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 ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Denmark
... confectionery products with liquorice flavour that Danes love. Moreover, this category specifically saw many new product launches towards the end of the review period. Ga-JoL introduced two new pastilles, Ga-JoL Original Red and the limited ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in Belgium
... thirsty for innovations, and are often willing to try new products without thinking about the health benefits. The main consumption motivations are indulgence and taste; consumers are looking for a sweet escape while consuming these ... Read More
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Gum in Belgium
... which led to a steep decline in sales of gum, posing challenges to the category’s growth trajectory. Chewing gum, sales of which are directly proportional to social interactions, bore the brunt of this impact. Nonetheless, ... Read More
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Sugar Confectionery in the United Kingdom
... effective since October. Mints and medicated confectionery maintained their positive growth trajectories due to their breath-freshening qualities as consumers spent greater time socialising in person compared to 2021, while pastilles, gummies, jellies and chews benefited ... 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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