Category: Confectionery
Europe Confectionery
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Switzerland Chocolate Confectionery
... to continued increases in product prices. While all categories witnessed significant current value growth, this was largely due to the increases in unit price. Some raw materials, such as milk and sugar, are protected, so ... Read More
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Switzerland Sugar Confectionery
... conscious consumers from purchasing such products. Moreover, the category is exposed to the same threats as certain other types of impulse snacks in the form of the generalisation of self-checkout areas at the retail level ... Read More
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Portugal Chocolate Confectionery
... of raw ingredients, such as cocoa and sugar. In turn, these higher manufacturing costs have ultimately resulted in higher unit prices. However, consumers have not abandoned the category. Rather, we are seeing some changes in ... Read More
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Sweden Gum
... must pay attention to delivering value-added benefits. It is noteworthy that chewing gum in Sweden is seeing innovation and advancing health claims, as manufacturers seek to capture consumer interest. Players also tend to offer different ... Read More
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Norway Sugar Confectionery
... of the mature segments within the overall category. The general perception of sugar confectionery limits growth, and there is likely to be continued moderate decline in terms of retail volume sales during the forecast period. ... Read More
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Norway Gum
... mature and Mars has not launched anything new. Value share between the top players is so far largely unchanged in 2024, as it has been for most of the review period. Euromonitor International's Gum in ... Read More
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Norway Chocolate Confectionery
... rising production and raw materials costs. This is supporting sales in chocolate confectionery amid inflation and widespread price hikes elsewhere. Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in Norway report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a ... Read More
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Spain Chocolate Confectionery
... growth with manufacturers being forced to raise their prices as the cost of basic ingredients has risen. In volume terms sales have been supported by a solid performance from countlines, driven by the increasing demand ... Read More
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The Netherlands Sugar Confectionery
... unit price hikes. The exception is power mints, which is only showing marginal volume growth. Not only are consumers buying less because of higher prices, but many of the category’s major players anticipated higher costs ... Read More
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The Netherlands Gum
... gum less frequently, resulting in further volume sales declines and an only modest increase in current value sales. Euromonitor International's Gum in Netherlands report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Chocolate Confectionery
... across the supply chain, including transportation, energy, labour and raw materials such as sugar, milk and cocoa beans, resulted in prices further soaring, and, combined with the general cost-of-living crisis, translated into another year of ... Read More
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Spain Sugar Confectionery
... the cost of living they are still allowing themselves small indulgences, with sugar confectionery being a popular choice due to the comparatively low prices of these products. Spanish consumers are looking for smaller formats for ... Read More
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Ireland Sugar Confectionery
... purchases. Global sugar shortages are expected to mean another year of significant price increases in 2024, and though overall inflationary pressures are easing, volume sales for sugar confectionery are stagnant. This flat growth in 2024 ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Gum
... losses during the pandemic due to limited time spent outside of the home, continues to recover despite the overall unfavourable economic environment in the UK that has been challenging consumers’ purchasing power. Gum is particularly ... Read More
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Spain Gum
... previous two years when the category was recovering from the losses seen during 2020 and 2021 when restrictions on movement and home seclusion due to the pandemic led to a sharp drop in sales. With ... Read More
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Ireland Chocolate Confectionery
... year’s double-digit rises. The cost-of-living crisis has forced local consumers to cut down on their chocolate confectionery consumption, with retail volumes sales declining in 2024, though to a lesser extent than was seen in 2023, ... Read More
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Ireland Gum
... even though inflation has slowed somewhat. Category growth is driven by chewing gum – the subcategory accounting for the vast majority of overall gum sales. Despite positive growth, volume sales in 2024 remain significantly impacted ... Read More
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The United Kingdom Sugar Confectionery
... double-digit price increases for the category. Inflationary pressures, combined with the general cost of living which has forced consumers to cut down on discretionary spending, meant declining retail demand for sugar confectionery during the year. ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in Germany
... Flexible plastic remained the predominant pack type in confectionery packaging in this year, widely used for gum, sugar confectionery, and chocolate confectionery. Flexible plastic has historically grown in tandem with the category. Its popularity persists ... Read More
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Italy Chocolate Confectionery
... by the popularity of seasonal chocolate, which is seeing the best performance, alongside chocolate with toys – with both these subcategories fitting well with seasonal and festive celebrations. Tablets is also seeing stable retail volume ... Read More
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France Sugar Confectionery
... by the revival of children’s birthday parties and other social occasions, which has led some consumers to embrace sugar confectionery as an affordable treat for their kids. In addition, with the French economy remaining under ... Read More
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France Gum
... However, while the category has continued to see healthy growth in 2024 volume sales are not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels. Gum continues to face competition from sugar confectionery with a more natural positioning. ... Read More
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France Chocolate Confectionery
... costs to the consumer. Indulgence has long maintained the category but in 2023 many consumers opted for cheaper products and as a result chocolate confectionery saw a decline in volume sales. Sales were also impacted ... Read More
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Italy Gum
... of the pandemic restrictions and therefore gum suffered losses during this time. As such, the recovery of social interactions and a stronger return to workplaces means more consumers are using gum to both freshen their ... Read More
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Italy Sugar Confectionery
... good growth in both value and volume terms, for example, while toffees, caramels and nougat is seeing a small value growth but a volume decline. These variables are dependent on the levels of popularity of ... Read More
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