Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-co...
Market research on the snacks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand performance, distribution and industry trends. Insight and data cover chocolate and sugar confectionery, gum, s...
In a category saturated with toffees, caramels and nougat, boiled sweets and mints in India, pastilles, gummies, jellies, and chews bring a novelty factor in terms of product format, healthier alternative perspective and interesting flavours. Falero,…
The growing health-consciousness trend in Indonesia has led to an increased demand for sugar-free, reduced-sugar, and functional confectionery products, as consumers seek guilt-free alternatives to traditional sweets. Functional ingredients, such as…
Sugar confectionery in Ireland is among the categories heavily affected by rising production costs in 2024, having already recorded losses in retail volume terms in 2023 as product prices limited impulse purchases. Global sugar shortages are expected…
Sugar confectionery is expected to see current value growth in 2024. In 2023, the price of sugar globally increased significantly. This inevitably had a direct impact on the sugar confectionery category, as one of the main ingredients in products in…
Sugar confectionery is achieving positive sales in both value and volume terms in Italy in 2024. However, performance differs between categories, with boiled sweets and pastilles, gummies, jellies and chews seeing good growth in both value and volume…
Sugar confectionery in Japan is set to see low growth in retail volume terms and more dynamic growth in current value terms in 2024. There is an abundance of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) in sugar confectionery, with new products and concepts…
The sugar confectionery category experienced similar problems to chocolate confectionery in 2022, as a key ingredient used in the production of these products is sugar, which was in short supply due to export restrictions from Russia. As a result,…
Sugar confectionery is set to decline in retail volume terms in 2023, although it will continue to see current value growth due to price rises. The prices of raw materials have been rising. For instance, reduced local production of sugar cane,…
While sugar confectionery is expected to register an increase in current value sales, volume growth is expected to be muted, as continuing high inflation dampens volume sales. In terms of value growth, mints are expected to be the strongest…
Sugar confectionery is registering a good performance in 2023, despite the ongoing threat of price inflation. On balance, sugar confectionery is not a popular choice of snack in Lithuania, and in terms of volume sales it is ahead of only gum in…