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 2022, retail sales of chocolate confectionery experienced robust double-digit growth in volume terms. This upward trend is expected to continue in 2023, albeit at a slower pace. The strong performance can be attributed to the recovery of kiosks,…
Chocolate confectionery recorded moderate retail volume growth in 2023. While the market increased in impulse sales with the return of children to schools in 2022, growth did not continue in 2023 as young students showed increased interest in impulse…
Tablets remained the leading format within chocolate confectionery in terms of retail value in 2023, having overtaken boxed assortments earlier in the review period. Moreover the former led growth within the category, continuing the trend of the…
Chileans remain the most avid chocolate consumers in the region. In terms of both volume and value, Chile leads the ranking in per capita chocolate consumption in LATAM (more than doubling the average). 2023 continues to be influenced by…
Chocolate confectionery in Colombia is undergoing a revival, exhibiting encouraging signs of both retail value and volume growth in 2023. Nonetheless, progress is set to be relatively subdued - a result of persisting consumer habits of staying…
Chocolate confectionery has enjoyed robust growth during the review period, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The upward trend continued in 2023, as the desire to indulge with chocolate confectionery remains high. Lingering concerns regarding the…
Despite higher unit prices and worrisome inflationary pressures, chocolate confectionery enjoyed modest retail volume growth in 2023. Many Dominicans are confronted with lower purchasing power as the cost of living remains above average.…
The consumption of chocolate confectionery is heavily reliant on purchases made in the traditional channel, where a significant proportion of sales is driven by impulse buying. With the pandemic now behind them, consumers have been able to return to…
Chocolate confectionery is witnessing slower retail volume and current value growth in 2023, with higher unit prices and inflationary pressure restricting consumption. The initial boost provided by the return of impulse occasions and social…
Chocolate confectionery has been struggling in 2020, hit by quarantines and closures as well as the loss of impulse and on-the-go consumption occasions due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Some of this has been offset by increasing at-home consumption,…
As consumers are adjusting their budgets to deal with high inflation, some have had to prioritise essential products over those perceived as expendable. Chocolate confectionery is amongst the non-essentials that have suffered from budget limitations,…
Chocolate confectionery registered modest growth in 2022 as volume sales contracted and value sales recorded slow growth. However, in 2023 volume sales are expected to rise if modestly, while value growth will be significant, enabling the category to…
In 2022, chocolate confectionery sales surpassed their pre-pandemic levels again in volume and real value terms and were expected to continue seeing positive growth in 2023. While impulse channels such as kiosks, which are included under small local…