Chocolate Confectionery

According to the International Cocoa Organization, global cocoa supply is expected to decline by nearly 11% during the 2023/2024 season. Global cocoa prices continue to witness record highs due to shortage of supply from Africa, which is the primary…

Demand for chocolate confectionery in Brazil continues to rise in 2024. Traditionally, Brazilians have a strong habit of giving gifts on special dates (such as “dia dos namorados” – the local version of Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, birthdays, or…

Following a four-year period of declining sales, the market for chocolate confectionery is expected to see positive, albeit modest growth, in retail volume terms in 2024. Recovery is being tempered by challenges such as escalating commodity prices…

Chocolate confectionery is achieving positive value gains in Indonesia, thanks to high unit prices, with retail volume also in small positive retail growth. The high unit prices in chocolate confectionery are attributed to the high costs of cocoa,…

Chocolate confectionery in South Africa is set to maintain retail current value growth in 2024. However, this growth is due to price rises as a result of high food inflation, with retail volume sales expected to continue to decline in this year. With…

The market for chocolate confectionery in Malaysia is set to see a stagnant performance in retail volume terms in 2024. Demand is being impacted by ongoing price rises, as input costs spiral to an all-time high. Cacao prices, for example, surged at…

Chocolate confectionery in Uzbekistan is expected to register healthy volume growth, though constant value growth is expected to be muted, as high inflation sees consumers trading down to an extent. Players also support volume sales by offering…

Chocolate confectionery sales boomed in Uruguay in 2023, driven primarily by a surge in promotional activity and discounted pricing. With inflation outpacing price increases in the category, manufacturers adopted aggressive promotional strategies…

Chocolate confectionery is seeing steady growth in value and volume terms in 2024. Chocolate is often associated with mood enhancement and stress relief and as such it has remained extremely popular in 2024 as consumers pursue increasingly busy…

Chocolate confectionery is relatively small in Pakistan in terms of value share. However, it is expected to perform strongly in 2024, with healthy constant value and volume growth, only partly explained by population growth. This positive picture is…

The market for chocolate confectionery in Lithuania is set to register modest growth in retail volume terms in 2024, in contrast to the static performance previous year. This is due mainly due a decline in the rate of inflation, which will increase…

Chocolate confectionery is seeing positive volume growth in Kazakhstan in 2024, with value being supported by price hikes. Notably, there has been an increase in the cost of cocoa globally, thus affecting the chocolate confectionery industry.…

Premium-oriented varieties with superior quality ingredients and more sophisticated flavours have continued to perform strongly in chocolate confectionery in Guatemala in 2024. Local and international players alike have seen increased interest in…

Retail value sales of chocolate confectionery in Australia continue to rise in 2024, despite a further fall in overall demand. Chocolate prices have been a significant issue globally, due to production issues with cocoa beans driving up the cost of…

Retail volume sales of chocolate confectionery in the Philippines increased modestly in 2020 and 2021. Nonetheless, demand benefited from robust at-home consumption during the (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the category saw stronger growth in 2022;…

Chocolate confectionery in Estonia saw an increase in value terms, whilst volume sales declined in 2024. This reduction in volume in the year is attributable to reduced chocolate confectionery consumption as a result of price hikes due to elevated…

It is expected to be a muted performance for chocolate confectionery in Algeria in 2024. With inflation continuing to be high, there is only expected to be minimal constant value and volume growth. As such, value for money continues to be a key…

Most categories within chocolate confectionery in the US saw retail current value growth in 2023, and this is set to continue in 2024. However, some have not enjoyed the same growth in volume terms. There are several reasons for this, amongst them is…

Similar to overall confectionery, in 2024 chocolate confectionery in Singapore is set to see negligible retail volume growth. This is partly due to government efforts to curb health problems such as diabetes and regulate sugar intake, along with…

In 2024, cocoa prices continue to significantly impact chocolate confectionery in Germany, influencing both production and retail prices. Fluctuations in cocoa costs are causing widespread repercussions, particularly for smaller players with limited…