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Sugar confectionery sales are being influenced by high raw sugar prices in 2024, leading to inflated unit prices supporting value, while volume sales remain in an overall slump. Within this environment, consumers welcome price-based promotions and…

2024 has been another tough year for sugar confectionery in Slovenia with economic pressures and increasing health concerns pushing consumers to cut back on spending on these products. Elevated inflation and rising production costs have been…

In 2024, sugar confectionery is set to be more resilient than chocolate confectionery in South Africa in retail volume terms, as some consumers have been trading out of the chocolate confectionery category due to strong price increases. Sugar…

Sugar confectionery in South Korea saw solid retail volume and current value growth in 2023, and this trend is expected to be maintained in 2024. Standard mints is set to see one of the strongest growth rates in sugar confectionery in South Korea in…

Sugar confectionery is seeing strong growth in 2024, both in volume and value terms. While consumers have seen their purchasing power reduced due to high inflation and a sharp increase in the cost of living they are still allowing themselves small…

Sugar confectionery is set to see current value growth in Sweden in 2024. The competition in sugar confectionery is intense, forcing players to be innovative and responsive to ongoing consumer trends. One interesting value-added sugar confectionery…

Sugar confectionery is set to register falling volume sales and rising value sales in Switzerland in 2024. This was primarily due to rising prices, which boosted value but deterred increasingly budget conscious consumers from purchasing such…

Sugar confectionery is set to see current value growth in Taiwan in 2024, though volumes are expected to stagnate during the year. As in the chocolate confectionery category, the overall demand for sugar confectionery showed a decline in demand in…

Sugar confectionery is considered as a very mature category in Thailand, with a large number of brands and a fairly fragmented competitive landscape beyond the leading names. Namely, Halls (Mondelez International (Thailand) Co Ltd) takes the lead…

Medicated confectionery continues to experience dynamic growth both in value and volume terms in 2024. This strong growth can be attributed to the resurgence of cases of cold and flu. With COVID-19 no longer in place other seasonal viruses such as…