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Over 2024, chocolate confectionery in Mexico is expected to see moderate retail volume growth, only slightly below the increase posted in 2023. While slowing, the rate of inflation in Mexico remains significant and continues to affect manufacturer,…

In 2024, players in chocolate confectionery in Morocco remain focused on offering smaller pack sizes for fear of losing consumers struggling financially. The lower prices of these smaller formats help to expand the consumer base as they cater to…

Chocolate confectionery in New Zealand is grappling with significant challenges driven by record-high cocoa prices, which have surged by 250% over the past year. This dramatic price increase is largely due to reduced cocoa production in West Africa,…

Chocolate confectionery in Nigeria is posting deep declines in terms of retail volume sales in 2024, resulting from the negative impact of inflationary conditions on both consumer buying power and unit prices. Current value sales are climbing high as…

Chocolate confectionery in North Macedonia has witnessed a more upbeat performance since 2023, with retail volume sales returning to growth following several years of decline. Indeed, consumer demand for chocolate confectionery remains steady in…

In 2024, the average unit price of products within chocolate confectionery in Norway Price of chocolate has not risen as much as is seen in other snacks and food categories, despite rising production and raw materials costs. This is supporting sales…

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…

In Peru, chocolate confectionery continues to be impacted by high temperatures in 2024, thanks to climate conditions persisting from 2023, when there was barely any winter. 2024 began with El Niño and has seen high-temperature records in several…

Chocolate confectionery saw solid volume in current value growth in 2024, with Ferrero Polska Sp zoo continuing to lead the field, albeit with a small loss of share to second ranking Mondelez International Inc.

Chocolate confectionery is managing to achieve positive volume growth in 2024, despite unit price hikes suppressing stronger sales. Indeed, chocolate confectionery has been strongly affected by considerable increases in the costs of raw ingredients,…