Confectionery Trends and Innovations at the 2014 Convenience U CARWACS Show...
One of the most attended industry trade shows for convenience store and forecourt retailer operators in Canada, the Convenience U CARWACS Show concluded on 19 March 2014 in Toronto after a busy couple...
View ArticleThe Real Cost of Cocoa
Download as pdf The rising cost of cocoa has been touted by manufacturers as one of the biggest challenges to maintaining healthy profit margins. By 2020, some are forecasting the price of cocoa to be...
View ArticleNew Confectionery Data – What is it Telling Us?
In 2014, global retail value sales of confectionery reached an all-time high of US$198 billion according to Euromonitor International’s newly published data, an increase of nearly $4 billion over 2013....
View ArticleSingle-Origin Chocolate: The Future of Premium Chocolate Confectionery Foretold
Nestlé might not be the first brand you turn to when you’re on the hunt for fine chocolate – it certainly isn’t for me – but, as the appetite for luxury grows, this may no longer be the case. More and...
View ArticleThree Main Trends in the Confectionery Market
Consumers in both emerging and developed markets are increasingly turning to chocolate as an affordable indulgence even as demand for sugar confectionery and gum is declining due to dental health...
View ArticleChina and India: The Powerhouses of the Asia Pacific Cocoa Market
Asia Pacific is currently the third largest region for cocoa ingredients (liquor, butter and powder) worldwide after Western Europe and North America; however, it is set to become the second largest...
View ArticleNestlé Seeks to Square an Indulgent Circle Through its R&R Joint Venture and...
It has been a busy few weeks for food behemoth Nestlé. Last week, the company announced that it would begin selling its premium chocolate brand, Callier, in Western Europe and North America. This week,...
View ArticleMeasuring Brand Performance by Price Positioning – New Research in Chocolate...
At the core of marketing snacks is predicting how consumers will respond to different stimuli. How will endorsement help raise sales? What effect does buying chocolate in a boutique vs supermarket have...
View ArticleEuromonitor International Interview Series: William George and Dr Petyaev at...
Euromonitor International is pleased to present an interview with Dr Petyaev, the inventor of Esthechoc, and Mr William George, the Chief Operating Officer at Cambridge Chocolate Technologies Ltd, a...
View ArticleLindt & Sprüngli: Global Confectionery’s Feel-Good Story
For confectionery manufacturers, Lindt is currently something of a shining city on a hill. It continues to make what the majority of its competitors have found very difficult to achieve, ie high growth...
View ArticleNestlé Reimagining Confectionery Unit by Creating Brand Leadership
After below expected growth during last month’s Full Year Results, Nestlé has announced a clean-up for its confectionery business. Premium brands are in, and mass are out. Indeed this month the company...
View ArticleThe Future of Chocolate in a Challenging Economic Environment
Euromonitor Food Analyst Jack Skelly presented this deck at the World Cocoa Conference in the Domincan Republic on May 25, 2016. The post The Future of Chocolate in a Challenging Economic Environment...
View ArticleEuromonitor to Speak at London Chocolate Forum 2016
Event Name: London Chocolate Forum Event Date: Friday 7th October, 2016 Event Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Euromonitor International is pleased to be speaking at the London Chocolate...
View ArticleBaltic Chocolate Manufacturers Challenging Competitors
With a strong growth in disposable income forecasted for the coming five years, the Baltic countries hold a great potential for manufacturers of indulgent foods. However, competition has stiffened...
View ArticleHave an Ethical Xmas – the Tale of Boxed Chocolates
When the Christmas lights in London’s Oxford Street are switched on, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, as the Great Johnny Mathis once sang. Over the next month, people who celebrate...
View ArticleChristmas Shopping Trends 2016
Holiday shopping is in full swing. High traffic provides prime opportunities to capture consumer attention and garner brand loyalty; however, as purchase behaviours shift, new consumerism alters...
View ArticleChanging Lifestyle and Personal Wellbeing Disrupt the Chocolate Market
Global market research company Euromonitor International presented today new research at the Consumer Analyst Group Europe (CAGE) Conference. According to the presentation: “Chocolate Strategy –...
View ArticleFood and Beverage Ingredients Trends to Follow in 2017
In 2016, clean label’s influence over the food and beverage industry continued to grow, epitomised by Mars finally embracing the trend early on in the year. Elsewhere health continued to influence...
View ArticleQuick Facts: the Global Chocolate Market
This is an exciting time for the chocolate confectionery market, but only as a result of the difficulties it faces – the perpetual slowdown in the West is now being imitated in some markets such as...
View ArticleLindt & Sprüngli: Global Confectionery’s Feel-Good Story
For confectionery manufacturers, Lindt is currently something of a shining city on a hill. It continues to make what the majority of its competitors have found very difficult to achieve, ie high growth...
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