European Confectionery Trends in 2022
Confectionery is part of Processed Food and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Candy. You may also be interested in Meat, Edible Oil and Soup.
European confectionery consumption is set to reach almost 3 billion kilograms by 2026. Since 2016, demand has fallen by around 0.3% annually. Germany ranks as the largest consumer of confectionery in Europe, with 791 million kilograms in 2021. The United Kingdom, France and Spain come in second, third and fourth, respectively. Greece enjoyed a 5.2% year-on-year increase in consumption since 2016, while Poland saw a 5.1% decrease.
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In 2022 major markets in the Confectionery Industry were:
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- Candy Import 222 countries (Asia, Europe, Africa...)
- Candy Export 239 countries (Asia, Europe, Africa...)
- Chocolate Import 192 countries (Africa, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Gum Import 191 countries (Africa, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Chocolate Export 178 countries (Europe, Asia, Africa...)
- Gum Export 171 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)
- Chemical Products Import 192 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)
- Citrus Import 191 countries (Africa, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa...)
- Chocolate Sales 42 countries (Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Chemical Products Export 184 countries (Asia, Latin America, Africa...)
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