European Confectionery Market Forecast To 2031 | Premiumization and Gifting Boosting Sales - Cadbury, Nestlé S.A., Delfi Limited, The Hershey Company

As per DataM Intelligence European Confectionery Market is expected to Boom at a Significant CAGR during the forecast period (2024-2031).

From April to June 2025, European confectionery brands invested in product innovation and premium flavor launches. Regulatory changes like EUDR and CSDDD are rapidly influencing supply chains and compliance strategies. Meanwhile, consumer hunger for novelty has driven recent successes from Cadbury, McVitie's, and Haribo. Premium positioning, eco-responsibility, and regulatory readiness are becoming key differentiators in this evolving market landscape.

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Latest News:

Haribo launched a travel-exclusive candy called "Berry Clouds", a layered foam gummi in blueberry, wildberry, and strawberry flavors, packaged in 650g resealable bags. Glossy reviews online celebrate the innovation.

Cadbury released a limited-edition Dairy Milk Summer Edition in June 2025, with color-changing thermochromic wrappers and a standout Iced Latte flavor featuring milk chocolate, coffee cream, and biscuit bits.

Competitive Landscape

The section also contains information related to the new product launches, mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, etc., to give a clear understanding about the competitive landscape prevailing in the global market. With an emphasis on strategies there have been several primary developments done by major companies such as

Cadbury, Nestlé S.A., Delfi Limited, The Hershey Company, Mars, Incorporated, Mondelez International, Inc., Lotte Confectionery, Grupo Arcor, Brookside Foods Ltd., Parle Products Pvt. Ltd.

Investments & Product Launches (April-June 2025)

Cadbury is introducing two new chocolate bars Bournville Salted Caramel and Bournville Chopped Hazelnut targeting UK supermarkets by end‐July 2025 at £2.20 each, joining its premium Bournville range.

McVitie's unveiled Club Layers Orange in June 2025, a chocolate‐coated wafer bar with punchy orange cream, rolling out in Spar stores June 30, followed by broader UK distribution in August-September.

Key Developments:

❁ The EU confectionery sector continues to expand; production hit 7.8 million tons in 2024 (+22% YoY), valued at about USD 34.1 billion, though still below peak 2022 volumes.

❁ New EU regulations are shaping the industry: the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will take effect in December 2025, requiring traceability and deforestation‐free compliance for cocoa and palm oil sourcing.

❁ The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Forced Labor Regulation (FLR) passed in January 2025 mandate ethical and environmental oversight throughout supply chains.

Market Segments

The detailed segmentation offered in the report will help customers get a clear idea about the market segments and the factors that will drive segmental growth. The Europe Confectionery Market market has been segmented

By Product Type: Sugar Confectionery (Hard Boiled Candies, Caramel, Cereal Bars, Gums, Others), Chocolate Confectionery (Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate), Bakers Confectionery (Cakes, Muffins & Cup Cakes, Sweet Pastries, Cookies, Others

By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets and Hypermarkets, Bakeries, Convenience Stores, Online, Others

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Research Process

Both primary and secondary data sources have been used in the global Europe Confectionery Market Market research report. During the research process, a wide range of industry-affecting factors are examined, including governmental regulations, market conditions, competitive levels, historical data, market situation, technological advancements, upcoming developments, in related businesses, as well as market volatility, prospects, potential barriers, and challenges.

Regional Analysis for Europe Confectionery Market Market:

⇥ North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico)

⇥ Europe (U.K., Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Spain, The Netherlands and Rest of Europe)

⇥ Asia-Pacific (India, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia Rest of Asia Pacific)

⇥ South America (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Rest of South America)

⇥ Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., South Africa, Rest of Middle East & Africa)

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Chapter Outline

⏩ Market Overview: It contains five chapters, as well as information about the research scope, major manufacturers covered, market segments, Europe Confectionery Market market segments, study objectives, and years considered.

⏩ Market Landscape: The competition in the Global Europe Confectionery Market Market is evaluated here in terms of value, turnover, revenues, and market share by organization, as well as market rate, competitive landscape, and recent developments, transaction, growth, sale, and market shares of top companies.

⏩ Companies Profiles: The global Europe Confectionery Market market's leading players are studied based on sales, main products, gross profit margin, revenue, price, and growth production.

⏩ Market Outlook by Region: The report goes through gross margin, sales, income, supply, market share, CAGR, and market size by region in this segment. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America are among the regions and countries studied in depth in this study.

⏩ Market Segments: It contains the deep research study which interprets how different end-user/application/type segments contribute to the Europe Confectionery Market Market.

⏩ Market Forecast: Production Side: In this part of the report, the authors have focused on production and production value forecast, key producers forecast, and production and production value forecast by type.

⏩ Research Findings: This section of the report showcases the findings and analysis of the report.

⏩ Conclusion: This portion of the report is the last section of the report where the conclusion of the research study is provided.

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