Selected research
Industry Research
B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
The global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate market was valued at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach US$ million by 2032, implying a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
The North America market for B2C Confectionery and Chocolate is projected to increase from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, corresponding to a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
The Europe market for B2C Confectionery and Chocolate is projected to rise from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, registering a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
Read the full market overview
The Asia Pacific market for B2C Confectionery and Chocolate is expected to grow from US$ million in 2026 to US$ million by 2032, at a CAGR of % over 2026–2032.
Leading global manufacturers of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate include Mars, Meiji Co., Ltd, Lotte, Hershey Company, Ferrara Candy Company, Morinaga & Co, Ezaki Glico, See’s Candies and Royce, among others. In 2025, the top three vendors together accounted for approximately % of global revenue.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate market in terms of revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (k units), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of Types and Applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, Type, Application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/k units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, channel partners, and investors; data are structured with consistent units and fields to facilitate integration into internal FP&A and BI systems.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market by Company
Mars
Meiji Co., Ltd
Lotte
Hershey Company
Ferrara Candy Company
Morinaga & Co
Ezaki Glico
See’s Candies
Royce
Guittard Chocolate Company
Hsu Fu Chi
Shanghai Golden Monkey Group
Barry Callebaut
Ferrero Group
Mondelez International
Nestlé
Lindt & Sprüngli
Pladis
B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Segment by Type
Chocolate Confectionery
Sugar Confectionery
Gum Confectionery
Others
B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Segment by Application
Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
Convenience Stores
Online Retail Platforms
Others
B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc.), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
More report detail
Tables and figures
Scope & coverage.
Types
- Chocolate Confectionery
- Sugar Confectionery
- Gum Confectionery
- Others
Applications
- Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
- Convenience Stores
- Online Retail Platforms
- Others
Companies covered
- Mars
- Meiji Co., Ltd
- Lotte
- Hershey Company
- Ferrara Candy Company
- Morinaga & Co
- Ezaki Glico
- See’s Candies
- Royce
- Guittard Chocolate Company
- Hsu Fu Chi
- Shanghai Golden Monkey Group
- Barry Callebaut
- Ferrero Group
- Mondelez International
- Nestlé
- Lindt & Sprüngli
- Pladis
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.2.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size (2021-2032)
- 2.2.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales (2021-2032)
- 2.2.3 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 2.3 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate by Type
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Chocolate Confectionery
- 2.3.3 Sugar Confectionery
- 2.3.4 Gum Confectionery
- 2.3.5 Others
- 2.4 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate by Application
- 2.4.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 2.4.2 Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
- 2.4.3 Convenience Stores
- 2.4.4 Online Retail Platforms
- 2.4.5 Others
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Competitive Situation by Manufacturers (2021 Versus 2025)
- 3.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales (k units) of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue of Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.5 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Industry Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.6 Global Manufacturers of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.7 Global Manufacturers of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate, Product Type & Application
- 3.8 Global Manufacturers of B2C Confectionery and Chocolate, Established Date
- 3.9 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.10 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Mars
- 4.1.1 Mars Company Information
- 4.1.2 Mars Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Mars B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Mars B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Mars Recent Developments
- 4.2 Meiji Co., Ltd
- 4.2.1 Meiji Co., Ltd Company Information
- 4.2.2 Meiji Co., Ltd Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Meiji Co., Ltd B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Meiji Co., Ltd B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Meiji Co., Ltd Recent Developments
- 4.3 Lotte
- 4.3.1 Lotte Company Information
- 4.3.2 Lotte Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Lotte B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Lotte B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Lotte Recent Developments
- 4.4 Hershey Company
- 4.4.1 Hershey Company Company Information
- 4.4.2 Hershey Company Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Hershey Company B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Hershey Company B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Hershey Company Recent Developments
- 4.5 Ferrara Candy Company
- 4.5.1 Ferrara Candy Company Company Information
- 4.5.2 Ferrara Candy Company Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Ferrara Candy Company B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Ferrara Candy Company B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Ferrara Candy Company Recent Developments
- 4.6 Morinaga & Co
- 4.6.1 Morinaga & Co Company Information
- 4.6.2 Morinaga & Co Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Morinaga & Co B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Morinaga & Co B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Morinaga & Co Recent Developments
- 4.7 Ezaki Glico
- 4.7.1 Ezaki Glico Company Information
- 4.7.2 Ezaki Glico Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Ezaki Glico B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Ezaki Glico B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Ezaki Glico Recent Developments
- 4.8 See’s Candies
- 4.8.1 See’s Candies Company Information
- 4.8.2 See’s Candies Business Overview
- 4.8.3 See’s Candies B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 See’s Candies B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 See’s Candies Recent Developments
- 4.9 Royce
- 4.9.1 Royce Company Information
- 4.9.2 Royce Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Royce B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Royce B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Royce Recent Developments
- 4.10 Guittard Chocolate Company
- 4.10.1 Guittard Chocolate Company Company Information
- 4.10.2 Guittard Chocolate Company Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Guittard Chocolate Company B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Guittard Chocolate Company B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Guittard Chocolate Company Recent Developments
- 4.11 Hsu Fu Chi
- 4.11.1 Hsu Fu Chi Company Information
- 4.11.2 Hsu Fu Chi Business Overview
- 4.11.3 Hsu Fu Chi B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 Hsu Fu Chi B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 Hsu Fu Chi Recent Developments
- 4.12 Shanghai Golden Monkey Group
- 4.12.1 Shanghai Golden Monkey Group Company Information
- 4.12.2 Shanghai Golden Monkey Group Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Shanghai Golden Monkey Group B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Shanghai Golden Monkey Group B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Shanghai Golden Monkey Group Recent Developments
- 4.13 Barry Callebaut
- 4.13.1 Barry Callebaut Company Information
- 4.13.2 Barry Callebaut Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Barry Callebaut B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Barry Callebaut B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Barry Callebaut Recent Developments
- 4.14 Ferrero Group
- 4.14.1 Ferrero Group Company Information
- 4.14.2 Ferrero Group Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Ferrero Group B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Ferrero Group B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Ferrero Group Recent Developments
- 4.15 Mondelez International
- 4.15.1 Mondelez International Company Information
- 4.15.2 Mondelez International Business Overview
- 4.15.3 Mondelez International B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 Mondelez International B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 Mondelez International Recent Developments
- 4.16 Nestlé
- 4.16.1 Nestlé Company Information
- 4.16.2 Nestlé Business Overview
- 4.16.3 Nestlé B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 Nestlé B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 Nestlé Recent Developments
- 4.17 Lindt & Sprüngli
- 4.17.1 Lindt & Sprüngli Company Information
- 4.17.2 Lindt & Sprüngli Business Overview
- 4.17.3 Lindt & Sprüngli B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 Lindt & Sprüngli B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 Lindt & Sprüngli Recent Developments
- 4.18 Pladis
- 4.18.1 Pladis Company Information
- 4.18.2 Pladis Business Overview
- 4.18.3 Pladis B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.18.4 Pladis B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Product Portfolio
- 4.18.5 Pladis Recent Developments
5 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Scenario by Region
- 5.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.3 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.3.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.3.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Region: 2027-2032
- 5.4 North America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.4.1 North America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4.2 North America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.3 North America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.4.4 United States
- 5.4.5 Canada
- 5.4.6 Mexico
- 5.5 Europe B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.5.1 Europe B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.5.2 Europe B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.3 Europe B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.5.4 Germany
- 5.5.5 France
- 5.5.6 U.K.
- 5.5.7 Italy
- 5.5.8 Russia
- 5.5.9 Spain
- 5.5.10 Netherlands
- 5.5.11 Switzerland
- 5.5.12 Sweden
- 5.5.13 Poland
- 5.6 Asia Pacific B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 Asia Pacific B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 China
- 5.6.5 Japan
- 5.6.6 South Korea
- 5.6.7 India
- 5.6.8 Australia
- 5.6.9 Taiwan
- 5.6.10 Southeast Asia
- 5.7 South America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.7.1 South America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.7.2 South America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.3 South America B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.7.4 Brazil
- 5.7.5 Argentina
- 5.7.6 Chile
- 5.8 Middle East and Africa B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Facts & Figures by Country
- 5.8.1 Middle East and Africa B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Market Size by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.8.2 Middle East and Africa B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.3 Middle East and Africa B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Country (2021-2032)
- 5.8.4 Egypt
- 5.8.5 South Africa
- 5.8.6 Israel
- 5.8.7 Türkiye
- 5.8.8 GCC Countries
6 Segment by Type
- 6.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.1.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (k units)
- 6.1.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 6.2.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 6.3 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Price by Type (2021-2032)
7 Segment by Application
- 7.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (k units)
- 7.1.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Revenue Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Price by Application (2021-2032)
8 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 8.1 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Value Chain Analysis
- 8.1.1 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Key Raw Materials
- 8.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.1.3 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Production Mode & Process
- 8.2 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Sales Channels Analysis
- 8.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 8.2.2 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Distributors
- 8.2.3 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Customers
9 Global B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 9.1 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Industry Trends
- 9.2 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Industry Drivers
- 9.3 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 9.4 B2C Confectionery and Chocolate Industry Restraints
10 Report Conclusion
11 Disclaimer
GET THE RESEARCH
Choose your license.
Choose who needs access.
All options are for this report and research series.
PDF by email within 3–5 working days after payment confirmation.
Talk to an analyst