Sugar Confectionery in South Africa

In 2024, sugar confectionery is set to be more resilient than chocolate confectionery in South Africa in retail volume terms, as some consumers have been trading out of the chocolate confectionery category due to strong price increases. Sugar confectionery is still expected to record a retail volume decline in 2024, as prices have also been increasing strongly in this category, and consumers are struggling with the rising cost of living and cutting non-essential products from their budget.

The Sugar Confectionery in South Africa report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2019-2023, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are shaping the market directly informs our forecasts to 2028, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Boiled Sweets, Liquorice, Lollipops, Medicated Confectionery, Mints, Other Sugar Confectionery, Pastilles, Gummies, Jellies and Chews, Toffees, Caramels and Nougat.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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• Get a detailed picture of the Sugar Confectionery market
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• Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands
• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.