Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Industry Insights: Future profit and growth indicators is a new management report analysing the sugar confectionery, gum and bubblegum confectionery market in the United States, six major Western European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom and three Eastern European countries: Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. The report considers each market in terms of its value and volume over the period 1998 to 2003 and provides future growth expectations, by sub-category, to 2008. The report addresses issues such as current and future NPD and distribution trends, major players and company overviews

Table of Contents
 
Sugar Confectionery, Gum & Bubblegum Industry
 
Insights
 
Future profit opportunities and growth indicators
 
Executive Summary 14
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in Belgium 14
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in Eastern
 
Europe 14
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in France 15
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in Germany 16
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in Italy 16
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in Spain 17
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in the UK 17
 
The Sugar Confectionery, Gum and Bubblegum Market in the US 18
 
Chapter 1 Sugar Confectionery, Gum &
 
Bubblegum Confectionery
 
Market Overview 20
 
Introduction 20
 
Market value 20
 
Gum and bubblegum - Czech Republic market decline to 2003 21
 
Future value forecast to 2008 - positive growth set for all 10 markets 22
 
Sugar confectionery - Polish market leads Belgium, Czech Republic
 
and Hungary 23
 
Future value forecast to 2008 24
 
Market volume 24
 
Gum and bubblegum – small but steady volume growth 25
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 26
 
Sugar confectionery 26
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 27
 
NPD and marketing trends 28
 
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Functional confectionery set to grow 28
 
Is it possible to mix health and confectionery? 28
 
Seasonal changes 30
 
Major players 31
 
Gum and bubblegum 31
 
Sugar confectionery 31
 
Chapter 2 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum
 
and Bubblegum Market in
 
Belgium 34
 
Summary 34
 
Market overview 34
 
Market value 35
 
Gum and bubblegum - 20% value growth 35
 
Future value forecast to 2008 35
 
Sugar confectionery 36
 
Future value forecast to 2008 36
 
Market volume 37
 
Gum and bubblegum 37
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 37
 
Sugar confectionery 37
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 38
 
Distribution overview 39
 
Major players 39
 
Gum and bubblegum company shares 39
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 40
 
Chapter 3 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum
 
and Bubblegum Market Outlook
 
in Eastern Europe 42
 
Summary 42
 
Market overview 42
 
Market value 43
 
Gum and bubblegum – growth of more than €33 million in Poland 43
 
Future value forecast to 2008 44
 
Sugar confectionery – medicated confectionery dominates 44
 
Future value forecast to 2008 46
 
Market volume 47
 
Gum and bubblegum – stagnant market in Hungary 47
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 48
 
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Sugar confectionery 48
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 50
 
Distribution overview 51
 
Czech Republic 51
 
Hungary 52
 
Poland 52
 
Major players 53
 
Czech Republic 53
 
Gum and bubblegum company market shares 53
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 53
 
Hungary 54
 
Gum and bubblegum company market shares 54
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 54
 
Poland 54
 
Gum and bubblegum company market shares 54
 
Poland sugar confectionery company market shares 55
 
Company overview 55
 
Trident 56
 
Chapter 4 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum &
 
Bubblegum Market in France 58
 
Summary 58
 
Market overview 58
 
Market value 59
 
Gum and bubblegum - chewing gum dominates with an 84% share 59
 
Future value forecast to 2008 59
 
Sugar confectionery 59
 
Future value forecast to 2008 60
 
Market volume 61
 
Gum and bubblegum - volume decreases predicted 61
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 61
 
Sugar confectionery 61
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 62
 
Distribution overview 63
 
Major players 63
 
Gum and bubblegum company shares 64
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 64
 
Company overviews 65
 
Lamy Lutti SA 65
 
Cadbury France SA 67
 
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Chapter 5 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum &
 
Bubblegum Market in Germany 71
 
Summary 71
 
Market overview 71
 
Market value 71
 
Gum and bubblegum – steady growth for 10-year period to 2008 71
 
Future value forecast to 2008 72
 
Sugar confectionery market valued at €1718 million in 2003 72
 
Future value forecast to 2008 73
 
Market volume 74
 
Gum and bubblegum 74
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 74
 
Sugar confectionery 74
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 75
 
Distribution overview 76
 
Major players 76
 
Gum and bubblegum company market shares 77
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 77
 
Company overviews 78
 
Storck KG, August 78
 
Chapter 6 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum
 
and Bubblegum Market in Italy 81
 
Summary 81
 
Market overview 81
 
Gum and bubblegum – significant growth in the chewing gum
 
category 82
 
Future value forecast to 2008 82
 
Sugar confectionery 82
 
Future value forecast to 2008 83
 
Market volume 83
 
Gum and bubblegum 83
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 – modest volume growth 84
 
Sugar confectionery 84
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 85
 
Distribution overview 86
 
Major players 86
 
Gum and bubblegum company shares 86
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 87
 
Company overviews 88
 
Perfetti Van Melle 88
 
Ambrosoli SpA 89
 
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Chapter 7 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum &
 
Bubblegum Market in Spain 93
 
Summary 93
 
Market overview 93
 
Market value 94
 
Gum and bubblegum 94
 
Future value forecast to 2008 - positive growth predicted but at a
 
slower rate than previous years 94
 
Sugar confectionery 94
 
Future value forecast to 2008 95
 
Market volume 96
 
Gum and bubblegum – small volume gap between two categories 96
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 96
 
Sugar confectionery 96
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 97
 
Distribution overview 98
 
Major players 98
 
Gum and bubblegum company shares 98
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 99
 
Company overviews 100
 
Adams Spain (Cadbury Schweppes since 2002) 100
 
Vidal Golosinas 101
 
Chapter 8 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum &
 
Bubblegum Market in the UK 105
 
Summary 105
 
Market overview 105
 
Market value 106
 
Gum and bubblegum - 9% growth expected to 2008 106
 
Future value forecast to 2008 106
 
Sugar confectionery 106
 
Future value forecast to 2008 – gums and jellies is most valuable
 
category 107
 
Market volume 108
 
Gum and bubblegum 108
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 - bubblegum market volumes pick
 
up following declines 108
 
Sugar confectionery 108
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 109
 
Distribution overview 109
 
Major players 110
 
Gum and bubblegum company shares 110
 
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Sugar confectionery company market shares 111
 
Company overviews 111
 
Wrigley UK Ltd 111
 
Mr Lucky Bags Ltd 113
 
Chapter 9 The Sugar Confectionery, Gum
 
and Bubblegum Market in the
 
United States 117
 
Summary 117
 
Market overview 117
 
Market value 117
 
Gum and bubblegum - €248 million from 1998 117
 
Future value forecast to 2008 118
 
Sugar confectionery – gums and jellies will represent more than a
 
third of the total market value by 2008 118
 
Future value forecast to 2008 119
 
Market volume 120
 
Gum and bubblegum 120
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 120
 
Sugar confectionery 120
 
Future volume forecast to 2008 121
 
Distribution outlets 122
 
Major players 122
 
Gum and bubblegum company market shares 122
 
Sugar confectionery company market shares 123
 
Company overview 124
 
Brach’s Confections 124
 
Chapter 10 Confectionery Industry Opinion
 
Survey 127
 
Summary 127
 
Introduction 127
 
Breakdown of survey respondents by country 128
 
How financially significant is the confectionery market compared to the rest
 
of the food and drinks industry? 128
 
How important do you think the following factors will be in influencing food
 
and drink market growth in your country in 2003 to 2004? 129
 
How innovative do you think your country is in the confectionery category? 130
 
How innovative do you think the following countries are in terms of
 
confectionery? 131
 
Kids influence – meeting the demands of the target market 132
 
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Sectors of kids expenditure by sector 133
 
List of Figures
 
Figure 2.1: Belgian confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 39
 
Figure 2.2: Belgium gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 40
 
Figure 2.3: Belgium sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 40
 
Figure 3.4: Czech Republic confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 51
 
Figure 3.5: Hungary confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 52
 
Figure 3.6: Poland confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 52
 
Figure 3.7: Czech Republic gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 53
 
Figure 3.8: Czech Republic sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 53
 
Figure 3.9: Hungary gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 54
 
Figure 3.10: Hungary sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 54
 
Figure 3.11: Poland gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 54
 
Figure 3.12: Poland sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 55
 
Figure 4.13: France confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 63
 
Figure 4.14: France gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 64
 
Figure 4.15: France sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 64
 
Figure 4.16: Selected products and brands from Lamy Lutti SA 66
 
Figure 5.17: Germany confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 76
 
Figure 5.18: Germany gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 77
 
Figure 5.19: German sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 77
 
Figure 5.20: Selected brands from Storck KG, August 78
 
Figure 6.21: Italy confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 86
 
Figure 6.22: Italy gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 87
 
Figure 6.23: Italian sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 87
 
Figure 6.24: Selected products from Perfetti Van Melle 89
 
Figure 6.25: Selected products from Ambrosoli SpA 90
 
Figure 7.26: Spain confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 98
 
Figure 7.27: Spain gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 99
 
Figure 7.28: Spanish sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 99
 
Figure 7.29: Selected products from Cadbury 101
 
Figure 7.30: Product range from Vidal Golosinas 102
 
Figure 8.31: UK confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 110
 
Figure 8.32: UK gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 110
 
Figure 8.33: UK sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 111
 
Figure 8.34: Selected products from Wrigley 112
 
Figure 8.35: Selected products from Mr Lucky Bags Ltd 114
 
Figure 9.36: U.S. confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003 122
 
Figure 9.37: U.S. gum and bubblegum company market shares, 2002-2003 123
 
Figure 9.38: U.S. sugar confectionery company market shares, 2002-2003 123
 
Figure 10.39: Breakdown of survey respondents by country 128
 
Figure 10.40: How financially significant is the confectionery market compared to the rest of the
 
food and drinks industry moving into 2004? 129
 
Figure 10.41: How important do you think the following factors will be in influencing food and
 
drink market growth in your country in 2003 to 2004? 130
 
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Figure 10.42: How innovative do you think your country is in the confectionery category compared
 
to other food and drinks categories? 131
 
Figure 10.43: How innovative do you think the following countries are in terms of confectionery?
 
132
 
List of Tables
 
Table 1.1: Total gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), 1998-2003 21
 
Table 1.2: Total gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), 2004-2008 22
 
Table 1.3: Total sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), 1998-2003 23
 
Table 1.4: Total sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), 2004-2008 24
 
Table 1.5: Total gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), 1998-2003 25
 
Table 1.6: Total gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), 2004-2008 26
 
Table 1.7: Total sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), 1998-2003 27
 
Table 1.8: Total sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), 2004-2008 27
 
Table 2.9: Belgium gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 35
 
Table 2.10: Belgium gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 35
 
Table 2.11: Belgium sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 36
 
Table 2.12: Belgium sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 36
 
Table 2.13: Belgium gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 37
 
Table 2.14: Belgium gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 37
 
Table 2.15: Belgium sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 38
 
Table 2.16: Belgium sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 38
 
Table 3.17: Eastern Europe gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 43
 
Table 3.18: Eastern Europe gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 44
 
Table 3.19: Eastern Europe sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 45
 
Table 3.20: Eastern Europe sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 46
 
Table 3.21: Eastern Europe gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 47
 
Table 3.22: Eastern Europe gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 48
 
Table 3.23: Eastern Europe sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 49
 
Table 3.24: Eastern Europe sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 50
 
Table 4.25: France gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 59
 
Table 4.26: France gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 59
 
Table 4.27: France sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 60
 
Table 4.28: Belgium sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 60
 
Table 4.29: France gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 61
 
Table 4.30: France gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 61
 
Table 4.31: France sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 62
 
Table 4.32: France sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 62
 
Table 4.33: Lamy Lutti contact details, France 65
 
Table 4.34: Cadbury’s contact details, France 68
 
Table 5.35: Germany gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 72
 
Table 5.36: Germany gum and bubblegum sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 72
 
Table 5.37: Germany sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 73
 
Table 5.38: Germany sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 73
 
Table 5.39: Germany gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 74
 
Table 5.40: Germany gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 74
 
Table 5.41: Germany sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 75
 
Table 5.42: Germany sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 75
 
Table 5.43: Storck KG, August contact details 79
 
Table 6.44: Italy gum and bubblegum sales value (€m), by sector, 1998-2003 82
 
Table 6.45: Italy gum and bubblegum sales value (€m), by sector, 2004-2008 82
 
Table 6.46: Italy sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 1998-2003 83
 
Table 6.47: Italy sugar confectionery sales value (€ m), by sector, 2004-2008 83
 
Table 6.48: Italy gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 84
 
Table 6.49: Italy gum and bubblegum sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 84
 
Table 6.50: Italy sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 1998-2003 85
 
Table 6.51: Italy sugar confectionery sales volume (kg m), by sector, 2004-2008 85
 
Table 6.52: Perfetti Van Melle contact details, Italy 88
 
Table 6.53: Ambrosoli SpA contact details in Italy 90
 
Table 7.54: Spain gum and bubblegum market value (€ m), 1998-2003 94
 
Table 7.55: Spain gum and bubblegum market value (€ m), 2004-2008 94
 
Table 7.56: Spain sugar confectionery sales market value (€m), 1998-2003 95
 
Table 7.57: Spain sugar confectionery sales market value (€m), 2004-2008 95
 
Table 7.58: Spain gum and bubblegum market volume (kg m), 1998-2003 96
 
Table 7.59: Spain gum and bubblegum market volume (kg m), 2004-2008 96
 
Table 7.60: Spain sugar confectionery market volume (kg m), 1998-2003 97
 
Table 7.61: Spain sugar confectionery market volume (kg m), 2004-2008 97
 
Table 7.62: Cadbury contact details in Spain 101
 
Table 7.63: Vidal Golosinas contact details, Spain 102
 
Table 8.64: UK gum and bubblegum market value (€ m), 1998-2003 106
 
Table 8.65: UK gum and bubblegum market value (€ m), 2004-2008 106
 
Table 8.66: UK sugar confectionery market value (€m), 1998-2003 107
 
Table 8.67: UK sugar confectionery market value (€m), 2004-2008 107
 
Table 8.68: UK gum and bubblegum market volume (kg m), 1998-2003 108
 
Table 8.69: UK gum and bubblegum market volume (kg m), 2004-2008 108
 
Table 8.70: UK sugar confectionery market volume (kg m), 1998-2003 109
 
Table 8.71: UK sugar confectionery market volume (kg m), 2004-2008 109
 
Table 8.72: Wrigley contact details in the UK 113
 
Table 8.73: Mr Lucky Bags Ltd contact details in the UK 115
 
Table 9.74: U.S. gum and bubblegum market value (€ m), 1998-2003 118
 
Table 9.75: U.S. gum and bubblegum market value (€ m), 2004-2008 118
 
Table 9.76: U.S. sugar confectionery sales value (m), by sector, 1998-2003 119
 
Table 9.77: U.S. sugar confectionery sales value (m), by sector, 2004-2008 119
 
Table 9.78: U.S. gum and bubblegum market volume (kg m), 1998-2003 120
 
Table 9.79: U.S. gum and bubblegum market volume (kg m), 2004-2008 120
 
Table 9.80: U.S. sugar confectionery market volume (kg m), 1998-2003 121
 
Table 9.81: U.S. sugar confectionery market volume (kg m), 2004-2008 121