The Top 10 Confectionery Companies
Scripp Business Insights, January 2010, Pages: 117
This report profiles the leading players in the global confectionery industry. In this report the confectionery industry is categorized as follows:
- Chocolate: moulded bars, boxed chocolate, chocolate countlines, novelties and chocolate straightlines;
- Sugar confectionery: caramels and toffees, hard boiled sweets, gums and jellies, medicated confectionery, regular mints, and power mints;
- Gum: sugar free gum, regular chewing gum, functional chewing gum and bubblegum;
- Cereal bars: sports and energy bars and other bars.
This report analyzes the global confectionery industry in terms of market size (estimated based on on-trade sales), key drivers and resistors, trends and competitive positioning of top 10 players in the global confectionery market. It includes profiles of the top 10 companies in the industry and also includes a brief summary of other major players. The current ranking evaluates confectionery companies based on their performance using the following intelligence metrics:
- Each company’s financial performance in the global confectionery market;
- Each company’s growth strategies and major acquisitions and divestments in this market;
- Business-related strengths and weaknesses of these companies, and insights into the opportunities and threats facing them.
Key features of this report
- Market dynamics of the global confectionery market during the period 2008-13.
- Key market drivers and resistors.
- Trends of the global confectionery market.
- Identification of the top 10 players in the global confectionery market .
- Performance of top 10 confectionery companies during 2004–08.
Scope of this report
- Learn from the strategies of the global confectionery companies to target future growth markets effectively, avoid their mistakes, replicate their successes and learn of the threats they face.
- Benchmark your performance against the leading confectionery companies by comprehending their strategies.
- Understand the major issues affecting the global confectionery market.
Key Market Issues
- Rising prices of cocoa: Significant increase in the price of cocoa during 2004–08 due to slow down in cocoa beans production in Ivory Coast, Africa led by poor weather conditions and under-investment in the region has adversely affected the margins of the players in the industry.
- Article 13 health claim regulation: Increasing compliance requirements from regulatory authorities such as the European Food Safety Authority’s impending Article 13 health claim regulation mandating all functional claims on confectionery to be validated with scientific facts may restrict the scope of new product development.
- Health concerns: Negative health perception related to conventional confectioneries hinders the development of the industry.
Key findings from this report
- Business Insights forecasts that the global confectionery market will grow at a CAGR of 3.1% during 2008–13 to reach a total value of approximately $171bn in 2013.
- The dominance of chocolate category in the confectionery industry is primarily driven by the fact that it is usually sold at a higher price, whereas most forms of sugar confectionery are low-value items, particularly within the emerging markets.
- Depth in product portfolio, strong foothold in the US and Western European markets and acquisition of Wm. Wrigley Jr. (Wrigley) in 2008 have contributed to the dominant position of Mars in the global confectionery industry.
- Anti-trust concerns may force Nestlé to divest some brands in the UK market if it successfully acquires Cadbury.
Key questions answered
- What was the market size of the global confectionery industry by value and volume in 2008?
- What will be the estimated market size of the global confectionery industry during 2009-13?
- What are the trends in the global confectionery industry?
- Who are the top 10 players in the market?
The Top 10 Confectionery Companies
Executive summary
Industry overview
Mars
Nestlé
Cadbury
Ferrero Group (Ferrero)
Hershey
Kraft Foods
Perfetti Van Melle (Perfetti)
Lindt & Sprüngli (Lindt)
Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika)
Lotte
Chapter 1 Introduction
What is the report about?
Methodology
Chapter 2 Industry overview
Summary
Introduction
Market dynamics
Global confectionery market size by value
Global confectionery market size by sales volume
Global confectionery market value by product categories
Global confectionery market based on geographic segmentation
Confectionery industry drivers and resistors
Competitive landscape
The top 10 companies based on sales
The impact of acquiring Cadbury’s on the top 10 companies ranking order
Competitive positioning of the top 10 confectionery companies
Depth in top 10 companies confectionery portfolio
Trends
Emergence of functional and nutritional confectionery
Shift towards premium chocolates
Rising prices of cocoa
Chapter 3 Mars
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Enhancing global reach through the acquisition of Wrigley
Developing nutritional confectionery to capitalize on the shift in preference towards healthy foods
Expanding and extending premium chocolate portfolio
SWOT analysis
Chapter 4 Nestlé
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Strengthening brand presence in the premium and luxury chocolate category
Expanding premium and luxury chocolate confectionery portfolio
Consolidating its position in the premium chocolate category in the
Eastern European markets
Positioning its confectionery among healthy foods
SWOT analysis
Chapter 5 Cadbury
Summary
Company overview
Takeover bids for Cadbury
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Attaining cost efficiency through restructuring
Expanding global reach
SWOT analysis
Chapter 6 Ferrero
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Launching dark chocolates to further penetrate premium confectionery category
Expanding production capabilities in emerging markets to accelerate the pace of business growth
SWOT analysis
Chapter 7 Hershey
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Enhancing global reach in emerging markets
Expanding portfolio of premium chocolates
SWOT analysis
Chapter 8 Kraft Foods
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Strengthening production capabilities in Eastern Europe
Enhancing market share in premium chocolate category
SWOT analysis
Chapter 9 Perfetti
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Reformulating confectionery to position them in the healthy foods arena
Expansion in emerging markets
SWOT analysis
Chapter 10 Lindt
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Extending premium brands with new flavors in mature markets
Expansion of distribution networks
SWOT analysis
Chapter 11 Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika)
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Performance by business segments
Growth strategies
Ramping up international operations
Strengthen market share in Japan
SWOT analysis
Chapter 12 Lotte
Summary
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Growth strategies
Expanding in emerging markets
Extending reach in the US confectionery market through a joint-venture with
Hershey
SWOT analysis
Chapter 13 Other major players
Grupo Arcor (Arcor)
Company overview
Barry Callebaut
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Ezaki Glico
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Haribo
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Leaf International (Leaf)
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Morinaga
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Roshen Confectionery (Roshen)
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Storck
Company overview
Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi (Ülker)
Company overview
Recent financial performance
United Confectionery
Company overview
Recent financial performance
Appendix
Glossary
Index
List of Figures:
Figure 3.1: Global confectionery market size by value ($bn), 2008–13
Figure 3.2: Global confectionery market size by sales volume (m kgs), 2008–13
Figure 3.3: Share of global confectionery market by product (%), 2008
Figure 3.4: Share of global confectionery market by geography (%), 2008
Figure 3.5: Confectionery industry drivers and resistors
Figure 3.6: Top 10 confectionery companies' growth, 2007–08
Figure 3.7: Depth in top 10 companies confectionery portfolio
Figure 3.8: Rise in cocoa prices, 2004–08
Figure 4.9: Mars SWOT analysis
Figure 5.10: Nestlé financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Figure 5.11: Nestlé SWOT analysis
Figure 6.12: Cadbury financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Figure 6.13: Cadbury SWOT analysis
Figure 7.14: Ferrero SWOT analysis
Figure 8.15: Hershey financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Figure 8.16: Hershey SWOT analysis
Figure 9.17: Kraft Foods financial performance ($m), 2006–08
Figure 9.18: Kraft Foods SWOT analysis
Figure 10.19: Perfetti financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Figure 10.20: Perfetti SWOT analysis
Figure 11.21: Lindt financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Figure 11.22: Lindt SWOT analysis
Figure 12.23: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) financial performance ($m), 2006–08
Figure 12.24: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) SWOT analysis
Figure 13.25: Lotte SWOT analysis
Figure 14.26: Barry Callebaut financial performance ($m), 2006–08
Figure 14.27: Ezaki Glico financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Figure 14.28: Leaf financial performance ($m), 2006–08
List of Tables:
Table 3.1: Global confectionery market size by value ($bn), 2008–13
Table 3.2: Global confectionery market size by sales volume (m kgs), 2008–13
Table 3.3: Global confectionery market by product ($m), 2008
Table 3.4: Global confectionery market by geography ($m), 2008
Table 3.5: The top 10 confectionery companies, 2008
Table 3.6: Changes in rankings after Cadbury’s acquisition, 2008
Table 3.7: Select functional confectionery launches, 2007–09
Table 3.8: Select dark extensions of existing brands
Table 4.9: Mars snapshot
Table 5.10: Nestlé snapshot
Table 5.11: Nestlé financial performance, 2004–08
Table 5.12: Nestlé business segment performance, 2008
Table 6.13: Cadbury snapshot
Table 6.14: Cadbury financial performance, 2004–08
Table 6.15: Cadbury acquisitions, 2007–09
Table 7.16: Ferrero snapshot
Table 8.17: Hershey snapshot
Table 8.18: Hershey financial performance ($m), 2004–08
Table 9.19: Kraft Foods snapshot
Table 9.20: Kraft Foods financial performance ($m), 2006–08
Table 9.21: Kraft Foods business segment performance ($m), 2008
Table 10.22: Perfetti snapshot
Table 10.23: Perfetti financial performance, 2004–08
Table 10.24: Perfetti business segment performance, 2008
Table 11.25: Lindt snapshot
Table 11.26: Lindt financial performance, 2004–08
Table 12.27: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) snapshot
Table 12.28: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) financial performance, 2006–08
Table 12.29: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) business segment performance, 2008
Table 13.30: Lotte snapshot
Table 14.31: Arcor snapshot
Table 14.32: Barry Callebaut snapshot
Table 14.33: Barry Callebaut financial performance, 2006–08
Table 14.34: Ezaki Glico snapshot
Table 14.35: Ezaki Glico financial performance, 2004–08
Table 14.36: Haribo snapshot
Table 14.37: Leaf snapshot
Table 14.38: Leaf financial performance, 2006–08
Table 14.39: Morinaga snapshot
Table 14.40: Roshen snapshot
Table 14.41: Storck snapshot
Table 14.42: Ulker snapshot
Table 14.43: United Confectionery snapshot
- Mars
- Nestlé
- Cadbury
- Ferrero Group (Ferrero)
- Hershey
- Kraft Foods
- Perfetti Van Melle (Perfetti)
- Lindt & Sprüngli (Lindt)
- Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika)
- Lotte
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