Sugar Confectionery in Italy

Sales of sugar confectionery continue to increase in retail volume and current value terms in 2025. The category is quite broad and diversified, with sugar confectionery being a versatile product area where producers adapt to the different needs and tastes of Italian consumers. The search for healthier products, without sugar or colouring agents, has been a theme on the Italian market for many years, but on the other hand, the search for indulgent and tasty products still remains high.

The Sugar Confectionery in Italy 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 2020-2024, 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 currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

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

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

Why buy this report?

• Get a detailed picture of the Sugar Confectionery market;
• Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
• 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.