In 2025, sales of chocolate confectionery have continued to be shaped by persistent global supply chain pressures, most notably the cocoa crisis, which has driven up input costs and led to widespread retail price increases. As a result, value growth has largely been price-led, with volume sales remaining stable as consumers have continued to indulge, albeit more consciously, in the context of ongoing cost-of-living constraints. To mitigate cost pressures manufacturers adopted a multi-pronged app...
This Chocolate Confectionery in New Zealand 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: Boxed Assortments, Chocolate Pouches and Bags, Chocolate with Toys, Countlines, Other Chocolate Confectionery, Seasonal Chocolate, Tablets.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
This Chocolate Confectionery in New Zealand 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: Boxed Assortments, Chocolate Pouches and Bags, Chocolate with Toys, Countlines, Other Chocolate Confectionery, Seasonal Chocolate, Tablets.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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- Get a detailed picture of the Chocolate 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.
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Chocolate Confectionery in New ZealandCocoa Prices Rise Forcing Companies to Rethink Their StrategiesWhittakers Benefits from Strong Brand Equity, Innovation and Local AuthenticitySupermarkets Remains the Key Channel for Chocolate LoversProspects and OpportunitiesCost Pressures Could Push Players to Adjust Their Long-Term StrategiesExperiential Retail Could Reshape the Market for Premium Chocolate ConfectioneryHealth and Wellness Set to Redefine Chocolate InnovationSummary 1 Other Chocolate Confectionery by Product Type: 2025Snacks in New ZealandExecutive SummarySnacks in 2025: the Big PictureKey Trends in 2025Competitive LandscapeChannel DevelopmentsWhat Next for Snacks?DisclaimerSourcesSummary 2 Research Sources
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