Chocolate Confectionery in Italy

Sales of chocolate confectionery have seen double-digit growth in current value terms in 2025, although this has been mainly influenced by rising cocoa prices. This increase in costs has had several consequences in the commercial landscape, leading to a decline in volume sales. One of the key factors behind the price increase has been the rising cost of cocoa, the key raw material for chocolate production.

The Chocolate 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: 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;
• 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.