US Confectionery Market Size 2025-2029
The US confectionery market size is forecast to increase by USD 13.5 billion at a CAGR of 4.7% between 2024 and 2029.
- The Confectionery Market in the US is witnessing significant growth, driven by the increasing demand for sweet treats, particularly during seasonal occasions. A notable trend in the market is the rising preference for medicated confectionery, which caters to consumers seeking health benefits from their indulgences. However, the market faces challenges from the fluctuation in prices of raw materials, such as sugar and cocoa, which can impact profitability for manufacturers. Regulatory hurdles also pose a challenge, as stringent food safety regulations necessitate compliance with rigorous standards, increasing production costs. Marshmallows, cookies, ice cream, and sugar confectionery continue to be popular choices, but organic chocolate and other functional, vegan, and gluten-free varieties are on the rise.
- To capitalize on market opportunities and navigate these challenges effectively, companies must focus on innovation, such as developing healthier confectionery options, and implementing efficient supply chain strategies to mitigate the impact of raw material price fluctuations. Additionally, strategic partnerships and collaborations can help companies stay competitive and adapt to evolving consumer preferences.
What will be the size of the US Confectionery Market during the forecast period?

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1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Country Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Technavio Analysis
- 2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- 2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 2.3 Factors of disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029
3 Market Landscape
- 3.1 Market ecosystem
- Parent Market
- Data Table on - Parent Market
- 3.2 Market characteristics
- Market characteristics analysis
4 Market Sizing
- 4.1 Market definition
- Offerings of companies included in the market definition
- 4.2 Market segment analysis
- 4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2024-2029
- Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on US: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on US: Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
5 Historic Market Size
- 5.1 Confectionery Market in US 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Confectionery Market in US 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.2 Distribution Channel segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Distribution Channel Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.3 Product segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Product Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
- 5.4 Type segment analysis 2019 - 2023
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2019 - 2023 ($ billion)
6 Qualitative Analysis
- 6.1 The AI impact on confectionery market in US
7 Five Forces Analysis
- 7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2024 and 2029
- 7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2024 and 2029
- 7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2024 and 2029
- 7.7 Market condition
- Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2024 and 2029
8 Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel
- 8.1 Market segments
- Chart on Distribution Channel - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Distribution Channel - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- 8.2 Comparison by Distribution Channel
- Chart on Comparison by Distribution Channel
- Data Table on Comparison by Distribution Channel
- 8.3 Offline - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Offline - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Offline - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Offline - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Offline - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 8.4 Online - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Online - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Online - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Online - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Online - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 8.5 Market opportunity by Distribution Channel
- Market opportunity by Distribution Channel ($ billion)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Distribution Channel ($ billion)
9 Market Segmentation by Product
- 9.1 Market segments
- Chart on Product - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Product - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.2 Comparison by Product
- Chart on Comparison by Product
- Data Table on Comparison by Product
- 9.3 Chocolate - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Chocolate - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Chocolate - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Chocolate - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Chocolate - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.4 Sugar confectionery - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Sugar confectionery - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Sugar confectionery - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Sugar confectionery - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Sugar confectionery - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.5 Gums - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Gums - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Gums - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Gums - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Gums - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 9.6 Market opportunity by Product
- Market opportunity by Product ($ billion)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Product ($ billion)
10 Market Segmentation by Type
- 10.1 Market segments
- Chart on Type - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Type - Market share 2024-2029 (%)
- 10.2 Comparison by Type
- Chart on Comparison by Type
- Data Table on Comparison by Type
- 10.3 Conventional - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Conventional - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Conventional - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Conventional - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Conventional - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 10.4 Organic - Market size and forecast 2024-2029
- Chart on Organic - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Data Table on Organic - Market size and forecast 2024-2029 ($ billion)
- Chart on Organic - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- Data Table on Organic - Year-over-year growth 2024-2029 (%)
- 10.5 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ billion)
11 Customer Landscape
- 11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
12 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints
- 12.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2024 and 2029
- 12.4 Market opportunities/restraints
13 Competitive Landscape
- 13.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 13.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 13.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
14 Competitive Analysis
- 14.2 Company ranking index
- 14.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 14.4 American Licorice Co.
- American Licorice Co. - Overview
- American Licorice Co. - Product / Service
- American Licorice Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.5 Anthony Thomas Candy Co.
- Anthony Thomas Candy Co. - Overview
- Anthony Thomas Candy Co. - Product / Service
- Anthony Thomas Candy Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.6 Ashers Chocolate Co.
- Ashers Chocolate Co. - Overview
- Ashers Chocolate Co. - Product / Service
- Ashers Chocolate Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.7 Candyrific
- Candyrific - Overview
- Candyrific - Product / Service
- Candyrific - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.8 Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli AG
- Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli AG - Overview
- Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli AG - Business segments
- Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli AG - Key news
- Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli AG - Key offerings
- Chocoladefabriken Lindt and Sprungli AG - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.9 Elmer Chocolate
- Elmer Chocolate - Overview
- Elmer Chocolate - Product / Service
- Elmer Chocolate - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.10 Ferrero International S.A.
- Ferrero International S.A. - Overview
- Ferrero International S.A. - Product / Service
- Ferrero International S.A. - Key news
- Ferrero International S.A. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.11 Ford Gum Inc.
- Ford Gum Inc. - Overview
- Ford Gum Inc. - Product / Service
- Ford Gum Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.12 GEORGIA NUT CO. Inc.
- GEORGIA NUT CO. Inc. - Overview
- GEORGIA NUT CO. Inc. - Product / Service
- GEORGIA NUT CO. Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.13 Hormel Foods Corp.
- Hormel Foods Corp. - Overview
- Hormel Foods Corp. - Business segments
- Hormel Foods Corp. - Key news
- Hormel Foods Corp. - Key offerings
- Hormel Foods Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.14 Jelly Belly Candy Co.
- Jelly Belly Candy Co. - Overview
- Jelly Belly Candy Co. - Product / Service
- Jelly Belly Candy Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.15 Mars Inc.
- Mars Inc. - Overview
- Mars Inc. - Product / Service
- Mars Inc. - Key news
- Mars Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 14.16 Mondelez International Inc.
- Mondelez International Inc. - Overview
- Mondelez International Inc. - Business segments
- Mondelez International Inc. - Key news
- Mondelez International Inc. - Key offerings
- Mondelez International Inc. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.17 Nestle SA
- Nestle SA - Overview
- Nestle SA - Business segments
- Nestle SA - Key news
- Nestle SA - Key offerings
- Nestle SA - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 14.18 The Madelaine Chocolate Co.
- The Madelaine Chocolate Co. - Overview
- The Madelaine Chocolate Co. - Product / Service
- The Madelaine Chocolate Co. - Key offerings
- SWOT
15 Appendix
- 15.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 15.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 15.4 Research methodology
- 15.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 15.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 15.10 List of abbreviations
Research Framework
Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key industry influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Primary sources
- Manufacturers and suppliers
- Channel partners
- Industry experts
- Strategic decision makers
Secondary sources
- Industry journals and periodicals
- Government data
- Financial reports of key industry players
- Historical data
- Press releases

DATA ANALYSIS
Data Synthesis
- Collation of data
- Estimation of key figures
- Analysis of derived insights
Data Validation
- Triangulation with data models
- Reference against proprietary databases
- Corroboration with industry experts

REPORT WRITING
Qualitative
- Market drivers
- Market challenges
- Market trends
- Five forces analysis
Quantitative
- Market size and forecast
- Market segmentation
- Geographical insights
- Competitive landscape