Industry Update: Chocolate Confectionery In The United Kingdom [December 2024]

Table Of Contents

1. Summary

2. Scope, Definitions And Methodology

3. Disclaimer

4. Industry Landscape

   1. Market Structure

   2. Segmentation: Variant

   3. Segmentation: Better-For-You

   4. Segmentation: Packaging Format

   5. Segmentation: Store Brand

   6. Price Positioning

   7. Flavor Preferences

5. Recent Developments

   1. Product Launches (Year To Date)

6. Competitive Landscape

   1. Brand Market Share By Origin Country/Region

   2. Brand Market Share

   3. Brand Market Share By Segment: Variant

   4. Brand Market Share By Segment: Better-For-You

   5. Brand Market Share By Segment: Packaging Format

   6. Brand Market Share By Segment: Store Brand

   7. Brand Market Share by Segment: Price Positioning

   8. Brand Market Share By Segment: Channel

   9. Competitor Profiles

Summary

Industry Landscape

1. There are nearly 200 chocolate confectionery brands in the United Kingdom.

2. Milk chocolate confectionery is the biggest segment followed by dark.

3. The better-for-you segment accounts for a single digit share of the overall market.

4. Bags are the most popular packaging format followed by bars.

5. Store brands account for a high single digit share of the market.

6. Brands in the second quartile account for most of the market.

7. Caramel is among the most popular flavors.

Recent Developments

1. Product launches to date have focused on new flavors, mini sizes, and dark chocolate options.

Competitive Landscape

1. Domestic brands account for the highest share of the market.

2. Cadbury is the market leader overall.

3. Cadbury leads the milk chocolate confectionery segment, Lindt leads the dark segment, and Milkybar leads the white chocolate confectionery segment.

4. Nomo leads the vegan/plant-based segment, Sainsbury's dominates the sugar-free segment, and Green & Black's dominates the organic segment.

5. Cadbury leads the bar and bag formats, while Lindt leads the box format.

6. Asda is the leading store brand in the United Kingdom.

7. On the price spectrum, KitKat and DairyFine lead the bottom quartile in terms of market share, Cadbury leads the second quartile, Lindt leads the third quartile, and Hotel Chocolat the top quartile.

8. Cadbury is the leading brand in the grocery channel, and Hotel Chocolat leads the DTC channel.

Competitor Profiles

1. Asda

2. Cadbury

3. Hotel Chocolat

4. Lindt