In 2024, sales of confectionery and desserts in Germany amounted to almost ** billion euros. The most important product group in terms of turnover was chocolate. Turnover for this product group amounted to **** billion euros this year.
Confectioneries are solid foods with a comparatively high sugar content. Confectionery can be divided into four segments according to manufacturing process and ingredients: Chocolate and chocolate confectionery, sugar confectionery (such as chewing gum and sweets), as well as ice cream and cakes & pastries. Not included are cocoa-containing spreads and jams, which are classified here as spreads.
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Statista. (March 30, 2024). Revenue from confectionery goods and sweets in Germany from 2018 to 2028* (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064273/confectionery-revenue-by-segment-germany/
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Statista. (2024). Revenue from confectionery goods and sweets in Germany from 2018 to 2028* (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064273/confectionery-revenue-by-segment-germany/
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Revenue from confectionery goods and sweets in Germany from 2018 to 2028* (in million euros) [Graph], Statista, March 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1064273/confectionery-revenue-by-segment-germany/
