Eloïse Trenda
Research Expert covering global food topics with a focus on the French and Spanish markets.
Confectionery in Spain - statistics & facts
Sweets still play a significant role in Spain. In fact, Spanish confectionery revenue exceeded six billion euros and the industry employed more than 54,700 people in 2021. Confectionery includes such products as chocolate, pastries, and cookies. While combined baked goods generate the highest sales volume in confectionery, the chocolate sales value still represents more than 30 percent of the total revenue of the confectionery industry in Spain.
Chocolate, a flagship industry
Chocolate sales value in Spain amounted to more than 1.6 billion euros in 2021. Broadly speaking, its fame is indisputable, with leading industry companies such as Mondelez, Ferrero, or Alvean enjoying popularity among consumers based on their chocolate products. Despite the increased awareness of the importance of eating healthy and that sugar and chocolate are counterproductive to it, chocolate consumption has not changed that much in Spain. Chocolate consumption has even been increasing overall - with a significant peak in 2021, in the last decade. In 2021, Spanish households consumed almost 168 million kilograms of chocolate.Candies: a Spanish product
Candies are not the dominant product in the Spanish confectionery industry. All the same, this sweet has a special importance on the market, as Spain is one of the leading producers worldwide. Candies were among the most exported confectionery products in Spain. Candy production has a long tradition in Spain, with familiar products such as Chupa Chups. The company, founded in Asturias in the mid-20th century, invented a candy on a stick that conquered consumers around the world. In 2020, Chupa Chups sales value in Spain exceeded 71 million euros. Oher leading confectionery companies such as Golosinas Fini and Vidal are also worth mentioning, and both candy producers are based in the Molina del Segura (Murcia).
