Feeling peckish? Need to satisfy a sweet tooth?
Great! Because our 2025 Confectionery & Sweet Snacking report has just hit the 'hub, and it's choc-full of tasty treats to tantalise those tastebuds!
Here's three of our top take-outs from the report…
- Cheeseboard chocs: Throw away those crumby old crackers, chocolate is the new home for cheese! If you like your single origin St Lucia with a side serving of Stilton, you're in luck, as chocolatiers push the swavoury envelope to new extremes pairing premium cacao with Manchego, Roquefort, Parmesan and more!
- Middle Eastern delights: Flavours, ingredients and formats from the Middle East are hugely influential in the confectionery space this year. For instance viral pistachio-filled 'Dubai chocolate' inspires all kinds of imaginative mash-ups, from cereal snack bars to protein bites to gourmet tray bakes (not to mention countless imitators from big name brands), while retro rose-scented favourite Turkish delight receives a thoroughly modern makeover for a contemporary snacking audience.
- Functional feasting: A new generation of sweet snacking options blend good old-fashioned indulgence with a whole host of added benefits. Whether boosting brain power with a chunk of cordyceps chocolate or suppressing the stress through GABA-laced gummies, strength, energy, beauty, gut health and mood are all catered for with options to support head-to-toe health at every life-stage… proving once and for all that a little of what you fancy, really can do you good!
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