In 2024, the total turnover of companies producing chocolate and confectionary was approximately billion British pounds. Between 2011 and 2024 the turnover somewhat fluctuated, reaching a low point of billion in 2017. Every week, consumers in the UK spent close to British pounds on different types of confectionery. Filled chocolate bars are the most popular, followed by regular chocolate bars.
PRODCOM survey
The data shown here comes from the UK Manufacturers' Sales by Product survey (called PRODCOM from “PRODuction COMmunautaire”). The survey is mandated by EU regulations. The aim is to provide a complete overview of the developments of industrial production in the EU area and make country comparisons possible. The data comes directly from the companies which are surveyed by the national statistical institutes of each country.
UK producers’ sales of chocolate and confectionary
The same drop that is visible in companies’ overall turnover is also visible in the sales value of chocolate, and confectionary, manufactured in the UK. In 2011, the sales value declined by percent compared to 2010, amounting to million British pounds. The sales value recovered slightly and amounted to approximately million British pounds in 2023. Sugar confectionary saw a sales drop between 2012 and 2016, but has since mostly recovered.