United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market 2025

The United Arab Emirates sugar confectionery market is poised to add USD 29.0 million in value between 2025 and 2030, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of approximately 6.32%. In 2025, the market experienced robust value growth, driven by consumers’ increasing appetite for indulgent experiences. As tastes become more globalized and digital platforms influence preferences, sugar confectionery is increasingly perceived as an everyday “mini-luxury,” fueling demand for creative flavors, premium packaging, and limited-edition releases. Manufacturers and retailers are actively responding by introducing novel taste profiles and high-end product lines designed to capture this aspirational consumption trend.

Hypermarkets continue to dominate the distribution landscape, benefiting from extensive shelf space that accommodates a wide range of offerings, from traditional items to health-oriented innovations. Strategic placement near checkouts and high-traffic areas further encourages impulse purchases. While hypermarkets lead in share, other channels are gaining ground. Supermarkets maintain strong performance, convenience stores capitalize on impulse buying, and e-commerce is emerging as a rapidly growing channel, leveraging the convenience of online ordering and home delivery.

High-end product positioning remains a core growth driver, with consumers willing to pay a premium for superior taste, texture, and packaging. The rise of quick commerce is reshaping online confectionery retail, providing near-instant delivery that aligns with the UAE’s fast-paced lifestyle. Increasing health consciousness is also influencing product demand, with low-sugar, sugar-free, natural, and functional candies gaining traction. Portion control has become a notable trend, prompting brands to offer mini packs and smaller-size options to balance indulgence with dietary mindfulness.

Providing a holistic view of the United Arab Emirates sugar confectionery market, this report analyzes historical performance from 2020 to 2024 and projects trends through 2030. It evaluates market size, growth rates, and key segments, uncovering the forces driving change in the sector. With a focus on product type, packaging type and distribution channel, the report delivers a detailed analysis to inform strategic planning and market positioning.

Report Highlights

This report provides a structured overview of market data from 2020 to 2030, with figures presented in (Tons/AED/USD). The core dataset covers the overall market as well as key segments, including actual historical values from 2020 to 2024 and projections for 2025 to 2030. Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) are provided for both the historical and forecast periods. Segmentation dimensions include product type, packaging type and distribution channel. By comparing historical and projected growth rates, the report helps identify high-potential sub-segments, offering quantitative support for long-term strategic planning and resource allocation.

In addition to market size data, the report also delves into the key factors driving market evolution. Based on industry interviews and authoritative macroeconomic data, the report analyzes the key drivers behind market size fluctuations and outlines future development trends. It integrates insights on innovation, shifts in consumer behavior, and environmental changes to dissect market growth drivers and potential risks. Special focus is placed on high-performing growth areas within sub-markets, as well as opportunities arising from product innovations.

Furthermore, the report delivers a rigorous competitive assessment, tracking market share movements and brand performance among industry participants from 2020 to 2024. It highlights evolving competitive dynamics, consolidation trends, and granular share shifts, empowering stakeholders to benchmark performance and refine differentiation strategies. These evidence-based insights support targeted investment prioritization and long-term strategic planning.

Market Segmentation

The United Arab Emirates sugar confectionery market is structured as follows:
Product type – e.g., caramels, nougat and toffees, chewy candies, gummies and jellies, hard candies, licorice, lollipops, medicated confectioneries, mints, others
Packaging type – e.g., flexible packaging, glass jars, metal containers, paper containers, rigid plastic
Distribution channel – e.g., convenience stores, e-commerce, foodservice channels, forecourts, hypermarkets, small grocery stores, supermarkets, others

Macroeconomic & Demographic Indicators

Supporting context includes:
Total population
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Per capita consumption
Consumer spending as a percentage of GDP

These variables enhance understanding of consumption potential and macroeconomic trends affecting the market.

Competitive Landscape: Market Share Analysis

The study outlines the distribution of market share among key players in the sugar confectionery industry in United Arab Emirates, offering visibility into brand dominance and market leadership. Major participants include:
August Storck KG
Cloetta AB
Doumak,?Inc.
Ferrero International S.A.
Grupo Arcor S.A.
Halter Bonbons AG
Halwani Brothers Company JSC
Haribo GmbH?& Company?KG
Hitschler International GmbH & Co. KG
IFFCO Group
Kenny’s Candy Company
Kervan Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S
Mars, Incorporated
Mondelez International Inc.
Mujally Ahmed Bamujally United Company?Limited
Perfetti Van Melle Group
PEZ International GmbH
PT. Mayora Indah, Tbk
Pulmoll Kalfany GmbH
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G)

This section helps stakeholders evaluate market concentration, identify partnership opportunities, and track shifts in leadership.

Why Choose This Report?

Access accurate and up-to-date market size data for the United Arab Emirates sugar confectionery sector.
Obtain granular insights across key segments, including product type, packaging type and distribution channel.
Understand the underlying market dynamics through expert-driven analysis of growth drivers, barriers, and structural shifts.
Identify attractive investment areas by tracking fast-growing categories and emerging consumption patterns.
Evaluate the competitive landscape to support timing, positioning, and strategic decision-making.
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Deliverables Include

Professionally structured PDF report
Full EXCEL databook with year-by-year figures and multi-dimensional segmentation from 2020 to 2030

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Market Segmentation
Market Overview
United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market – Product Type Analysis
United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market – Packaging Type Analysis
United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market – Distribution Channel Analysis
Company Shares Analysis
August Storck KG
Cloetta AB
Doumak,?Inc.
Ferrero International S.A.
Grupo Arcor S.A.
Halter Bonbons AG
Halwani Brothers Company JSC
Haribo GmbH?& Company?KG
Hitschler International GmbH & Co. KG
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Macroeconomic Data and Forecast
Research Methodology
Disclaimer

FIGURES AND TABLES
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market, Net Growth, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market, Growth Rates, 2020-2030
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Product Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Product Type, 2020-2030
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Packaging Type, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Packaging Type, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Packaging Type, 2020-2030
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Distribution Channel, CAGR Historic and Forecast, 2020-2030
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market by Distribution Channel, 2020-2030
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market Share (%), by Companies, 2020-2024
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market, by Companies, 2024
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market Share (%), by Brands, 2020-2024
Chart United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market, by Brands, 2024
Table United Arab Emirates – Population (Millions) and Forecast
Table United Arab Emirates – Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Forecast
Table United Arab Emirates – Gross Domestic Product and Forecast
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market: Spend as a Proportion of GDP (%)
Table United Arab Emirates Sugar Confectionery Market: Consumption per Capita (Population)