The global retail chocolate market was valued at $105.56 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $137.12 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 5.37%. The market's growth rate can be attributed to the increase in individual consumption of chocolates, coupled with the growing global population. Overall, the rising demand for chocolate is expected to remain strong with steady improvement in the global economy and popularity of chocolates in new, developing markets. These factors are thus expected to drive the demand for industrial chocolate.

PART 01: Executive summary

PART 02: Scope of the report

PART 03: Research Methodology

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

PART 05: Market landscape

Global retail chocolate market: An overview

Global seasonal chocolates market

Five forces analysis

PART 06: Segmentation by chocolate type

Dark seasonal chocolate

White and milk seasonal chocolate

PART 07: Segmentation by filling

Filled seasonal chocolates

Unfilled seasonal chocolates

PART 08: Segmentation by distribution channel

PART 09: Geographical segmentation

Americas

Europe

APAC

MEA

PART 10: Key leading countries

US

UK

France

Germany

PART 11: Market drivers

Festive holidays: A key driver for boosting sales of

seasonal chocolate

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Manufacturers pushing seasonal chocolates dedicated

for holidays and festivals

PART 12: Impact of drivers

PART 13: Market challenges

Challenge from premium chocolates

Volatility in price of cocoa

Blurring seasonal lines by making products that can be

used for more than one holiday

Product recalls

PART 14: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 15: Market trends

New product launches

Players introducing more limited edition seasonal

chocolates

Burgeoning marketing initiatives

Personalized seasonal chocolates

PART 16: Vendor landscape

Competitive scenario

PART 17: Other prominent vendors

PART 18: Key vendor analysis

Lindt & Sprüngli

Ferrero

Mars

Mondelēz International

GODIVA

Hershey's

PART 19: Appendix

List of abbreviations

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