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Chocolate Industry Benchmarks

Savings Achieved

(in %)

The average annual savings achieved in Chocolate category is 5.83%

Payment Terms

(in days)

The industry average payment terms in Chocolate category for the current quarter is 72.0 days

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    Company
    CARGILL INCORPORATED
    Location
    Jackson, Mississipi
    Duns number
    3862211
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    24
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    cargill.com
    Industry average
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    25
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    5
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    48
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    20
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    Chocolate market report transcript

    Chocolate Global Market Outlook

    • The global chocolate market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5 percent during 2021–2025. A significant market growth in the food & beverage market has aided the chocolate market, at 2020, it reached $120 billion

    Impact of COVID-19 on Chocolate Industry

    • Chocolate prices are expected to witness an increase across Europe and the US, as the demand is drove by the seasonality, and this trend is expected to stay until mid Q1 2022. The increasing import of premium chocolate by the US, due to increasing demand and the existing supply gap induced by the recovering production and trade is also aiding this hike.

    Global Chocolate Market: Drivers and Constraints 

    Industry Drivers

    • Seasonal trends: The demand and the increase in rate of consumption have a cyclic pattern, as it is swayed by the festivals and special occasions around the globe, which then triggers the price and the requirements

    • Product innovation: Constant innovation is required to diversify the product and brand from the highly concentrated market with endless verity of products and the probability of innovation to be copied. The want for premium and innovative products by consumers drive the growth within the market

    Constraints

    • Raw material availability: As the unpredictable climatic changes have drastically affected the producing regions, the production is affected and the ease of sourcing is also compromised

    • Price sensitive: Though the demand for premium products is increasing in the consolidated market, the emerging markets with great potential is still a price sensitive market, which demands for high quality products

    • Growing competition for raw material: The ease to source and the demand in the emerging markets are causing scarcity and push up the price for cocoa, as all the buyers rely on the same region to source from giving more power to suppliers

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