Confectionery advertising reaches record high

Only a few newcomers can be found among the 100 strong advertising brands

28-Mar-2019 - Germany

Advertising activities in the confectionery industry increased for the third time in succession in 2018. With an increase of seven percent, the billion mark was currently broken, and advertising expenditure now amounts to 1.03 billion euros. The submarket with the highest volume is bolt advertising. After an increase of 25 million euros, advertising expenditure for this product category alone reached 185 million euros, a new all-time high. Biscuits are also showing strong growth of 30 percent. The Leibnitz and Oreo brands accounted for most of the growth. Other product markets such as ice cream, nuts & dried fruit, pralines and chocolate bars also peaked within the five years analysed. A slight relaxation can be seen in the media communication for sweets as well as for crisps & savoury biscuits. Advertising expenditure here is five to ten million euros lower than in the previous year.

97 percent of media communication is via TV. On average, 100 brands advertise confectionery per month. Over the course of the year, October usually emerges as the month with the strongest advertising. Despite the high overall number of advertising brands, there is a strong concentration in the individual product markets. By far the strongest concentration is in the fruit gum and liquorice markets. Here, three brands represent almost 100 percent of the advertising volume. With other products, such as chocolates or bars, the concentration of the top 3 brands is virtually halved and only reaches almost 50 percent of the advertising volume.

A good two thirds of advertising activities are attributable to confectionery manufacturers. Food manufacturers and conglomerates follow. Bakery and snack manufacturers have a combined advertising share of less than five percent.

In addition to the traditionally strong advertising brands of major confectionery manufacturers such as Ferrero, Haribo, Lindt, Mondelez and Storck, some brands are also newcomers in the current advertising ranking. Ferrero has expanded its portfolio and advertising presence with kinder Ice Cream, XOX is now advertising the Popcorn White Bites. Prolupin introduces vegan sweet lupin products to the advertising market under the name 'Made with Luve'.

About the study:

The "Advertising Market Analysis Confectionery 2019" by research tools examines the advertising expenditures for confectionery in Germany. On 242 pages it provides insight into trends, benchmarks and strategies in 13 submarkets, including seven in detail such as fruit
gums & liquorice, bars, pralines, chocolate bars. In addition to the development of advertising spendings for 200 advertisers, five-year trends are created. An analysis of the communication strategies of ten important advertisers examines quantitative and qualitative parameters and shows significant advertising motives.

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