Chinese New Year

Nestlé nine-month sales: Confectionery the slowest growing segment

20-Oct-2017 By Oliver Nieburg

Nestlé has posted flat confectionery revenues for the first nine-months of 2017 while all other business segments grew.

Q1 Results

Nestlé confectionery growth declines in Q1 due to ‘calendar impact’

21-Apr-2017 By Oliver Nieburg

Nestlé has reported a -2.9% drop in organic growth in first quarter confectionery sales, citing a later Easter and an earlier Chinese New Year this year.

Q4 and full-year results

Hershey bets on multi-textural snacking and Chinese e-commerce for growth

06-Feb-2017 By Douglas Yu

Reese’s and Cookie Layer Crunch will be major investment focuses when Hershey’s next CEO Michele Buck takes office in March, 2017, according to the company’s Q4 earnings conference call.

Bon Bon Buddies sizes up Asia after hitting record sales

25-Jan-2017 By Douglas Yu

UK confectioner Bon Bon Buddies plans to expand its footprint in Asia after reporting a “record-breaking” financial year.

Financial Results

Hershey sees international glitch driven by China's weak chocolate appetite

30-Jan-2016 By Douglas Yu

Hershey’s international sales plummeted 26.8% to $281.5m in the fourth quarter primarily due to declines in China.

Rising quality of life strengthens Chinese confectionery market

03-Aug-2007 By Karen Willmer

Greater demand, rising incomes and changing consumer habits make
China a strong potential confectionery market, according to a new
report.