Confectionery in Germany

Karsten Keunecke, PhD

Bundesverband der Deutschen Süßwarenindustrie

ued at more than €2 billion were imported into Ger-

A pproximately 270 companies employing some
56,000 workers produce confectionery products
in Germany. The total production volume amounted to
many, while at the same time products valued at
€2.45 billion were exported.
more than 3 million metric tons in 2001, an increase of
2.8 percent compared with year 2000. The production Chocolate Products
value also increased by 2.8 percent in the year 2001 to More than a third of the confectionery products pro-
€9.786 billion. duced in Germany are chocolate and chocolate prod-
ucts. Their production volume reached more than
Consumption of All Confectionery Products in 2001 730,000 metric tons, an increase of 1.6 percent over
per capita in kilograms; population 82.4 million 2000. The production value reached €3.45 billion, an
(change 2000:2001) increase of 4.5 percent compared with 2000. Taking
Ice Cream Chocolate and
3.55 (+1.7%) Chocolate Confectionery into account imports and exports, the internal supply
8.15 (-1.1%)
of chocolate products to the German market
Snack, Nuts, etc.
Semifinished Cocoa/
amounted to 671,000 metric tons valued at €3.22 bil-
3.71 (+12.4%)
Chocolate Products
1.92 (+11.0%)
lion. Compared to the figures for the year 2000 this
was a slight decrease in volume but an increase of 4.0
Biscuits, Rusks, etc.
7.30 (+7.2%)
Sugar Confectionery percent in value. Thus the per capita consumption of
5.45 (+2.3%)
chocolate products in Germany amounted to 8.15 kilo-
30.09 per capita (+4.2%)
grams in 2001 compared with 8.24 kilograms in the
per capita in euros; population 82.4 million
(change 2000:2001)
year 2000. This per capita consumption is calculated on
Chocolate and the basis of a population of 82.4 million inhabitants in
Ice Cream Chocolate Confectionery
€10.10 (-3.3%) €39.13 (+3.8%) Germany. The production value of this per capita con-
Snack, Nuts, etc.
sumption increased by 3.8 percent to €39.13. The fig-
€9.86 (+13.1%)
Semifinished Cocoa/ ures for chocolate products do not account for the
Chocolate Products cocoa-containing beverage powders and spreads; for
€4.72 (+13.7%)
Biscuits, Rusks, etc. Sugar Confectionery
these products we note an inland consumption of
€22.66 (+5.9%) €16.77 (-0.5%) 185,000 metric tons valued at €388 million, a per capita
€103.24 per capita (+4.0%) consumption of 1.92 kilograms valued at €4.72.

Germany’s exports in 2001 were 29.6 percent of pro- Sugar Confectionery

duction, which means that more than 914,000 metric Besides the chocolate products, sugar confectionery
tons of confectionery products were exported to EU plays an important roll in the German confectionery
countries (705,000 metric tons) and third countries market. The production of sugar confectionery prod-
(209,000 metric tons) in 2001. The exports, value-wise, ucts amounted to 483,000 metric tons in 2001, an increase
reached 25 percent in 2001.
However, for the confectionery industry foreign trade
is not a one-way street. Import volume for Germany is
also extremely high and amounted to 25.2 percent in
2001, which means that more than 776,000 metric tons Dr. Keunecke is
managing director
of confectionery products were imported into Germany
of the Association
last year: 670,000 metric tons coming from other EU
of the German Confectionery
member states and 106,000 metric tons from third coun-
Industry (Bundesverband
tries. Import value amounted to 21.3 percent of pro-
der Deutschen Süßwarenindustrie).
duction, which means that confectionery products val-
Karsten Keunecke, PhD ➤

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