According to the latest Confectionery Market Report Plus from Key Note, from 2005-2009 total UK confectionery sales increased in value by an estimated 10%, to £4.83bn. Chocolate remains the larger of the two main sectors and also showed the highest growth over the period.

Since launching into foodservice, Burton’s Foods Out of Home Snacking has been driving Vending sales with its range of market-leading branded snacks – including Maryland Cookies and Cadbury Fingers.

With an ideal range of pack formats it’s hardly surprising that operators everywhere are maximising sales by stocking products that include 40g Munch Bags of Maryland Cookies and Cadbury Fingers, and 125g Snack Bites bags of Maryland Cookies, Cadbury Fingers and Jammie Dodgers.

Tayto Group Ltd have expanded rapidly over the last 5 years and is now positioned as a serious competitor in the market providing a comprehensive range of both branded and own label products. Brands within the company’s portfolio include Golden Wonder, Mr Porky Pork Scratchings, Real Crisps, Jonathan Crisp & Tayto NI.

The 2010 Key Note Snacks Food Market Report Plus examines the UK snack foods market, which comprises potato crisps, other savoury snacks (including tortilla chips, baked snack biscuits and rice and corn-based snacks) and snack nuts. Key Note estimates that, in terms of retail sales, the total value of the market increased by 12% between 2005 and 2009 to reach £2.39bn. An especially strong growth of 8.4% was seen between 2008 and 2009 as manufacturers passed on steep rises in commodity costs for items such as potatoes, sunflower oil and nuts.