Winter Holidays Archives - NCA https://candyusa.com/topic/season/winter-holidays/ The National Confectioners Association Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:22:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 2024 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/2024-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2024-winter-holidays-sales-review Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:30:28 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=54716 The continued pressure on America’s pocketbooks altered shopping behavior and purchase choices during the winter holiday season. While inflation boosted confectionery dollars to new records, unit and volume sales struggled in some categories.  Take a deep dive into the results...

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]]> The continued pressure on America’s pocketbooks altered shopping behavior and purchase choices during the winter holiday season. While inflation boosted confectionery dollars to new records, unit and volume sales struggled in some categories.  Take a deep dive into the results of the 2024 winter holiday season. Find out how categories and retail channels performed, what merchandising and marketing drivers worked, how shopper engagement influenced the season, generational preferences, and more.

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]]> 2024 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/events/2024-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2024-winter-holidays-sales-review Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:11:36 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=event&p=53841 The continued pressure on America’s pocketbooks altered shopping behavior and purchase choices during the winter holiday season. While inflation boosted confectionery dollars to new records, unit and volume sales struggled in some categories.   Join NCA and Anne-Marie Roerink, president...

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]]> The continued pressure on America’s pocketbooks altered shopping behavior and purchase choices during the winter holiday season. While inflation boosted confectionery dollars to new records, unit and volume sales struggled in some categories.  

Join NCA and Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics, as we take a deep dive into the results of the 2024 winter holiday season. Find out how categories and retail channels performed, what merchandising and marketing drivers worked, how shopper engagement influenced the season, generational preferences,and more. This webinar, made possible by Frankford Candy, will take a closer look at:    

  • Marketplace dynamics and channel performance  
  • Sales results by category and sub-category   
  • Merchandising and promotional drivers     
  • Key takeaways and opportunities for Winter Holiday 2025  

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Circana

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]]> 2023 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/2023-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2023-winter-holidays-sales-review Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:23:43 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=47698 The pressure on America’s pocketbook is real and today’s shopping and consumption patterns reflect a constant balancing act between money-well-spent and money-well-saved. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will...

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]]> The pressure on America’s pocketbook is real and today’s shopping and consumption patterns reflect a constant balancing act between money-well-spent and money-well-saved. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will the 2023 holiday net out? Will online sales continue to have an oversized impact on holiday confectionery sales? Will mass continue to lead the way on growth? Join NCA and Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics for a review of category and channel sales, merchandising, shopper engagement and key takeaways as the industry begins its 2024 planning. The webinar, made possible by Frankford Candy, will take a closer look at:  

  • Seasonal highlights  
  • Market and shopper review  
  • Sales results  
  • Merchandising performance  

Made possible by:

Frankford Candy

Sales data provided by:

Circana

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]]> 2023 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/events/2023-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2023-winter-holidays-sales-review Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:12:39 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=event&p=46590 The pressure on America’s pocketbook is real and today’s shopping and consumption patterns reflect a constant balancing act between money-well-spent and money-well-saved. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will...

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]]> The pressure on America’s pocketbook is real and today’s shopping and consumption patterns reflect a constant balancing act between money-well-spent and money-well-saved. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will the 2023 holiday net out? Will online sales continue to have an oversized impact on holiday confectionery sales? Will mass continue to lead the way on growth? Join NCA and Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics for a review of category and channel sales, merchandising, shopper engagement and key takeaways as the industry begins its 2024 planning. The webinar, made possible by Frankford Candy, will take a closer look at:  

  • Seasonal highlights  
  • Market and shopper review  
  • Sales results  
  • Merchandising performance  

Made possible by:

Frankford Candy

Sales data provided by:

Circana

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]]> Getting to Know Seasonal Chocolate & Candy Consumers 2023 https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/getting-to-know-seasonal-chocolate-candy-consumers-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-to-know-seasonal-chocolate-candy-consumers-2023 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 20:59:37 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=46105 More than 64% of all candy sales take place during the four big seasons of Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween and the winter holidays. Add to that sales from secondary and self-invented holidays and the importance of fully understanding the who,...

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]]> More than 64% of all candy sales take place during the four big seasons of Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween and the winter holidays. Add to that sales from secondary and self-invented holidays and the importance of fully understanding the who, what, where, when and why behind seasonal purchases is clear.

Download NCA’s newest original research, Getting to Know Seasonal Chocolate & Candy Consumers 2023.

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]]> How to Maximize Seasonal Sales with Big and Little Seasons – 2023 Sweets & Snacks Expo Presentation https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/how-to-maximize-seasonal-sales-with-big-and-little-seasons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-maximize-seasonal-sales-with-big-and-little-seasons-2023-sweets-snacks-expo-presentation Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:19:51 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=43097 Chocolate and candy seasonal performance during 2022 reached unprecedented levels. With 60% of confection sales occurring during the big four seasonal periods – Halloween, winter holidays, Valentine’s Day and Easter – performance and consumer engagement during these key times is...

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]]> Chocolate and candy seasonal performance during 2022 reached unprecedented levels. With 60% of confection sales occurring during the big four seasonal periods – Halloween, winter holidays, Valentine’s Day and Easter – performance and consumer engagement during these key times is critical to success. In this session, each of these vital seasons were examined in detail along with a look at the smaller “micro-seasons.” The session will also explore the opportunities surrounding our treasured holidays. 

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]]> 2022 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/2022-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2022-winter-holidays-sales-review Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:56:13 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=40193 Inflation has substantially reduced purchasing power for many and is the major undercurrent for today’s shopping and consumption patterns. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will the 2022 holiday...

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]]> Inflation has substantially reduced purchasing power for many and is the major undercurrent for today’s shopping and consumption patterns. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will the 2022 holiday net out between the normalization of holiday celebrations versus enormous pressure on income due to 40-year high inflation? Join NCA’s Sweet Insights for a review of category and channel sales, merchandising, shopper engagement and key takeaways as the industry begins its 2023 planning. 

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]]> 2022 Winter Holidays Sales Review – Made Possible by Cargill® https://candyusa.com/events/2022-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2022-winter-holidays-sales-review Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:21:26 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=event&p=38848 Inflation has substantially reduced purchasing power for many and is the major undercurrent for today’s shopping and consumption patterns. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will the 2022 holiday...

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]]> Inflation has substantially reduced purchasing power for many and is the major undercurrent for today’s shopping and consumption patterns. Yet, consumers are willing to create room in their budget for special celebrations and little treats. Where will the 2022 holiday net out between the normalization of holiday celebrations versus enormous pressure on income due to 40-year high inflation? Join NCA’s Sweet Insights for a review of category and channel sales, merchandising, shopper engagement and key takeaways as the industry begins its 2023 planning. 

Join NCA and Anne-Marie Roerink, president at 210 Analytics, to take a closer look at: 

  • Seasonal highlights 
  • Market and shopper review 
  • Sales results 
  • Merchandising performance 

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Cargill

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]]> 2021 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/2021-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2021-winter-holidays-sales-review Thu, 27 Jan 2022 20:26:45 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=33197 With record engagement and sales for Halloween, hopes are high for an equally strong winter holiday season, during which gifting and celebration have always been front and center. Where will shoppers choose online versus in-store? How will inflation across retail...

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]]> With record engagement and sales for Halloween, hopes are high for an equally strong winter holiday season, during which gifting and celebration have always been front and center. Where will shoppers choose online versus in-store? How will inflation across retail sectors affect how people celebrate? Join us to learn more about how the 2021 winter holiday season stacked up and what drove the changes.

The webinar will include a review of consumer engagement as well as an in-depth look at the sales and merchandising performance across all major confectionery channels. Attendees will leave with tips for how to best prepare for the 2022 winter holiday season.

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]]> 2021 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/events/winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2021-winter-holidays-sales-review Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:54:21 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=event&p=31553 With record engagement and sales for Halloween, hopes are high for an equally strong winter holiday season, during which gifting and celebration have always been front and center. Where will shoppers choose online versus in-store? How will inflation across retail...

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]]> With record engagement and sales for Halloween, hopes are high for an equally strong winter holiday season, during which gifting and celebration have always been front and center. Where will shoppers choose online versus in-store? How will inflation across retail sectors affect how people celebrate? Join us to learn more about how the 2021 winter holiday season stacked up and what drove the changes.

The webinar will include a review of consumer engagement as well as an in-depth look at the sales and merchandising performance across all major confectionery channels. Attendees will leave with tips for how to best prepare for the 2022 winter holiday season.

Made possible by:

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]]> 2020 Winter Holidays Sales Review https://candyusa.com/my-nca/documents/2020-winter-holidays-sales-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2020-winter-holidays-sales-review Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:51:26 +0000 https://candyusa.com/?post_type=document&p=26433 As COVID-19 continues to affect how Americans celebrate events and holidays, all eyes are on the end-of-year holiday sales. How will the pandemic affect the category? How did consumers celebrate the season and what impact does that have on candy...

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]]> As COVID-19 continues to affect how Americans celebrate events and holidays, all eyes are on the end-of-year holiday sales. How will the pandemic affect the category? How did consumers celebrate the season and what impact does that have on candy sales? Learn more about what worked during this unusual winter holiday season and how the industry could better prepare for future holiday celebrations.

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