Cocoa crisis: ​How inflation and consumer resilience are redefining the chocolate economy​

Why do chocolate prices continue to rise while consumers refuse to trade down? Understand how manufacturers, retailers, and shoppers are adapting to one of the decade’s most disruptive commodity shocks.

From supply-chain volatility and climate pressure to emotion-driven purchasing behavior, this report unpacks the economic and cultural dynamics behind Europe’s evolving chocolate market.

Discover what’s redefining the sweetest category:

1. Why cocoa prices have doubled since 2023
2. How manufacturers are absorbing costs to protect consumers
3. Why shoppers are buying less, but not trading down
4. The private-label paradox, based on data from YouGov Inflation Tracker
5. Seasonal chocolate: the inflation-resistant exception
6. The long-term systemic risks behind the cocoa crisis

Get the complete data-driven analysis of the cocoa crisis and what it means for the future of chocolate, retail, and shopper behavior.

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