Sweet Sales of Candy

摘要

Confectioners cater to different taste profiles and packaging requirements. The universal craving for sweets developed during times when such things were rare and expensive luxuries everywhere in the world. Only after Columbus discovered lands where sugar cane could flourish was it possible to make confections and candy a widespread industry. By that time, however, every region and every culture had developed its own tastes, its own preferences, its own methods of preparation, and meeting the requirements of world trade was already complicated. Today in many cases, international trade in candy is no longer a luxary area, bur has become even more complicated. In the year 2001, Canada was the Number One export market for candy with exports valued at 315 million dollar, followed by Mexico at 268 million dollar and Japan with 31 million dollar. Following the top three importing countries were South Korea, the Philippines and China, according to the National Confectioners Association, located in Vienna, Virginia. Chocolate candy was, by far, the leader with 570 million dollar in exports, while non-chocolate candy was valued at 275 million dollar.