Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of confectionery and related products, such as candy, chewing gum, fountain fruits, salted or roasted nuts, popcorn, fountain syrups, and potato, corn, and similar chips.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 5145 - Confectionery are:
- Candy-wholesale
- Chewing gum-wholesale
- Confectionery-wholesale
- Corn chips-wholesale
- Fountain fruits and syrups-wholesale
- Nuts, salted or roasted-wholesale
- Popcorn-wholesale
- Potato chips-wholesale
- Syrups, fountain-wholesale
- Toppings, soda fountain-wholesale
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Confectionery Wholesaling in the US (42445)
Revenue 2025
$83.5bn
Growth 2025
0.42%
Key Trends
Diversification in candy and snack products shielded the industry from substantial declines
Rising health consciousness has constrained demand for candy bars and other key products
Premium confectioneries will become an even more powerful segment
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 5145 - Confectionery
US-SIC Code 5145 - Confectionery sits in the 2-digit Confectionery sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: F
Division Title: Wholesale Trade
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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501 Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
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502 Furniture and Home Furnishings
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503 Lumber and Other Construction Materials
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504 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
- 5043 Photographic Equipment and Supplies
- 5044 Office Equipment
- 5045 Computers and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
- 5046 Commercial Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 5047 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies
- 5048 Ophthalmic Goods
- 5049 Professional Equipment and Supplies, Not Elsewhere Classified
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505 Metals and Minerals, Except Petroleum
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506 Electrical Goods
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507 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment
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508 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
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509 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
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511 Paper and Paper Products
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512 Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries
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513 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
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514 Groceries and Related Products
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515 Farm-product Raw Materials
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516 Chemicals and Allied Products
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517 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
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518 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
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519 Miscellaneous Non-durable Goods
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 5145 - Confectionery
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 5145 - Confectionery. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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514501 Candy & confectionery-wholesale
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514502 Candy & confectionery-brokers
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514503 Concessionaires equip & supplies (whol)
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514504 Potato chips (wholesale)
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514505 Popcorn & popcorn supplies-wholesale
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514506 Syrups-wholesale
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514507 Pretzels (wholesale)
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514508 Candy & confectionery-mfrs supls (whol)
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514509 Ice cream cone-distributors
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514510 Nuts-edible-wholesale & processing
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514511 Corn chips (wholesale)
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514512 Pistachios
8 Digit SIC Codes
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51450000 Confectionery
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51450100 Fountain supplies
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51450101 Fruits, fountain
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51450102 Syrups, fountain
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51450103 Toppings, soda fountain
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51450200 Snack foods
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51450201 Corn chips
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51450202 Nuts, salted or roasted
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51450203 Popcorn and supplies
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51450204 Potato chips
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51450205 Pretzels
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51459900 Confectionery, nec
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51459901 Candy
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51459902 Chewing gum
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