About the Candy Production in Illinois Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Candy Production in Illinois Market Research Report
Definition of the Candy Production in Illinois?
The Candy Production industry produces confectionery, such as hard candies, gum, candied fruits, fudge, halvah, marshmallows and toffee, as well as breakfast bars. Finished goods are distributed to confectionery and grocery wholesalers and retailers, which then sell the candy to households and other consumers.
What’s included in the Candy Production in Illinois?
The Candy Production in Illinois includes producing chewy candy, including granola and breakfast bars, producing soft candy, producing hard candy and producing gum. Related terms covered in the Candy Production in Illinois industry report includes a molecule with one water-loving (hydrophilic) and one oil-loving (hydrophobic) end that enables water and oil to finely disperse in each other, a process of building candy pieces from single units, such as grains of sugar, nuts or candy centers, and tossing them in revolving pans while adding flavor, color and other ingredients and candy such as candy cane, boiled sugar candy and candy pops, which do not typically possess the sophisticated ingredients and flavors of modern soft candies.
Industry Performance of the Candy Production industry in Illinois
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Candy Production in Illinois
#1 in Highest Revenue 32.8% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Candy Production in the US
Revenue (2025)
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Key Drivers of the Candy Production industry in Illinois
See how key industry drivers, such as population, private investment in non-residential construction, new business formation, per capita disposable income, per capita sugar and sweetener consumption and price of sugar are impacting Candy Production in Illinois
Illinois Economic Indicators
Population
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
New Business Formation
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US Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Per capita sugar and sweetener consumption
Price of sugar
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County Data of the Candy Production industry in Illinois
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Key Statistics of the Candy Production industry in Illinois
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