date:Feb 17, 2013
As Brazilian consumers develop a more sophisticated sweet tooth, new research from Mintel reveals that the sugar and gum market in Brazil has, for the first time, broken the R$10 billion (US$5.07 billion) barrier. Mintels research valued the Brazilian confectionery market at R$10.2 billion in 2011, up from R$8.2 billion in 2007 and estimates it to have grown even further to R$10.8 billion to the end of 2012.
And its a sweet outlook for the future of the sector too, as Mintel forecasts market re