Candy, You Drive Me Bananas

Candy, You drive me bananas... BROUGHT TO YOU BY EASYFINANCE.COM Some scientists and nutritionists claim that a certain amount of sugar, especially early during the day, boosts metabolism and is conducive to weight loss in the long run. Scientific research aside, candy is usually. an important element of special events and holidays. It is a reward in times of success, consolation in case of failure. A tiny chocolate bar, or an entire box of chocolates, for that matter, is the simplest way to celebrate or seek comfort. The U.S. population as a whole consumes 7 billion pounds Qver of confectionery products cach year. Only about half of that is chocolate, with other non-chocolate confecltions accounting for roughly 3.5 billion pounds. THE U.S. RETAIL CANDY INDUSTRY GENERATES ABOUT $29 BILLION IN SALES PER YEAR WITH CONSUMERS SPENDING ON AVERAGE $93 ON CANDY IN 2008. Rank of Holidays listed by bandy Sales: Valentine's Day lhristmas Easter Halloween The Top 5 Hlobal bonfectionery bompanies Hershey Foods borp NET SALES 2011: $6.11 billion PENNSYLVANIA, USA Ferrero Group Kraft Foods o. NET SALES 2011: $19.96 billion NET SALES: $9.61 billion PIEDMONT, ITALY A 1,683 18 İLLINOIS, USA Nestlé© SA NET SALES 2011: $12.80 billion VEVEY, SWITZERLAND Mars Inc. 4,563 NET SALES 2011: $16.20 billion VIRGINIA, USA 1,353 NUMBER OF FACTORIES WORLDWIDE Cadbury on IN 2010, KRAFT FOODS PURCHASED for $19.5 billion, WHICH MADE KRAFT THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CANDY COMPANY. FROM THEN ON KRAFT OWNS 40 candy brands, EACH OF WHICH HAS ANNUAL REVENUES ABOVE $100 million. Americans Love bhocolate THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMES CHOCOLATE TWICE PER WEEK The average American eats 10-12 pounds of chocolate a year, IN COMPARISON THE AVERAGE SWISS EATS 21 POUNDS A YEAR. 87% 86% of children eat chocolate ZZZ of adults ADULTS ARE THE PRIMARY CONSUMERS OF CHOCOLATE, ACCOUNTING FOR 81% OF EATING. FEMALES TEND TO EAT MORE CHOCOLATE. 89% of women eat some chocolate, AS COMPARED WITH 85% of males. AMONG DAILY CHOCOLATE FROM THOSE WHO NEVER EATERS, EAT CHOCOLATE, females and 43% are male. 57% are 55% are male and 45% are females. 40% 42% of adults, eat chocolate only or more per week. of children ance 1/3 of adults and children eat chocolate less than once per week. ON AVERAGE, SHOPPERS PURCHASE CHOCOLATE ONCE EVERY SIX WEEKS, AND ABOUT 12 times per year. America's Favorite Chocolate bandies M&M's Revenue Generated: $406.7 million Unit Sales: 417.7 million M&M's WERE SERVED TO GIs SERVING IN WORLD WAR II AND WENT ON ITS FIRST SPACE MISSION IN 1982. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Revenue Generated: $398.9 million Unit Sales: 366.2 million THE COMPANY CLAIMS IF YOU WERE TO LINE UP THE REESE'S SOLD ANNUALLY, IT WOULD WRAP AROUND THE EARTH SEVERAL TIMES. Snickers Revenue Generated: $386.2 million Unit Sales: 405.3 million MORE THAN 99 TONS OF PEANUTS GO INTO MAKING OVER 15 MILLION SNICKERS BARS EACH DAY, AND EACH BAR CONTAINS AROUND 16 PEANUTS. What's in your candy? IN 2010, CANDY MANUFACTURERS SPENT OVER $4 BILLION ON COMMODITIES INCLUDING: OVER 2.44 billion lbs oF SUGAR AT A COST OF NEARLY $1.3 BILLION OVER 1.1 billian lbs OF U.S. MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS WORTH $762 MILLION ABOUT 805 million lbs OF COCOA BEANS WORTH OVER $1.7 BILLION THE LARGEST THE LARGEST CHOCOLATE BAR EVER SLAB OF FUDGE MADE WEIGHED OVER WAS OVER 5,000 pounds 2,000 pounds AND WAS MADE IN ITALY AND WAS MADE IN 2000, IN CANADA. many people, the taste of chocolate is reminiscent of their childhood. For others, it is a quilty pleasure For or a reminder of fun times. No matter what candy means to us, an average Umerican consumes significant amounts of chocolate each year. Do you think you are above or below the average? The End BROUGHT TO YOU BY EasyFinance.com Guide to Consumer Financial Products SOURCES: HTTP://www.TOP5OFANYTHING.COM/INDEX.PHP?H=EFB06B00 HTTP://www.CANDYUSA.COM/CONTENT.CEM?ITEMNUMBER=1607 ITTTP://www.CNBC..COM/ID/43847058/AMERICA_S_FAVORITE_CH OCOLATE_CANDIES?SLIDE=11 HTTP://www.CANDYUSA.COM/FILES/SWEETINSIGHTS/NCA%20SW EET%20INSIGHTS%20-%20CHOCOLATE%20CONSUMER%20-%20 FINAL.PDF