date:Sep 22, 2012
A consumer shift towards dark chocolate in Austria holds lucrative opportunities for manufacturers, according to Leatherhead analyst.
Within Austrias wider confectionery market it is chocolate that heads up the market share; worth more than 70%, according to Leatherhead data.
In 2011, chocolate sales across the country totted up to just over $1bn (840m), up 10% from 2007.
Jonathan Thomas, primary market analyst at Leatherhead Food Research, outlined a shift towards dark chocolate within this