Hungary is a great power in chocolate production

Last year, despite the fourth-quarter wave of the coronavirus epidemic, domestic chocolate figure purchases did not decline. According to the overview of the National Chamber of Agriculture, there was a growing demand in 2021 as well. Millions of hollow molded chocolate figures are officially sold in Hungary every year. According to the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, nearly 250 companies are engaged in confectionery production, and Nestlé is the largest manufacturer of hollow chocolate. The chocolate mimicry figures produced in the multinational company's factory in Diósgyőr are exported to 20 countries in a quantity of 4,000 tons per year, which means about 120 million figures. Nestlé supplies nearly 80 percent of the domestic market, with the rest coming from smaller plants. Experience has shown that both multinational and domestic manufacturers are finding their way into the seasonal confectionery market, and even smaller manufacturers can sell ...