Polish chocolate is conquering the world

Perhaps a bit surprising, but Europe - although it does not produce the most important raw material of chocolate, the cocoa bean - is the largest producer and exporter of chocolate in the world. Unrivaled in chocolate exports is Germany, whose production capacity is also supported by a huge domestic market. Germany sends as much as 680 000 tons of chocolate to the world and alone accounts for 28 % of EU exports. In second place is the Netherlands, which has a 13 % share of European exports and shipped 322 000 of chocolate sweets in 2022. Poland has a 12 % market share. Bank Pekao's food market expert Grzegorz Rykaczewski points out that Poland's important advantage is still price competitiveness against other large producers, which supports the pace of development of our exports. Poland sends mainly to the EU: our top 5 chocolate bars buyers are Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. As for chocolates, the situation is similar, the key importers of ...