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Dark Chocolate Market Report by Distribution Channel (Supermarkets and Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Non-Grocery Retailers, and Others), and Region 2024-2032
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1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Global Chocolate Industry
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Market Breakup by Region
5.4 Market Breakup by Product
5.5 Market Breakup by Packaging
5.6 Market Breakup by End-Use
5.7 Market Share of Key Players
5.8 Market Forecast
6 Global Dark Chocolate Industry
6.1 Market Overview
6.2 Market Performance
6.2.1 Volume Trends
6.2.2 Value Trends
6.3 Impact of COVID-19
6.4 Price Analysis
6.4.1 Key Price Indicators
6.4.2 Price Structure
6.4.3 Price Trends
6.5 Market Breakup by Region
6.6 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
6.7 Market Forecast
6.8 SWOT Analysis
6.8.1 Overview
6.8.2 Strengths
6.8.3 Weaknesses
6.8.4 Opportunities
6.8.5 Threats
6.9 Value Chain Analysis
6.9.1 Overview
6.9.2 Cocoa Growers
6.9.3 Cocoa Grinders
6.9.4 Coverture/Industrial Chocolate Manufacturers
6.9.5 End Use Industries
6.9.6 Chocolate Manufacturers
6.9.7 Distributors
6.9.8 Exporters
6.9.9 Retailers
6.10 Porters Five Forces Analysis
6.10.1 Overview
6.10.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
6.10.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
6.10.4 Degree of Rivalry
6.10.5 Threat of New Entrants
6.10.6 Threat of Substitutes
6.11 Key Success and Risk Factors
7 Performance of Key Regions
7.1 Western Europe
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 North America
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Eastern Europe
7.3.1 Market Trends
7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Asia
7.4.1 Market Trends
7.4.2 Market Forecast
7.5 Latin America
7.5.1 Market Trends
7.5.2 Market Forecast
7.6 Middle East and Africa
7.6.1 Market Trends
7.6.2 Market Forecast
7.7 Australasia
7.7.1 Market Trends
7.7.2 Market Forecast
8 Performance by Distribution Channel
8.1 Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Convenience Stores
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Non-Grocery Retailers
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Others
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
9 Competitive Landscape
10 Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Process
10.1 Product Overview
10.2 Detailed Process Flow
10.3 Various Types of Unit Operations Involved
10.4 Mass Balance and Raw Material Requirements
11 Project Details, Requirements and Costs Involved
11.1 Land, Location and Site Development
11.2 Construction Requirements and Expenditures
11.3 Plant Machinery
11.4 Machinery Pictures
11.5 Raw Materials Requirements and Expenditures
11.6 Raw Material and Final Product Pictures
11.7 Packaging Requirements and Expenditures
11.8 Transportation Requirements and Expenditures
11.9 Utilities Requirements and Expenditures
11.10 Manpower Requirements and Expenditures
11.11 Other Capital Investments
12 Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Loans and Financial Assistance
13 Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Project Economics
13.1 Capital Cost of the Project
13.2 Techno-Economic Parameters
13.3 Product Pricing and Margins Across Various Levels of the Supply Chain
13.4 Taxation and Depreciation
13.5 Income Projections
13.6 Expenditure Projections
13.7 Financial Analysis
13.8 Profit Analysis
14 Key Player Profiles
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018-2023
Figure 3: Global: Chocolate Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 4: Global: Chocolate Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 5: Global: Chocolate Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2023
Figure 6: Global: Chocolate Market: Breakup by Packaging (in %), 2023
Figure 7: Global: Chocolate Market: Breakup by End-Use (in %), 2023
Figure 8: Global: Chocolate Market: Share of Key Players (in %), 2023
Figure 9: Global: Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 10: Global: Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 11: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018-2023
Figure 12: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2018-2023
Figure 13: Dark Chocolate Market: Price Structure
Figure 14: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2018-2023
Figure 15: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Average Prices (in US$/Ton), 2024-2032
Figure 16: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2023
Figure 17: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2023
Figure 18: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 19: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2024-2032
Figure 20: Global: Dark Chocolate Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 21: Global: Dark Chocolate Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 22: Global: Dark Chocolate Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 23: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in %), 2032
Figure 24: Western Europe: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 25: Western Europe: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 26: North America: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 27: North America: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 28: Eastern Europe: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 29: Eastern Europe: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 30: Asia: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 31: Asia: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 32: Latin America: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 33: Latin America: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 34: Middle East and Africa: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 35: Middle East and Africa: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 36: Australasia: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 37: Australasia: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales Volume (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 38: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 39: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales through Supermarkets and Hypermarkets (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 40: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales through Convenience Stores (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 41: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales through Convenience Stores (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 42: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales through Non-Grocery Retailers (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 43: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales through Non-Grocery Retailers (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 44: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in '000 Tons), 2018 & 2023
Figure 45: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Sales through Other Distribution Channels (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Figure 46: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 47: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing: Conversion Rate of Feedstocks
Figure 48: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing: Breakup of Capital Costs (in %)
Figure 49: Dark Chocolate Production: Manufacturing Cost Breakup (in %)
Figure 50: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Margins Across Various Stages of the Supply Chain
List of Tables
Table 1: Global: Chocolate Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 and 2032
Table 2: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2023 and 2032
Table 3: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Table 4: Global: Dark Chocolate Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in '000 Tons), 2024-2032
Table 5: Global: Dark Chocolate Market: Competitive Structure
Table 6: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (in Tons/Day)
Table 7: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Land and Site Development (in US$)
Table 8: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Civil Works (in US$)
Table 9: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Machinery Costs (in US$)
Table 10: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Raw Material Requirements (in Tons/Day) and Expenditures (US$/Ton)
Table 11: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Utilities (in US$)
Table 12: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Salaries and Wages (in US$)
Table 13: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Costs Related to Other Capital Investments (in US$)
Table 14: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Capital Costs (in US$)
Table 15: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Techno-Economic Parameters
Table 16: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Taxation (in US$)
Table 17: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Depreciation (in US$)
Table 18: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Income Projections (in US$)
Table 19: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Expenditure Projections (in US$)
Table 20: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis Without Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 21: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Cash Flow Analysis on Considering the Income Tax Liability (in US$)
Table 22: Dark Chocolate Manufacturing Plant: Profit and Loss Account (in US$)
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