According to Symphony IRI and most participating retail channels, 2012 chocolate confectionery sales in the US totalled $12.5bn, a 3.8% increase over 2011.
Non-chocolate candy sales were at $6.9bn, growing 6.4%. However, participants cited a focus on chocolate production and tempering in their measures to advance their processing operations.
The overall equipment investments are expected to increase by 4% to 5% annually for the industry as a whole.
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