Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked candy shop chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Fannie May sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | ▲1 | +10.9% |
| 2 | Fannie May | - | +10.4% |
| 3 | Rocket Fizz | - | +4.1% |
| 4 | Leonidas | ▼1 | -20.6% |
| 5 | IT'SUGAR | - | -26.6% |
- Mark Vend Co
- Albanese Confectionery
- IT'SUGAR
- Albanese Candy
- Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop
- Margie's Candies
- Ichiban Candy and Snacks
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
145 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 23 of the 145 stores (16%); 101 of the 116 tracked chains have a single store here. 0.7% of the tracked food & drink stores here are candy shops, against 0.6% across Illinois.
- Mark Vend Co (1)
- Albanese Confectionery (2)
- IT'SUGAR (5)
- Albanese Candy (1)
- Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop (1)
- Margie's Candies (1)
- Ichiban Candy and Snacks (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Fannie May 7
- 2 IT'SUGAR 5
- 3 Rocket Fizz 4
- 4 Morkes Chocolates 4
- 5 Leonidas 3
- 6 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 3
- 7 Candyality 2
- 8 Dulcelandia 2
- 9 Albanese Confectionery 2
- 10 Anderson's Candy Shop 2
- 11 Lindt 2
- 12 Long Grove Confectionery 2
- 13 ROYCE' Chocolate 2
- 14 Raffy's Candy Store 2
- 15 Old Fashioned Candies 2
- 16 Chocolate Inspirations 1
- 17 JARS by Fabio Viviani 1
- 18 The Whimsy Farm Candy Store & Kids Party Room 1
- 19 Villa's Nuts and Candy 1
- 20 Sweet Tooth 1
- 21 Dulceria Bombon LLC 1
- 22 Sweet Street 1
- 23 Fabulously Sweet Creations 1
- 24 Hollingworth Candies 1
- 25 Carol Ann's Candies 1
- 26 Around the Corner Candy 1
- 27 Dan's Homemade Candy 1
- 28 Dulceria La Guera 1
- 29 Dulceria Nueva Italia 1
- 30 Lilett' Candies 1
- 31 Just A Taste Confections 1
- 32 Sweet Stop 1
- 33 Chio Dulceria 1
- 34 Pinatas and More 1
- 35 Antojitos shop 1
- 36 Muah Cotton Candy 1
- 37 River Forest Chocolates 1
- 38 Kiki's Cotton Candy 1
- 39 Ferrara Candy Company 1
- 40 Sugar Bees 1
- 41 Ruby Ella Sweets 1
- 42 Candy Quest 1
- 43 Candy Junction 1
- 44 Snack Club 1
- 45 Uncle Joe's Candy 1
- 46 Candy Mart 1
- 47 Cassie's Popcorn 1
- 48 Ma & Pa's Candy 1
- 49 Dulceria Lupitas 1
- 50 Glen Ellyn Sweet Shoppe 1
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