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. Fannie May and Rocket Fizz sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fannie May | - | +10.7% |
| 2 | Rocket Fizz | ▲1 | +2.7% |
| 3 | Del's Popcorn Shop | - | -18.3% |
| 4 | Leonidas | ▼1 | -23.8% |
| 5 | IT'SUGAR | - | -29.5% |
- Mark Vend Co
- IT'SUGAR
- Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop
- Margie's Candies
- Ichiban Candy and Snacks
- Riverside Chocolate Factory
- World's Finest Chocolate
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
173 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 24 of the 173 stores (14%); 123 of the 140 tracked chains have a single store here. 0.6% of the tracked food & drink stores here are candy shops, the same share as across the United States.
- Mark Vend Co (1)
- IT'SUGAR (5)
- Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop (1)
- Margie's Candies (1)
- Ichiban Candy and Snacks (1)
- Riverside Chocolate Factory (1)
- World's Finest Chocolate (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Fannie May 8
- 2 IT'SUGAR 5
- 3 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 5
- 4 Rocket Fizz 3
- 5 Del's Popcorn Shop 3
- 6 Leonidas 3
- 7 Morkes Chocolates 3
- 8 Raffy's Candy Store 2
- 9 Dulcelandia 2
- 10 ROYCE' Chocolate 2
- 11 The Little Chocolatier 2
- 12 Lindt 2
- 13 Anderson's Candy Shop 2
- 14 Old Fashioned Candies 2
- 15 Long Grove Confectionery 2
- 16 Candyality 2
- 17 Sweet Street 2
- 18 Pease's Candy 1
- 19 Hollingworth Candies 1
- 20 Holland's Caramel Corn 1
- 21 River Forest Chocolates 1
- 22 Mi tiendita de Rochelle 1
- 23 Fabulously Sweet Creations 1
- 24 The Sweet Shop 1
- 25 Sweet Tooth 1
- 26 Chocolate Inspirations 1
- 27 Hinsdale News Agency 1
- 28 Barrels and Bins 1
- 29 Goodies Etc. 1
- 30 Superior Nut & Candy Co. 1
- 31 Muah Cotton Candy 1
- 32 Antojitos shop 1
- 33 Pinatas and More 1
- 34 Chio Dulceria 1
- 35 Sweet Stop 1
- 36 Just A Taste Confections 1
- 37 Lilett' Candies 1
- 38 Dulceria Nueva Italia 1
- 39 Dulceria La Guera 1
- 40 Dan's Homemade Candy 1
- 41 Around the Corner Candy 1
- 42 JARS by Fabio Viviani 1
- 43 The Whimsy Farm Candy Store & Kids Party Room 1
- 44 Sugar Britches Old Fashioned Candy 1
- 45 Sweeties 1
- 46 Villa's Nuts and Candy 1
- 47 The Chocolate Affair 1
- 48 The Cake Shoppe 1
- 49 A Spoonful of Sprinkles 1
- 50 Glen Ellyn Sweet Shoppe 1
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