Rising disposable incomes and increasing health awareness across the Asia-Pacific region are driving demand for functional confectionery products, UK-based firm GlobalData says.

In case you haven't noticed, there's a snacking revolution going on.

The 17th European Suppliers Roundtable was held on June 11, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel in London. The following represents an edited transcript of the meeting.

Find out which candy companies made the cut, and which came in at number one.

Despite slowing groth, all signs suggest it’s just a matter of taking a deep breath before innovative new products spur a resurgence.

When it comes to gum and mints, sugar-free gum may have the most sales, but breath fresheners and mints actually saw the largest growth.

In 2013, India’s confectionery market was worth close to $1.3 billion, and it’s expected to reach $2.2 billion by 2018.

Despite all the headlines involving suicide bombings, air strikes, beheadings, religious/ethnic strife, outright devastation, displacement and death in the Middle East, most of the countries in the region are quietly focused on peaceful progress and prosperity.

Amidst an appetite for architecture and awe, such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world’s tallest building, it appears that residents of the United Arab Emirates, have a taste for chocolate.