MISSION

The International Confectionery Association brings together the interests of the global confectionery industry and represents and promotes these interests internationally. ICA facilitates, coordinates and communicates international scientific, regulatory and public affairs information while promoting and representing the interests of the confectionery industry in a collaborative and responsible manner.
 
The Role of the ICA is to:

• Provide an international and non-competitive forum for the global confectionery industry and its   associates to meet, identify and agree on matters of common interest and action.

• Serve as an international voice for the confectionery industry globally and ensure that the confectionery industry's views and needs have global and internationally recognized representation.

• Foster and encourage the harmonization of global standards pertaining to confectionery.

• Provide a structure for monitoring international trade issues, such as those dealt with by the World Trade Organization and for informing members of developments at international level.

• Provide a structure for monitoring international food regulatory matters and informing members on developments at national and international levels. 

The ICA member associations collectively represent over 3000 companies in over 30 countries world-wide that manufacture chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery or are suppliers of ingredients, machinery, packaging materials and services to the industry. It is estimated that together these countries manufacture over 70% of the confectionery produced in the world.