Tony's Confectionery Industry Case Study: Edexcel Business Paper 3 2026

This case study is designed for the A Level Edexcel Business Paper 3 (9BS0/03) 2026, following the official Confectionery Industry research context. It provides a high-quality, exam-style extract focused on Tony’s Chocolonely, reflecting the challenge, tone, and analytical depth of the real Paper 3 exam.

Includes:

• Two exam-style questions (8 and 12 marks)
• Full guided mark schemes for each question
• A realistic, professionally written Paper 3-style extract
• A data table (Figure 1) designed for numerical interpretation in line with Edexcel requirements

The extract explores key strategic issues such as Tony’s ethical sourcing model, rising cocoa costs, retailer bargaining power, multichannel distribution challenges, and the performance of different sales channels (using data from Figure 1: Tony’s UK Sales Performance 2021–2025). It offers rich, contextualised material to help students build strong application, analysis, and evaluation skills for Paper 3.

This resource is ideal for classroom teaching, independent revision, data-response practice, or mock exams.

An excellent preparation tool for students aiming for top marks in the 2026 Edexcel A-Level Business Paper 3.

• Exam Board: Edexcel
• Subject: Business
• Level: A-Level
• Resource Type: Case Study
• Year: 2026
• Year Group/s: Year 13
• Format: PDF