Pack shots of Mentos Gum Duo packs with Tropical and Cherry flavours.

Mentos doubles on gum in new packs

Perfetti Van Melle has launched a new Duo Pack format across Mentos Gum, aiming to drive up sales of the brand further here in the UK.
A new Ferrero Rocher ad and a Pancake Day ad for Nutella will appear on TV screens this month to support seasonal promotions for the brands.

Sharing on air for spring

FERRERO has launched seasonal ranges for its Ferrero and Kinder brands. Kinder Surprise is encouraging children and their parents to create stories online. Consumers will be...

Scottish sweet company raisin the bar

SCOTTISH confectionery brand Millar has added three fruit, nut and chocolate lines to its portfolio of sharing-sized bags. Brand owner Nisha Enterprises, which has a...

Winning new ad

TWO men and their competitive dogs are the stars of a new TV ad for Mars Bar. The new ‘winning’ campaign from Mars Chocolate UK...

Success is in the bag

SWEET loving Britons spend £763m a year on candies according to figures from Perfetti Van Melle and it says children’s confectionery contributes £602m, making...

Chocolate biscuits with zero guilt

Health may not be the first word that springs to mind when you think of chocolate, but Gullón’s new sugar-free biscuit could help with that
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‘Find a fiver’ with Tic Tac

FERRERO is currently running a major on-pack offer on its Tic Tac range that invites shoppers to ‘Find a Fiver’. Supported by a £1.7m media...

Handy finger packs

SMALLER households and families are the targets for two new pack sizes of Cadbury Fingers from Burton’s Biscuit Company. Head of category and shopper management...

MARKET NEWS | 4 brand new products available in June

Scottish Grocer takes a look at what is available to stores across the Scottish convenience retail channel for the month ahead.

The pound on your packet

DOES price remain vitally important to shoppers? The short answer appears to be yes, especially £1 prices. Bev Seymour, commercial manager of Chewits brand owner...

The continent via Coatbridge

Belgian chocolate from Lanarkshire .

New coat for Butterkist popcorn

BUTTERKIST has launched what it says is the very first yogurt-coated popcorn. Butterkist Yogurt Coated Popcorn is available in sharing bag (160g, MRRSP £1.49) and...
A person holds an Aero Peppermint Sharing Bar against a green background with a green bow on top of the bar.

Aero unwraps the gifting opportunity in new bar

Nestlé Confectionery has added in a breath of minty fresh air to the chocolate gifting opportunity with the launch of Aero Peppermint Gifting Bars.
More than half of women said they often buy chocolate on impulse.

What do we think about chocolate?

Women lead on impulse purchases, multipacks and Fairtrade and have more concerns about fat content. Men are more likely to snack on chocolate and...
Cadbury caramilk buttons

Caramilk buttons up for spring

Cadbury Caramilk is available in a new hanging bag format from this month.

Fresh perspective

Changes in the mints and gum market suggest people want new and fruity flavours NEW flavours of gum are tempting people away from buying mints...