Adapt to demand
New products planned to add excitement to sugar confectionery in 2016 as manufacturers react to consumer trends.
SHOPPING habits are changing and retailers are having...
Ethical cacao can add value
Scottish producer makes trip to Peru
A SCOTTISH chocolate maker made his way to the mountains of Peru last month where he met with the...
Another year for low and no
SUGAR free is where retailers’ minds need to be when it comes to confectionery
Swizzels kicks off summer with new Squashies flavours
Swizzels has unveiled its two latest flavours for the popular Squashies range with the new Sour Shooting Stars and Tropical variants.
It’s a sweet celebration
This year, Diwali falls on Sunday 27 October and Ferrero is offering bespoke point-of-sale kits for the festival of lights.
Cadbury Top Deck is back on shelves
Carrying on its 200th anniversary celebrations, Cadbury has relaunched its Top Deck variant, which first hit store shelves in 1993.
50 years of chew
CHEWITS celebrates a half century of trading in 2015 and is launching a blackcurrant retro pack to celebrate.
A spokesperson said: “It is consumers’ repeat...
Mars Wrigley unveils a Christmas duo
Mar Wrigley has unveiled two pieces of chocolate innovation in time for the festive season across its Twix and M&M's brands.
Bebeto expands on Freeze Dried Candy range
Turkish confectionery firm Kervan Gida has expanded its range of Bebeto Freeze Crunchy sweets with two new variant launches.
Talking to the animaru
ROBEL Confectionery, the firm behind Tung Toos, has signed a licensing deal with Animaru.
Created by Sophie Hinton, Animaru is an online representation of the...
McVitie’s Club Layers into the confectionery sector
Global snacking firm pladis has taken the famous McVitie's Club biscuits brand into confectionery for the first time with McVitie's Club Layers Orange.
The sweet life – confectionery
• Consumers frequently tell researchers that confectionery is one of the main reasons they visit c-stores
• But confectionery is also one of the most impulsive of...
A piece of the action – Reese’s seeking further growth
AMERICAN chocolate and confectionery brand Reese’s is extending its reach in the UK. The brand – the third largest chocolate brand in the world...
Japanese hit sweet is here
Costcutter Supermarkets Group has introduced top-selling Japanese sweet Hi-Chew to its stores in the UK in time for Christmas following a successful trial
Shaking it up with pick-n-mix
CONFECTIONERY wholesaler Hancocks has expanded its pre-packed pick-and-mix range Bonds Shaker Cup with the addition of two new products.
Big chews and street wise budz
CHEWITS has launched two 180g sharing-sized bagged confectionery lines in a bid to boost its share of big-night-in sweets sales.
Chewits Chewmix, which has already...
