Bag range spans shapes and sizes

VARIETY is the spice of sweet life for one of Scotland’s most important independent confectionery manufacturers. Millar has built its bagged confectionery range to cover...
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New deal for pick’n’mix

CONFECTIONERY wholesaler Hancocks has launched a new display stand deal. Until December 31, retailers who buy the package that normally includes Hancocks’ compact 20-bin pick...
Pack shots of Candy Realms Christmas Gummies tree, Elves' Behavin' Badly 5D Peelable Gummies and Bonds of London Choco Stars.

World of Sweets sets out festive range for 2026

Confectionery wholesaler World of Sweets has unveiled its new festive range for 2026 from the Candy Realms, Bonds of London, Elves' Behavin' Badly brands and more.

Indulgent expansion

PROVIDING high-quality everyday indulgence is at the heart of the chocolate business of Mackie’s of Scotland, says the firm. Mackie’s chocolate is now made in...
Pack of Milkybar Rowntree Jelly & Ice Cream sweets sits on a wooden table with the sweets around the packet.

Nestlé combines Milkybar and Rowntree’s in new confectionery

Nestlé Confectionery has rolled out a new dessert inspired flavour combination with its new Milkybar Rowntree's Jelly & Ice Cream sharing bag of sweets.

Cadbury goes vegan

MONDELEZ has launched a vegan friendly plant-based range under its Cadbury brand.
Aero

White bubbles … for a limited time

BUBBLE chocolate brand Aero has introduced a white vanilla flavour to its range of bars. The brand had fans voting for their favourite flavour after...

Big night fever

Driven by the trend for nights in, chocolate consumption at home has grown by 20% since 2009 according to Mars. And it claims the bitesize category...
Packs of Caramac including a bar, multipack of bars and sharing pack, sit on a white wooden background with pieces of the blonde chocolate around them.

Caramac is back on the shelves

Classic chocolate confectionery brand Caramac has made its return to store shelves for a limited time only as Nestlé brings back the staple sweet after it was discontinued in 2023.

Marketing matters

MARKETING initiatives and category management are the keys to success in confectionery according to Dan Newell, confections marketing manager at Wrigley. Newell referred to Nielsen...
Fruittella

Curious new launch

Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) brand Fruittella has expanded into the jelly category for the first time.

Doubling up on biscuits

Mondelez International is expanding its Cadbury Biscuit line with two new additions

Clever cookie solutions from Baked by Rich’s

Baked by Rich's aims to get more of its fresh branded cookies into convenience stores with its new thaw and serve concept.
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A season for sweets

NOVELTY and nostalgia are, in many respects, what Christmas is all about. And confectionery firms say sweets are ideally placed to deliver both. In the...
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Cadbury Delights with new Oreo variant

Permissible treat brand Cadbury Delights has expanded on its range with the introduction of a new Oreo variant to tempt consumers with.

Following the trend with pinch of salt

CURRENT  and expected trends often influence new product development and Mars reckons a new line in the Galaxy chocolate range will bring a fashion food flavour ...