Merchandising breeds success

How to turn heads with bagged sweets EVERYONE wants to be like a kid in a sweetshop once in a while and the image of...

Scoring with chocolate

Cadbury has joined forces with some of the UK’s biggest football clubs for the return of its ‘Match & Win’ promotion

Doubling flavour blast for fast grower

WITH current sales increases of 8%, Tic Tac is said by brand owner Ferrero, quoting Nielsen figures, to be the fastest-growing sugar confectionery brand...
Pack shots of Fini Mini Mochis Fruits and Fini Mini Mochis Berries.

Fini brings an Asian touch with its new Mini Mochis

Confectionery brand Fini aims to emulate a classic Japanese treat with its new line up Mini Mochis, capitalising on the demand for Asian-inspired snacks.
Pack shots of Maltesers White.

Maltesers White Chocolate make a comeback

Confectionery firm Mars Wrigley has brought back its Maltesers White Chocolate variant after what it called a "significant consumer demand".
Fini pencil range

Penciling in a sweet range

SPANISH confectionery manufacturer Fini Sweets is looking to take the Scottish c-store market by storm with the roll out of its Smooth Pencil range in a price-marked pack
Mentos Pure Fresh Gum Strawberry tub and duo pack are standing on a red platform with cut up strawberries around them with a pink background.

Mentos Gum rolls out a new Strawberry flavour to appeal to shoppers

Confectionery giant Perfetti Van Melle has rolled out a new Strawberry flavour to its Mentos Pure Fresh Gum range to appeal to young shoppers.
A bar of Refreshers Tropical lies on an orange floor and wall with sunglasses next to it and the shadow a palm tree behind it.

Swizzels celebrates 70 years of Refreshers with new Tropical flavour

British confectionery firm Swizzels has marked the 70th anniversary of its Refrehsers brand with the creation of the new Tropical Flavour Chew bar.
Pac Shot of Golden Casket Rae Crawford

Sweet Sensations Golden Casket Celebrate 65 Years of Business

Golden Casket, founded in 1959 in Greenock, celebrates 65 years of making sweets like Buchanan’s, All Rounders, and Millions.
Pack shots of McVitie's Club Layers Orange.

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...

Sweet smell of success

A rustling of toffees, mints or chocolate Brazils is still, for many people, an essential part of a night at the pictures. To underline...
Mackie's chocolates

Premium pushing on in convenience

Premium chocolate has been performing well over the last year, according to Mackie’s of Scotland.
Swizzels range of sweets

Mischievous new Swizzels chews

THE Minions are back and this time they’re giving consumers something to chew on, through a brand partnership with Swizzels.
Retailers should match the PMP offer to different demands across shoppers varied missions.

PMP solutions for snack times

Making the most out of your store’s PMP snacks section means offering a variety of options to suit consumers’ different shopping missions, say both KP Snacks and Rose Marketing.

A taste of the tropics

MAYNARDS Bassetts has brought some tropical flavour to its Jelly Babies range. Maynards Bassetts Jelly Babies feature Jelly Babies characters in flavours including mango, banana...