M&Ms join the caramel market

Limited edition packs are launched

Sweet, sure, steady

CONFECTIONERY is a mainstay of most c-stores’ product ranges and chocolate in all its variety of styles, types and sizes accounts for the majority...
Haribo

Jellies set for summer frenzies

PINK passionfruit flavoured fried egg is just one of the combinations in the latest Haribo limited-edition packs. Starmix and Tangfastics have both been given Frenzy...

Skittles gets the blues

WRIGLEY has introduced blue to its rainbow of Skittles colours. Intended, says the firm, to excite consumers and achieve new sales, the new variant appears...
Pack shots of Forest Feast Pistachio Crisp Milk Chocolate Dates and Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate Dates.

Forest Feast dips into Dubai Chocolate trend with new Dates duo

Snacks brand Forest Feast has embraced some on-trend flavours with its new range of Dates sharing packs in Pistachio Crisp and Salted Caramel variants.
confectionery

Year of flavour – Latest from chocolatiers

FOR chocolate confectionery this year will be all about flavour, says ethical chocolate company Madecasse. Founded in 2008 the company produces single-origin chocolate bars made...
Flipz Pretzels

Mixing sweet and savoury

SNACK firm Pladis has extended its portfolio by bringing a brand new product to the UK and adding a new variety to an existing big seller brand
Hancocks-Mallow-Bag

Make an impact from the ground up

RETAILERS should use all the space around their displays to make the most of seasonal promotions
Previous campaigns have seen the brand’s sales soar according to Storck UK.

Original returns to small screen

Werther’s anticipates seasonal uplift

Delight to fill the gap

BUSINESSWOMAN Zeynap Turudi says she saw a gap in the UK market for  high quality Turkish delight and she is aiming to fill the...
Meringue flowers

Meringue milestone

It might have started life in a garden shed, but meringue firm Flower & White now employs 40 staff and is going from strength to strength.

Spring is sweet for confectionery

SPRING is coming, even though it may not feel that way in a cold and dark Scottish January.

Fingers crossed for Cadbury

Mondelēz International has kicked off a new consumer-facing promotion across Cadbury Fingers with a whopping £200,000 prize pot up for grabs.

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
Spar own brand ice cream cones confectionery

Spar own brand on the rise

Following a reported 3% rise in sugar confectionery sales, Spar Brand has released a range of six new sweets.
Pack shots of Mars Wrigley's 2025 Christmas range with Maltesers Reindeer Gingerbread Flavour, Maltesers Mini Reindeers Gingerbread Flavour, Maltesers Assorted Truffles Advent Calendar and Crispy M&M's Santa Five Packs.

Mars Wrigley introduces new Gingerbread Maltesers Reindeer for Christmas 2025

Confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has unveiled its new range of products for the Christmas 2025 season, complete with a nostalgic flavour development.