Scotland gets fruity taste of Super Bowl

AHEAD of last month’s Super Bowl in Houston, Texas, Skittles sent former American football star Marshawn Lynch to spread its message in Houston, Scotland. Marketing...
Cadbury single bars

New look for singles

Following a packaging makeover for its range at the start of 2021, Cadbury is now putting its single bars into fresh new look packs.
Chewits

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...
Interior shot of a Hancocks depot displaying massive pallets of confectionery brands.

Hancocks announces next Sweetest Day event

UK confectionery wholesaler Hancocks has announced the next date for its in-store and online Sweetest Day event, offering retailers a trance of deals.

Rebrand signals global approach

HANCOCKS and Bonds of London owner IB Group has rebranded as World of Sweets.

Tradition is still a winner

TRADITIONAL confectionery is still popular throughout Britain and although consumers do like trying new flavours, most return to old favourites, says Sunny Pahuja, managing...
Easter will be all about gifting to loved ones this year, according to Mondelez International.

Cadbury highlights Easter eggs range

Mondelez International has highlighted its range of Cadbury Easter eggs, which it says will drive sales for convenience retailers, while Divine has also introduced three new products for the occasion.
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 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.
Bazooka Candy Brands added Moshi Monsters Sour Gummies to its range earlier this year. Price-marked packs of Big Baby Pop and Juicy Drop Pop have also recently been introduced.

Kids sweets in value lead – Category growth

CHILDREN are impulsive when they’re buying confectionery, and they don’t necessarily plan their sweet shopping far in advance. And when they arrive at stores,...

New Kingsway Sweet Shop Choc’s – Novelty pick’n’mix on a bar

HANCOCK has combined pick’n’mix novelties such as Cola Bottles, Fried Eggs, Mini Marshmallows and Strawberry hearts with chocolate in its new Kingsway Sweet Shop...
Ferrero’s Christmas range spans Thorntons, Kinder, Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.

Festive Ferrero bolsters range

Ferrero has committed to investing £6.8m across its confectionery portfolio this Christmas, including the launch of a new Snowy Bear chocolate figure as part of its Thorntons brand

Chocolate with a pinch

Mondelez International brings a pinch of salt with its latest addition to its Cadbury Dairy milk range with a Salted Caramel variant.
The three new SKUs from American confectionery brand that have been released for Halloween.

Reese’s launches Halloween competition

American confectionery brand Reese's is aiming to get UK shoppers into the spirit of the Halloween season with an interactive competition and three new SKUs.

The big tease is over – New product from Mars scientists

CHOCOLATE company Mars had been keeping it secret ... but teasing about the development for weeks. Something was about to happen on one of...
Three sizes of Golden Wonder Barbecue Strikers crisp bags

Proper sharing pack kicks off for Tayto

Tayto is set to keep the sharing occasion a popular one for end-of-year celebrations with a new addition to its line-up.