New tastes to mix mints
BRITONS spend £145.8m a year on mints but 70% of buyers only buy one mint variant according to Trebor brand owner Mondelez International. The...
Reese’s expands on sharing range with Dipped Peanuts
Peanut butter confectionery brand Reese's has expanded on its range of shareable treats with the roll out of its new Reese's Dipped Peanuts.
Beaker’s nostalgia trip
Tracy Beaker star will feature in a series of ads for Fruit-tella.
Taking home the bronze
HAMES Chocolates has hammered out some new additions to its Bronze Chocolate brand with Hames Bronze Chocolate and Truffle Boxes.
Sugar takes on the sour taste of success
CHOCOLATE has long been the dominant player in the confectionery market.
But it’s sugar confectionery that is flavour of the moment. It may only be...
Baileys offers a Mint of a new Easter egg
Irish chocolatier Lir Chocolates has expanded on its Baileys Chocolate range for Easter with the launch of the Baileys Mint Chocolate Easter Egg.
Sweetly shared
SUGAR confectionery sales in Britain are worth £1.34bn, and Wrigley products accounted for £19m or roughly half of the category growth achieved last...
Smint offers a Refresh and Reset in new campaign
Perfetti Van Melle has unveiled a new campaign for the Smint brand in an effort to cement its leading position in the category.
Sugar market is still sweet
Sugar sales strong despite pressure
Meeting the change
PRODUCT development is essential to grow the confectionery market reckons Hayley Coggins, product manager at Elizabeth Shaw.
“Consumers tastes change and these changes need to...
Bags more in sweet choice
STRESSING the importance of the £1 price point, Wrigley has added four more bags to its price-marked range.
Dan Newell, onfections marketing manager said: “Consumers...
A treat with festive spirit
HOT chocolate comes with a kick this year thanks to the latest release from Lir Chocolates.
Kit Kat recalls Chunky Specials
CONFECTIONERY firm Nestlé has launched a voluntary recall of special versions of one of its biggest brands, Kit Kat.
Four Kit Kat Chunky special...
Sweet addition
Encouraging impulse purchases among c-store customers is one of the most effective ways of increasing a store’s revenue and profit. Today we look at...
Sour Patch Kids and Maynards bring tropical vibes
Mondelēz International has unveiled a trio of NPD for its sugar confectionery brands with new Sour Patch Kids and Maynards Bassetts flavours.
Going bananas
MOVIE characters the Minions are to appear on new packs of banana-flavoured Tic Tacs.
And new printing technology means the characters can also appear on...
