Mackie's chocolates

Premium pushing on in convenience

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

Walker’s NonSuch offers safe toffee gifting

Stoke-on-trent toffee brand Walker's NonSuch has encouraged retailers to stock up on gifting options without seasonal packs to support sales the whole year.

Bags bursting with berrys

STARBURST parent firm Wrigley has a fruity proposition for the bagged confectionery category, having recently launched new Very Berry variants of the fruit chew...
Cadbury 5 aside

Be on the park or get into one

AS more and more formats enter the race for chocolate sales, Mondelez International says on-the-go and single packs remain critically important

Copacabana in a bag

MARS Chocolate UK is going nuts for Brazil this summer after launching a Peanut M&M’s campaign to celebrate the South American country’s party spirit...

A TV push for Ferrero

FERRERO Rocher has been celebrating the season on television screens as part of a £3.5m marketing campaign

Soaring sales for sharing

Consumer buying habits have changed in recent times according to Swizzels marketing manager Sarah-Louise Heslop, and it has meant that bagged confectionery sales have soared. She...
Ferrero Rocher and Celebrations packs

Boxing clever for the big day

Boxing clever for the big day

Cartoonish brand extension

Kervan Gida has reached an agreement to license Cartoon Network’s Dexter’s Laboratory brand .
A pack of Kind Milk & White Chocolate Nut Bar stands in the background with a single bar of it in front of the pack.

Kind launches first Milk & White Chocolate Nut bar

Nut snacking brand Kind has introduced its first Milk & White Chocolate Nut bar to offer a more indulgent bar to expand on its core portfolio.
Princess Mallows Seasonal Box

Mallow makeover fit for a princess

RETRO sweets brand Tangerine Confectionery has given its Princess Mallows a packaging makeover
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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...
Walkers caramel toffee

Toffee with a bit of history

A CONFECTIONERY brand founded under the reign of Queen Victoria has been heaping praises on its latest NPD, which taps into contemporary demand for salted caramel products while boasting some impressive provenance

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...
Packs of Baileys Chocolate Peanut and Cashews Nut Mix and Baileys Caramelised Nut Mix with a cream background.

Baileys introduces Nut Mix duo

Irish chocolatiers Lir Chocolates has expanded on its Baileys Chocolates range in time for the festive season with two new Nut Mix variants.
Confectionery

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...