Naughty kids show sweet side in new ads

BAGS of sugar confectionery attract more than half of the spending in the UK on what Mondelez International calls candy confectionery. Quoting Nielsen research,...
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Hancocks launches new bulk cluster

CONFECTIONERY supplier Hancocks has a new bulk product – Kingsway Chocolate Clusters in 2kg boxes. Flavours are: White Chocolate and Coconut Macaroon; Milk Chocolate Muesli;...

Big and on trend

SHARING is one of the reasons confectionery has continued to show its strength in the past year with an increase in sales of 0.6%...

Tango gets the blues

TANGO’S future is not just orange: Rose Marketing is adding blue raspberry bon bons to its fizzy drink-based range. Tango blue raspberry crushed ice drinks...
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.
Ferrero Rocher and Thorntons Pearls.

Box clever over confectionery

Premium boxed confectionery is key to driving sales for retailers, says Ferrero.

Bonds bags more

Confectionery supplier says product developments bring impulse benefits FORECOURT stores will become ever more important to fuel retailers as margins on fuel itself become tighter....

Share boost for bag sales

ENTHUSIASM for sharing helped the value of chocolate sales grow by 0.9% to £3.9bn in 2015 says Mars Chocolate. Trade communications manager Bep Dhaliwal said:...

Perfetti Van Melle is building up the sweet options

Perfetti Van Melle aims to help convenience retailers grab consumers attention in store to help drive impulse sales for confectionery.
haribo starmix pack

Sweet prize celebration

TO celebrate 25 years of Starmix, Haribo has introduced its biggest ever on-pack promotion.
Push chocolate bars

Pushing a new look

PUSH Chocolate has launched a new Low Sugar Buttons variant, following an overhaul of the vegan-friendly brand.

Getting the price right for sweet sales

INNOVATIVE new products and marketing helped sugar confectionery grow sales by 0.7% last year according to Wrigley and it says it will follow the...
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.
Easter eggs

A facelift for Ferrero packs

Ferrero has revamped its Easter range, rolling out new looks across its brands and introducing more sustainable packaging.
Pack shots of Happi Oat Milk Chocolate Pistachio Crunch Easter egg.

Happi joins Dubai chocolate craze with pistachio Easter egg

Oat milk chocolate brand Happi has unveiled its new Pistachio Crunch Easter Egg, allowing plant-based shoppers to take part in the viral consumer trend.

The big night in brings success for bags

The popularity of the ‘big night in’ shows no sign of slowing down .