Nights in and on-the-go boost sweets
FRUIT flavours are helping the sugar confectionery category continue to grow, says Dan Newell, confections marketing manager at Wrigley.
Newell reports that fruit confections grew...
A sporting return for Ritter
Ritter Sport’s popular Taste the World range of chocolate bars is back on Sainsbury’s and Ocado’s shelves, bring consumers flavours from across the globe.
Some new singles on the market
Following the successful launch of its sharing sized bars, Mackie’s has elected to roll out all four flavours from its chocolate range in the new smaller format .
Chocs away
Want a quick way to remember the essentials of chocolate confectionery merchandising? Think of the three Vs!
CHOCOLATE confectionery is one of the key product...
A love of baking is driving premium
Home-baking brands enjoy growth driven by increasing interest in crafting cakes at home
M&Ms join the caramel market
Limited edition packs are launched
The pound on your packet
DOES price remain vitally important to shoppers? The short answer appears to be yes, especially £1 prices.
Bev Seymour, commercial manager of Chewits brand owner...
Individually wrapped packs for PVM brands
Bite-sized confectionery is the name of the game when it comes to the latest launch from Perfetti Van Melle (PVM).
Promotion designed to nail it
KINDER Bueno has launched a new promotion with Nails Inc, intended to attract female consumers aged between 25 and 34.
An on-pack offer gives shoppers...
Getting into a tropical mix up
FERRERO is mixing things up within its Tic Tac Mixers range with a new tropical flavour set to replace Tic Tac Mixers Peach to Lemonade.
Dark buttons in the bag
Cadbury Bournville is moving into the sharing bag format with the launch of Cadbury Bournville Giant Buttons .
First Christmas for premium teaser
Mars Wrigley seems confident it’s coming into the festive season with a surefire Christmas hit following the launch of Maltesers Truffles earlier this year
Classic bar gets indulgent twist
MARS Chocolate UK has announced a new variation to the original Mars bar.
Combining chocolate nougat with dark caramel, Mars Choc Brownie aims to put...
No sour grapes as kids mix it up
WHEN kids shop for sweets, many are drawn to products that are colourful and interesting.
And while some are attracted to extreme flavours, children have...
Down on the farm
ABERDEENSHIRE farm-based food firm Mackie’s is forging ahead with its Scottish chocolate bar production.
The company has added 35g bars in all four flavours –...
Bagging a big night in bonus
THE big night in is big and getting bigger, says brand-owning giant Mondelez International.
Quoting Nielsen statistics, Mondelez trade communications manager Susan Nash said: “Evening...
