Sour summer sales forecast
Variety is what consumers are after, according to Mars Wrigley, and to meet that demand it has developed Skittle Giants Crazy Sours.
Christmas comes to the crunch
Brands giant Mondelez International broke new ground when it brought the best of confectionery and biscuits together – blending Cadbury Dairy Milk with the...
A chance to win thousands
THE game is afoot at Mondelez, thanks to a nationwide competition under the Cadbury brand.
Putting the bite on health
HEALTHY chocolate is a term that can be met with scepticism but manufacturer Elizabeth Shaw says people are eating chocolate more healthily through portion...
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).
Innovation aims to keep sales sweet
Many c-stores have moved to extend ranges and embrace new styles of retailing as consumers carry out more substantial top-up shopping and look for...
Fisherman’s Friend fights back hay fever
Throat pain relief lozenge brand Fisherman's Friend is out to drive up volume sales for the incoming hay fever season with its new marketing campaign.
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...
Stockley’s rolls out new Treat Bag format
Classic confectionery manufacturer Stockleys has unveiled its new Treat Bags format to appeal to sharing occasions with consumers.
Put your faith in the tablets
What do the tech industry and the UK chocolate category have in common?
A love affair with tablet formats, according to some of the latest category data, which points to continued growth for larger packs of chocolate.
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 –...
Spar launches new 1kg Pick ‘N’ Mix sweets
New Pick 'N' Mix confectionery bags have rolled out to select Spar stores across Scotland, England and Wales, offering consumers a nostalgic sweet hit.
Lad weekend wrapped up
SELF-STYLED man’s chocolate brand, Yorkie, is offering lads weekends away in its latest on-pack competition.
Codes inside wrappers could win consumers one of 12 holiday...
Price-mark for classic sweets
New £1 PMP for confectionery classics
Mentos rolls out multipacks for Feeling Berry Good
Confectionery brand Mentos has rolled out new multipack formats for its Feeling Berry Good flavour variant in a bid to tap into more take-home missions.
Scoring with chocolate
Cadbury has joined forces with some of the UK’s biggest football clubs for the return of its ‘Match & Win’ promotion
