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Presenting Xmas tubs

Tangerine Confectionery has released two sharing tubs targeted at Christmas consumers

Scotland gets fruity taste of Super Bowl

AHEAD of last month’s Super Bowl in Houston, Texas, Skittles sent former American football star Marshawn Lynch to spread its message in Houston, Scotland. Marketing...

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.

Sweet prices

SKITTLES and Starburst have been put into price-marked packs. Brand owner Wrigley said that more than two thirds of shoppers buy PMPs in c-stores and...
Pack shots of Swizzels Squashies Sour Shooting Stars and Squashies Tropical.

Swizzels kicks off summer with new Squashies flavours

Swizzels has unveiled its two latest flavours for the popular Squashies range with the new Sour Shooting Stars and Tropical variants.

Ethical cacao can add value

Scottish producer makes trip to Peru A SCOTTISH chocolate maker made his way to the mountains of Peru last month where he met with the...

Marketing matters

MARKETING initiatives and category management are the keys to success in confectionery according to Dan Newell, confections marketing manager at Wrigley. Newell referred to Nielsen...
Minions Pez dispensers featuring four different characters from the films.

New Despicable Me and Disney Pez dispensers roll to World of Sweets

World of Sweets has urged retailers to stock up on its new Pez dispensers including its new Despicable Me range ahead of the new film's release.

A breath of fresh bear

MONDELEZ International has found a way to breath some life into its latest campaign for Halls – miniature mustachioed polar bears. The brand’s new 20-second...

Nuts to extend price-marked range

NEW Cadbury Dairy Milk tablet, Chopped Nut, has been launched with a price-marked pack. The 95g bar is available marked at £1 as well as...
Advert for Swizzels Marvellous Mallows countline product with a pink and purple background with stars with a yellow bubble with the word New inside it.

Swizzels has a Marvellous new Mallow launch

Swizzels has marked its first new expansion in its Marvellous Mallows range with its new Countlines product, the first new launch since 2022.

Bags are on their way up

Sharing format sales rising IMPULSE is at the heart of convenience retailing and when it comes to boosting basket spend there’s hardly a heavier hitter...

Nostalgia has a sweet taste

Nisha turns to traditional brands
Assortment of Festive Cadbury Treats

Sharing key to success

AT this time of year, Santa Claus must surely be putting his sleigh in for pre-flight checks. Much like everyone’s favourite beard wearing toy merchant, Scotland’s retailers will already be hard at work making sure they’ve got the right range of festive treats to spread joy this Christmas.
Ritter Sport’s production facility in Waldenbuch, Germany

Cutting out carbon

German chocolate brand Ritter Sport has become a climate-neutral company.
Nestlé Confectionery Easter 2025 line-up featuring Nestlé KitKat Crunchy Choc Brownie Egg, KitKat Mini Eggs, Rowntree's Jelly-tastic Mini Egg Bar, Aero Melts Neapolitan Ice Cream Egg, Milkybar Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Egg, Milkybar Mini Eggs Bar and KitKat Bunny Easter Pouch.

Nestlé unveils its Easter line-up for 2025

Confectionery giant Nestlé has unveiled a host of new treats for the Easter season this year, complete with new additions and returning fan favourites.