A taste of home
CONFECTIONERY is a huge international industry but Scotland has some impressive home-made sweets success stories.
Greenock-based Golden Casket’s main brands include £Onepounders, Buchanans and Millions....
Swizzels celebrates 70 years of Refreshers with new Tropical flavour
British confectionery firm Swizzels has marked the 70th anniversary of its Refrehsers brand with the creation of the new Tropical Flavour Chew bar.
The pulling power of PMPs
WHOLESALERS should cash in on the popularity of price-marked packs and on increasing sales of snack products, reckons food brands firm Mondelez International.
Susan Nash,...
Bottles and lips
SPAR has added Cola Bottles and Teeth & Lips to its bagged confectionery range and introduced a two for £3 promotion.
Susan Darbyshire, Spar UK...
Shaking it up with pick-n-mix
CONFECTIONERY wholesaler Hancocks has expanded its pre-packed pick-and-mix range Bonds Shaker Cup with the addition of two new products.
Mixing it up in singles fashion
FANS of Twix – the chocolate, biscuit and caramel combination from Mars Chocolate – found they had a new way to take their pleasure...
Keeping it sweet
Perfetti Van Melle provides IRI data on the UK sugar confectionery market which is worth £1.3bn annually.
Win with the ‘big night in’
Cosy up to sweet sales
Nakd claims it’s dressing up the category
REFERRING to a Mintel snacking report, Nakd says 40% of consumers are switching to healthier snacks.
It also reports that with sales amounting to £31m...
Something sweet from the Swiss
SOME sweet Swiss flavour is what Ricola hoped to offer UK consumers with its latest launch
Baking for indulgence with Rich’s
John Want, sales, marketing and R&D director at Rich’s, explaines that even with prices on the rise, consumers will still pay out more for the treats that they’re looking for.
Fruit-tella Sticks to expansion with Berries & Cherry
Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle has expanded on the Fruit-tella Berries & Cherry variant with a new on-the-go Stick format pack.
Special and everyday
EVERYDAY gifting and special occasions both present opportunities to sell boxed confectionery, says Cadbury brand owner Mondelez International. It suggests retailers should display boxes...
Year of flavour – Latest from chocolatiers
FOR chocolate confectionery this year will be all about flavour, says ethical chocolate company Madecasse.
Founded in 2008 the company produces single-origin chocolate bars made...
Facing a digital world
Tic Tac is putting emotion into the market with digital style emoticons giving the tiny sweets a range of expressions.
The Express Yourself campaign features...
Sharing sweets retailing tips from Swizzels Matlow
• One of the most popular places for eating sweets is in front of the TV, especially on Saturday nights. Stock up and face...
