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Adapt to demand

New products planned to add excitement to sugar confectionery in 2016 as manufacturers react to consumer trends. SHOPPING habits are changing and retailers are having...

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...
Fruitella Jelly Foams

Another year for low and no

SUGAR free is where retailers’ minds need to be when it comes to confectionery
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.
Ferrero Diwali kit

It’s a sweet celebration

This year, Diwali falls on Sunday 27 October and Ferrero is offering bespoke point-of-sale kits for the festival of lights.
Pack shots of Cadbury Top Deck chocolate bars.

Cadbury Top Deck is back on shelves

Carrying on its 200th anniversary celebrations, Cadbury has relaunched its Top Deck variant, which first hit store shelves in 1993.

50 years of chew

CHEWITS celebrates a half century of trading in 2015 and is launching a blackcurrant retro pack to celebrate. A spokesperson said: “It is consumers’ repeat...
Pack shots of Twix & Friends Medium Selection Box and M&M's Crispy Milk Chocolate Santa Treat

Mars Wrigley unveils a Christmas duo

Mar Wrigley has unveiled two pieces of chocolate innovation in time for the festive season across its Twix and M&M's brands.
Pack shots of Bebeto Freeze Crunchy Blue Raspberry Rings and Bubblegum Bottles.

Bebeto expands on Freeze Dried Candy range

Turkish confectionery firm Kervan Gida has expanded its range of Bebeto Freeze Crunchy sweets with two new variant launches.

Talking to the animaru

ROBEL Confectionery, the firm behind Tung Toos, has signed a licensing deal with Animaru. Created by Sophie Hinton, Animaru is an online representation of the...
Pack shots of McVitie's Club Layers Orange.

McVitie’s Club Layers into the confectionery sector

Global snacking firm pladis has taken the famous McVitie's Club biscuits brand into confectionery for the first time with McVitie's Club Layers Orange.

The sweet life – confectionery

• Consumers frequently tell researchers that confectionery is one of the main reasons they visit c-stores • But confectionery is also one of the most impulsive of...

A piece of the action – Reese’s seeking further growth

AMERICAN chocolate and confectionery brand Reese’s is extending its reach in the UK. The brand – the third largest chocolate brand in the world...
Hi Chew

Japanese hit sweet is here

Costcutter Supermarkets Group has introduced top-selling Japanese sweet Hi-Chew to its stores in the UK in time for Christmas following a successful trial
Bond just desserts

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.
Chewits

Big chews and street wise budz

CHEWITS has launched two 180g sharing-sized bagged confectionery lines in a bid to boost its share of big-night-in sweets sales. Chewits Chewmix, which has already...