Chocolate – spirit of the ‘new special’, taste, appeal and sharing

The trend is well-documented, to save money people are having a night in instead of a night on the tiles. And whether they’re entertaining...

Re-designing the Original

COLOUR coding and bolder names are part of a packing makeover for toffee and caramel brand Werther’s Original. The re-coloured village design will now be...
Minstrels

Sharing for TV night in

WITH families and groups of friends gathering round televisions to watch the cream of world football contest this summer’s World Cup finals tournament, demand for big night in products will be high
Guylian chocolates

Eco-relaunch

SUSTANABILITY was central to Belgian premium chocolate brand Guylian’s recent relaunch.

Variety at the party

BUYING habits are changing and price-marked packs have become very important in c-stores. That’s the view of Mark Walker, sales director at Swizzels. He reckons...
Despicable Me jelly bean range

Despicable jelly beans

JELLY Belly has added an extra bit of yellow to its BeanBoozle packs thanks to a new licence partnership with Universal Pictures’ Despicable Me franchise
Pack shots of Cadbury Fingers biscuits with on-pack promotions for the Crossed Fingers campaign.

Keep Fingers Crossed as activation returns with more prizes

Cadbury's popular biscuit brand Cadbury Fingers has kicked off its 'Fingers Crossed' promotion once again for 2025, offering consumers some massive cash prizes.

Targeting the big day out

CADBURY and Merlin Entertainments are offering two-for-one entry to the UK’s top attractions in a new on-pack promotion on a range of chocolate bags...
Maynard Bassetts wine gums reduced sugar

Another lower sugar release

Wine Gums are the latest brand to get a low-sugar makeover, with parent firm Mondelez releasing a new variant that contains 30% less sugar.

A sweet celebration

Toffee firm marks 125 years .
Cadbury Dairy Milk

Chocolate changes shape to be the same

CADBURY Dairy Milk Oreo is changing shape to bring it in line with Dairy Milk bars. Revealing that Dairy Milk Oreo sales are now worth...
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...

Chocolate – everyday pleasure of 8m Brits

AS chocolate fans of all ages around the UK got ready to crack open Easter eggs and bunnies last month, leading research organisation...

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...

Updates brings World of Sweets faster to retailers

World of Sweets has brought a tranche of updates across tech and its field team in a bid to provide a better, faster service for its retail customers.

UNITAS goes festive

UNITAS Wholesale has launched a new guide to help retailers maximise Christmas confectionery sales this year.