Roll up for summer
PREMIER Foods is bringing back its special-edition Cadbury Ice Cream Flavour Mini Rolls range, targeting families on the lookout for a sweet treat to...
Make an impact from the ground up
RETAILERS should use all the space around their displays to make the most of seasonal promotions
Get ready for last minute rush – novelty Easter products
SHOPPERS made a lot of last minute purchases of novelty Easter products last year. So this year, convenience stores should be prepared for the...
Skittles size down to hit a pound
WRIGLEY has produced new smaller sharing sizes with a £1 price mark on its confectionery brands Skittles and Starburst. The move’s designed to appeal...
Cadbury goes vegan
MONDELEZ has launched a vegan friendly plant-based range under its Cadbury brand.
Talk about a quirky softie
NESTLÉ Confectionery has added to its Rowntree’s Randoms products with the introduction of Squidgy Speak.
Nestlé UK trade communications manager Graham Walker said: “The...
Spring is sweet for confectionery
SPRING is coming, even though it may not feel that way in a cold and dark Scottish January.
Rebrand signals global approach
HANCOCKS and Bonds of London owner IB Group has rebranded as World of Sweets.
Tony’s Chocolonely unveils Popcorn Crunch bar
Ethical chocolate maker Tony's Chocolonely is rolling out a new Popcorn Crunch bar that it says combines favourite film snacks – chocolate and popcorn – in one chunky treat.
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...
Let it snow
THE Christmas design on Lees mini snowballs boosts seasonal sales, said Bert Croll, sales director of Lees of Scotland.
“We always see a strong and...
Alternative range rolls out
BEL UK has rolled out its first range of plant-based alternatives to cheese with the launch of Nurishh.
Swizzels’ sweet shop for Christmas
Swizzels aims to indulge the consumer sweet tooth this festive season with its range of Sweet Shop sugar confectionery options.
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...
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...
Chocolate ticks the boxes
Bean and Pod reckons its Vegetarian and Vegan Society approved chocolate should appeal to consumers in 2018.






































