Star turns grab a bag of sales

RECENT years have seen consumers watch their pennies and at the same time we’ve witnessed the rise of the ‘big night in’. One result...

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.
Barratt Dip Dab Sour

Barratt is back in stores

OLD School confectionery brand Barratt is back just in time to celebrate its 170th anniversary
Trebor Softmints

Mints on the move

Two Trebor Softmint flavours are available in a 100g pot, a format which Mondelez said taps into a growing market.

Getting the price right for sweet sales

INNOVATIVE new products and marketing helped sugar confectionery grow sales by 0.7% last year according to Wrigley and it says it will follow the...

MARKET NEWS | 4 brand new products available in June

Scottish Grocer takes a look at what is available to stores across the Scottish convenience retail channel for the month ahead.

Works a treat

Consumer confidence is on the rise and confectionery sales are growing according to chocolate brands giant Mars. It says that in the last six months its...
Cadbury gift pack

Cadbury gift pack rolling out

Chocolate has long been a go-to gift for consumers and confectionery giant Mondelez International has created a new gift card range for all occasions.
Guylian chocolates

Eco-relaunch

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

Golden Casket recruits some minions

Screen appeal  is a sweet deal
Guylian chocolates

Fairtrade for Belgian brand

GUYLIAN has shone a spotlight on Fairtrade through a relaunch for the Belgian chocolate brand.

Ewe only live once

Sheep races and show jumping rabbits at heart of campaign Maynards Bassetts is offering consumers a fair selection of mad days out as part of...
Pack shots of Stockley's Treacle Toffee.

Stockley’s embraces a nostalgic favourite with new Treacle Toffee packs

Classic confectionery brand Stockley's has embraced another nostalgic classic treat in its range with the introduction of its new Treacle Toffee packs.

Shaking up the scene

FERRERO reckons it has been shaking up sugar confectionery with its Tic Tac brand. It says, quoting Nielsen data to 3 November 2012, that...
Packets of Swizzels Squashies Naughty & Nice sit against a red and green backdrop with the sweets scattered across the table.

Swizzels rolls out Christmas Squashies

Swizzels has launched its first-ever Christmas-themed pack for its Squashies brand with the new Naughty & Nice sweets to drive up sales this festive season.
Christmas

It comes once a year … when does it start?

The festive season is round the corner and it’s one of the biggest times of the year for confectionery. Some suppliers say begin early...