Royal mint

A new variant has been added to the Bendicks range of after dinner mints to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II becoming the longest reigning UK...

Magnum set to warm things up

Ice cream brand Magnum is releasing a luxury range ... without ice cream. Brand owner Unilever has teamed up with speciality confectioner Kinnerton  to create the...

Success is in the bag

SWEET loving Britons spend £763m a year on candies according to figures from Perfetti Van Melle and it says children’s confectionery contributes £602m, making...

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...
Pack shots of Candy Realms Petrifying Pumpkins and Halloween Mallows Stackers.

Hancocks stocks up for Halloween candy

Hancocks has geared up for the Halloween season with new treats from Candy Realms for guisers or for nights in on the couch for this year.

Raising the bar

Chocolate comes in an almost bewildering and widening range of shapes and forms, and in a variety of pack styles and sizes. But...
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A sweet break from the shop

Swizzels supporting retailers with a new holiday competition this month

Big night fever

Driven by the trend for nights in, chocolate consumption at home has grown by 20% since 2009 according to Mars. And it claims the bitesize category...

Quality counts

As consumers try to cut back on sugar, chocolate products with premium credentials or offering a variety of flavours and textures are gaining ground.

Trebor unveils fresh new pack design

Trebor has unleashed a rejuvenated pack design. The brand’s red star mark has become the heart of the new identity using tonal colours on each...

Happy birthday … have a new coat

TINY chew sweet Millions is celebrating 25 years on the shelves by covering itself in chocolate. The latest version of the Scottish brand is a...
Confectionery retailing experts

Let’s talk chocolate

When it comes to predicting chocolate confectionery trends for 2014, who better to ask than Scottish convenience retailers. WITH chocolate confectionery, the possibilities for consumers...

Sugar choices go bigger and softer

MAIN trends in the confectionery market, according to Swizzels, include increasing interest in and purchase of large packs, and growing sales of gums and...
Kinder Bueno Dark

Bueno returns from the dark

KINDER Bueno Dark returned to store shelves in February following an appearance last year. Levi Boorer, customer development director for Ferrero UK & Ireland...
Cadbury Caramilk

Australian sensation gets a UK launch

An Australian confectionery sensation will land on UK shores this month, with the launch of Cadbury Caramilk.
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Halloween rituals return

Mondelez unveils seasonal lineup of haunting Halloween confectionery