Walker’s Nonsuch classics remain unchanged
As prices continue to rise and shrinkflation takes hold, consumers will look to brands that stick with their classic offerings, reckons Walker's Nonsuch.
Swizzels keeps retailers sweet
Sweet maker Swizzels has put a lot of time and effort into making sure it is doing its bit to help c-store retailers.
Fisherman’s Friend fights back hay fever
Throat pain relief lozenge brand Fisherman's Friend is out to drive up volume sales for the incoming hay fever season with its new marketing campaign.
Put your faith in the tablets
What do the tech industry and the UK chocolate category have in common?
A love affair with tablet formats, according to some of the latest category data, which points to continued growth for larger packs of chocolate.
New snacks popping up
SUMMER may still be in full swing, but Halloween is already on the mind of confectionary companies.
Show that the price is sweet
Value for money still important
THE £1 price point is key to sales in bagged confectionery and this works even better when the price is...
Bottles and lips
SPAR has added Cola Bottles and Teeth & Lips to its bagged confectionery range and introduced a two for £3 promotion.
Susan Darbyshire, Spar UK...
Growing ambitious
Hancocks plans to double its sales figures over 12 months
Confectionery producer Hancocks has set itself the ambitious target of doubling sales of its Crazy...
Mondelez goes nuts
Mondelez has launched a new fruit and nut snack brand – Cadbury Nuttier
New surprises in store
KINDER Surprise, worth £62m, is aiming to bring some excitement to the kids confectionery category with its latest launch.
High iQ in the mood
STIRLING based iQ Chocolate won the Most Innovative Product category at the Forth Valley Chamber Business Awards 2015.
The manufacturer says its iQ Chocolate is...
Communicating value
Mondelez is hoping it can provide benefits to both retailers and shoppers with the launch of a new price-marked pack running across some of its top selling Cadbury lines.
Meeting the change
PRODUCT development is essential to grow the confectionery market reckons Hayley Coggins, product manager at Elizabeth Shaw.
“Consumers tastes change and these changes need to...
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...
Sour power – Candyland launches bon bons
TANGERINE Confectionery brand Candyland has launched a sour raspberry flavour bon bon sweet.
The company says tangy tasting treats are popular at the moment. It...
Two more for tablet range
The Cadbury Dairy Milk tablet range has been extended with the launch of two new Oreo variants.
Available from last month, the two new bars...
