A packet of Baked by Rich's Rolo cookies

Baking for indulgence with Rich’s

John Want, sales, marketing and R&D director at Rich’s, explaines that even with prices on the rise, consumers will still pay out more for the treats that they’re looking for.

Who will be the 2016 confectionery champ?

CONFECTIONERY Retailer of the Year is one of the most fiercely contested Scottish Grocer Awards categories and this year’s final  features three top-tier contenders. l ...
Chew over changing times

Chew over changing times

CONFECTIONERY company Perfetti Van Melle is targeting youngsters who are looking for a change. Its Fruittella Magics change flavour in mid-chew, switching, for example, from...

Value conquers guilt

LOW prices help diminishing snack-related guilt for consumers who buy confectionery on the run according to biscuits, cakes and sweets manufacturer Lees of Scotland. Sales...
Cadbury Dark Milk and Dairy Milk festive lines from Modelez

A sack full of seasonal NPD for Mondelez

Mondelez has unveiled its Christmas 2019 range, with a raft of new SKUs
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...
Skittles tear and share bag

Win with the ‘big night in’

Cosy up to sweet sales
Pack shots of Barratt Sweet Shop Sweet Bananaaaaa and Barratt Sweet Shop Fizzy Bananaaaaa.

Barratt teams up with Universal on new Minions movie

British confectionery firm Valeo Foods UK has unveiled a new collaboration with the Minions film franchise across its Barratt Sweet Shop and Poppets! brands.
maryland-oaty-cookie-bar

More treats with fewer calories

The latest addition to the Burton’s Biscuit Company ‘less than 100 calories’ range of biscuits and snacks is Maryland Oaty Cookie Bars

Sour Patch Kids Heads & Bodies

SOUR Patch Kids Heads & Bodies is Maynard’s contribution to the Halloween season. The orange and blackcurrant pieces have the same sour-then-sweet taste as...

Cadbury goes big on 200 years

Mondelēz International continues to go big for Cadbury's 200th anniversary celebrations with the launch of a limited edition 360g Cadbury Dairy Milk Bar.
Man with gum at work

Banking on bottles

Bottle formats seeing increasing success for gum, say producers
Pack shots of Lindt Lindor Pistachio chocolate bars.

Spar secures exclusive on new Lindt Pistachio chocolate bar

UK symbol chain Spar UK has secured an exclusive listing with premium chocolate brand Lindt for its new Lindt Lindor Pistachio Milk Chocolate bar.

Delight to fill the gap

BUSINESSWOMAN Zeynap Turudi says she saw a gap in the UK market for  high quality Turkish delight and she is aiming to fill the...
Pack shots of Tic Tac Two Spearmint , Strawberry & Lemon and Raspberry & Lime.

Ferrero doubles up for Tic Tac Two launch

Pocket confectionery brand Tic Tac has unveiled its latest piece of innovation with Tic Tac Two, offering consumers a dual layered flavour experience.
Fini pencil range

Penciling in a sweet range

SPANISH confectionery manufacturer Fini Sweets is looking to take the Scottish c-store market by storm with the roll out of its Smooth Pencil range in a price-marked pack