A sour taste for adults

ADULT candy brand Maynards Bassetts has launched an extension of its wine gums range with Wine Gums Tangy. This is the third innovation since Maynards...

Chocolate for breakfast

Chocolate brand Oreo is now available as a breakfast cereal
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Be prepared for the mini gifting moments

There’s more to spring sales than Easter alone
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Putting a price on success

Mondelez reports 4% growth for sharing bags

Sweet that’s trick or treat

Jelly Belly is intent on confusing consumers again with the launch of the fifth edition of its BeanBoozled Collection .
More than half of women said they often buy chocolate on impulse.

What do we think about chocolate?

Women lead on impulse purchases, multipacks and Fairtrade and have more concerns about fat content. Men are more likely to snack on chocolate and...

Facing a digital world

Tic Tac is putting emotion into the market with digital style emoticons giving the tiny sweets a range of expressions. The Express Yourself campaign features...
Confectionery

Sugar takes on the sour taste of success

CHOCOLATE has long been the dominant player in the confectionery market. But it’s sugar confectionery that is flavour of the moment. It may only be...
Pack shots of Swizzels Squashies Sour Shooting Stars and Squashies Tropical.

Swizzels kicks off summer with new Squashies flavours

Swizzels has unveiled its two latest flavours for the popular Squashies range with the new Sour Shooting Stars and Tropical variants.

Tradition is still a winner

TRADITIONAL confectionery is still popular throughout Britain and although consumers do like trying new flavours, most return to old favourites, says Sunny Pahuja, managing...
A pack of KitKat Formula 1 Chocolate Cars as well as a single pack and a chocolate car out of its pack sit on a finish line on a racetrack.

KitKat accelerates the break with new Formula 1 chocolate car

Chocolate bar brand KitKat has unveiled its new Formula 1 Chocolate Car bars in the shape for a Formula 1 racing car in partnership with the motorsport.
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.
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Individually wrapped packs for PVM brands

Bite-sized confectionery is the name of the game when it comes to the latest launch from Perfetti Van Melle (PVM).
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Novelty is still a key sales driver

Ritter Sport recommends adding some variety
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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.

Pressing on with unusual sweet treat

Scottish chocolatiers Caithness Chocolate have teamed up with Mackintosh of Glendaveny to create a unique sweet treat .