Keeping on top of confectionery trends

Sugar confectionery had a bit of a shake up in 2020 with Covid-19 restrictions leading to more consumers shopping locally and spending more time at home

Sweet updates roll out across the Golden Casket portfolio

Golden Casket has launched a tranche of makeovers across its entire portfolio of sweets to help keep the brands fresh in the market.

Lad weekend wrapped up

SELF-STYLED  man’s chocolate brand, Yorkie, is offering lads weekends away in its latest on-pack competition. Codes inside wrappers could win consumers one of 12 holiday...
Packs of Rowntree's Sour Watermelon Lollies, Fruit Pastille Lollies and Mango Lollies are lined up with the sweets bursting out of the bags with swishes of the juices. Each pack is against a representative colour ranging from pink, green and orange.

Rowntree’s launches new Lollies range inspired by frozen treats

Confectionery brand Rowntree's has brought its iconic Ice Lollies range to confectionery shelves with its new Rowntree's Lollies sweets trio.
Pack shots of Cadbury Dairy Milk Lotus Biscoff chocolate bars.

New Cadbury Biscoff chocolate bars launch

Chocolate brand Cadbury Dairy Milk has partnered up with the indulgent Biscoff biscuits brand to launch the new Cadbury Dairy Milk Biscoff chocolate bar.

Cadbury goes vegan

MONDELEZ has launched a vegan friendly plant-based range under its Cadbury brand.
Extra gum poster

Summer ballot could bear fruit

MARS Wrigley is offering consumers the chance to score a year’s supply of their favourite fruity Extra flavour.

Mondelez backs bags

The firm’s communications manager talks us through bagged confectionery .

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 .

Cadbury launches retailer exclusive competition

Retailers stand to win from a prize pot worth £25k as Mondelez launches its Great Retail Ideas Exchange to commemorate Cadbury's 200th anniversary year.
Pack shots of Stockleys Sugar Free sweets range including Sherbet Lemons, Blackcurrant & Liquorice, Mint Humbugs, Pear Drops, Chocolate Limes and Rhubarb & Custard.

Stockley’s embraces the sweetness of sugar free

Nostalgic confectionery brand Stockley's has rolled out a new range of sugar-free confectionery options for consumers to dig their sweet tooths into.
Sweets

Sharing packs return for Christmas

MONDELEZ is gearing up to embark on another Christmas push for Maynards Bassetts with plenty of larger format packs returning for the festive season
Matthew and Cathy Stephenson, owners of Sweet Dreams Ltd.

Living the dream with expansion

OUTPUT is set to rise drastically at Sweetdreams Ltd thanks to a £500,000 investment in the UK-based chocolatier business

Low and no is leading the way

Confectionery can shine without sugar

New route to sales growth

Quoting figures from Neilsen, Mondelez says it has a 31.9% share of the UK’s £4.8bn confectionery market and it puts that down in large part...
Ferrero Rocher and Celebrations packs

Boxing clever for the big day

Boxing clever for the big day