Bags more gum choice
WRIGLEY has added a new on-the-go pack to its Extra sugar-free gum range, with the launch of a re-sealable 21-piece hanging bag.
Peppermint and Spearmint...
Innovation the growth key
CONFECTIONERY is the most impulsive category in c-stores with 70% of purchase decisions made in store says Mondelez International.
Quoting Nielsen research, Mondelez values the...
Nuts to extend price-marked range
NEW Cadbury Dairy Milk tablet, Chopped Nut, has been launched with a price-marked pack.
The 95g bar is available marked at £1 as well as...
Stock shares
Dedicated display areas to classic Big Night In products and catch the customer’s eye
EVENING snacking in the UK is worth £5.2bn and growing and...
Boxing clever for half a century
Ferrero and Thorntons join forces and launch new strategy for chocolate sales
CELEBRATING 50 years of activity in the UK, Ferrero has launched a new...
Chips in the new block
THE £12m spend on the latest Galaxy variety made it the most visible chocolate bar outside of stores according to brand owner Mars Chocolate.
Launched...
Down on the farm
ABERDEENSHIRE farm-based food firm Mackie’s is forging ahead with its Scottish chocolate bar production.
The company has added 35g bars in all four flavours –...
Cold combat
AS winter and the cold season approaches, Wrigley has produced new POS materials for its Lockets range.
Confections marketing manager Dan Newell said: “Stocking winter...
Sweet prices
SKITTLES and Starburst have been put into price-marked packs.
Brand owner Wrigley said that more than two thirds of shoppers buy PMPs in c-stores and...
Sugar free to appear on TV
MINT brand Trebor has added two new sugar-free varieties to its portfolio.
Trebor Mighties are available in Mint and Berry Mint flavours.
The launch is being...
Going bananas
MOVIE characters the Minions are to appear on new packs of banana-flavoured Tic Tacs.
And new printing technology means the characters can also appear on...
Air goes sour
THE Chupa Chups range has been extended by the introduction of Airheads Sour.
Each pack contains bite-sized candies in five sour flavours.
They are available...
Roll up for summer
PREMIER Foods is bringing back its special-edition Cadbury Ice Cream Flavour Mini Rolls range, targeting families on the lookout for a sweet treat to...
Targeting the big day out
CADBURY and Merlin Entertainments are offering two-for-one entry to the UK’s top attractions in a new on-pack promotion on a range of chocolate bags...
Beat of the treats
Chocolate confectionery maintains steady growth as sharing sizes, big nights in and new product initiatives keep consumers coming back
TREAT categories of all types may...
Sharing and block lead sales surge
TAKE-HOME sales of chocolate confectionery in the year to late March rose in Britain by 1% in both volume and value, Kantar Worldpanel found.
But...
