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Adapt to demand

New products planned to add excitement to sugar confectionery in 2016 as manufacturers react to consumer trends. SHOPPING habits are changing and retailers are having...

Talking to the animaru

ROBEL Confectionery, the firm behind Tung Toos, has signed a licensing deal with Animaru. Created by Sophie Hinton, Animaru is an online representation of the...

Showing the price is right

Brand extensions and price-marked packs set to be part of the Swizzels strategy for sales growth in 2016. PRICE-MARKED packs have become increasingly important for...

A taste of home

CONFECTIONERY is a huge international industry but Scotland has some impressive home-made sweets success stories. Greenock-based Golden Casket’s main brands include £Onepounders, Buchanans and Millions....

Handy finger packs

SMALLER households and families are the targets for two new pack sizes of Cadbury Fingers from Burton’s Biscuit Company. Head of category and shopper management...

Sweet dreams made of this

CADBURY owner Mondelez International has long experience of confectionery as a classic impulse category but it sees impulse opportunities in other categories too –...

New coat for Butterkist popcorn

BUTTERKIST has launched what it says is the very first yogurt-coated popcorn. Butterkist Yogurt Coated Popcorn is available in sharing bag (160g, MRRSP £1.49) and...

New tastes to mix mints

BRITONS spend £145.8m a year on mints but 70% of buyers only buy one mint variant according to Trebor brand owner Mondelez International. The...

Getting the price right for sweet sales

INNOVATIVE new products and marketing helped sugar confectionery grow sales by 0.7% last year according to Wrigley and it says it will follow the...

Chocolate PMP push set to continue

CONFECTIONERY suppliers have been keen advocates of PMPs on a wide variety of countlines, sharing-sized products and other lines. Towards the end of last year ...

Special and everyday

EVERYDAY gifting and special occasions both present opportunities to sell boxed confectionery, says Cadbury brand owner Mondelez International. It suggests retailers should display boxes...

Eggs added as gift size grows brand

POPPETS has introduced a new product in time for Easter. The 140g gift box of Poppets Mini Eggs has an RRP of £1. Brand owner...

Spring into boxed sales boosts

WE’RE now smack bang in the middle of one the most important periods of  the year for boxed chocolate sales, says chocolate confectionery producer...

Zero Cherry adds new instant options

COCA-COLA Enterprises reckons it can appeal to a new wave of young adults by adding to its growing Zero range with the launch of...

Marks for Mars

MARS has added six items to its 50p PMPs range. The new PMPs feature Mars, Snickers, Twix, Bounty, Maltesers and Maltesers Teasers. A range of POS...

Standing up for sweets

CONFECTIONERY company Hancocks has launched a new stand for its Kingsway pick & mix range. It features side graphics as well as a header and...