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...
Going for a flavour double
TWICE the flavour sensation is promised in Trebor’s latest mints line.
Softmints Lemon Mint initially tastes like a mint, then lemon flavour comes through.
Senior brand...
