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...
Cadbury dreams of a purple Xmas
CADBURY is going all out to make it a purple Christmas, with an enhanced festive range of biscuits, made by Burton’s Biscuit Company, for...
It comes once a year … when does it start?
The festive season is round the corner and it’s one of the biggest times of the year for confectionery. Some suppliers say begin early...
The three roads to festive turnover
SMALL treats the consumer can feel content to buy for themselves at a fun time of year, chocolate and sugar confectionery items in boxes...
Bonds bags more
Confectionery supplier says product developments bring impulse benefits
FORECOURT stores will become ever more important to fuel retailers as margins on fuel itself become tighter....
Cadbury Dairy Milk in pebble dash – something new from Mondelez
THE team behind giant chocolate brand Cadbury Dairy Milk is planning to bring some excitement to Britain’s retailers’ sharing bags shelves with the launch...
Skittles size down to hit a pound
WRIGLEY has produced new smaller sharing sizes with a £1 price mark on its confectionery brands Skittles and Starburst. The move’s designed to appeal...
New Kingsway Sweet Shop Choc’s – Novelty pick’n’mix on a bar
HANCOCK has combined pick’n’mix novelties such as Cola Bottles, Fried Eggs, Mini Marshmallows and Strawberry hearts with chocolate in its new Kingsway Sweet Shop...
Softer gummies based on Fluffies
BAZOOKA Candy Brands has added Fluffies foam gummies to its Moshi Monster range. The softer gummies, based on the Fluffies family of Moshlings, are...
New retro product for Bonds
BONDS Confectionery has added a new product, Sherbet Straws, to its retro-themed portfolio. The 110g bags contain four flavours of sherbert: orange, lemon, cherry...
Sour Patch Kids Heads & Bodies
SOUR Patch Kids Heads & Bodies is Maynard’s contribution to the Halloween season. The orange and blackcurrant pieces have the same sour-then-sweet taste as...
Freddo faces up for fun – five face expressions for every occasion
CADBURY’S frog-based children’s brand, Freddo, is ready to face the future
Freddo Faces, described by brand owner Mondelez International as a new fun...
Galaxy boldy goes to a new look – revival of its classic strap-line
GALAXY has a new look to accompany the revival of its classic strap-line: “why have cotton when you can have silk?”
On August 11...
Wham flits to Candyland
TANGERINE Confectionery has created a new umbrella brand, Candyland, to consolidate its sugar confectionery portfolio, which includes Wham and Dib-Dab.
Candyland’s first move is a...
The sweet life – confectionery
• Consumers frequently tell researchers that confectionery is one of the main reasons they visit c-stores
• But confectionery is also one of the most impulsive of...
Retailers missing a big night trick
WRIGLEY Confectionery, the firm behind Skittles and Starburst, reckons many retailers still don’t appreciate the opportunities that the consumer trend to home leisure presents.
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