Tag: confectionery
Swizzels hops into the Easter market
Confectionery brand brings back its seasonal sharing tub
CONFECTIONERY firm Swizzels has re-launched its Easter Mix tub, filled with household names including Love Hearts, Parma...
Re-designing the Original
COLOUR coding and bolder names are part of a packing makeover for toffee and caramel brand Werther’s Original.
The re-coloured village design will now be...
The sweetest night’s share
Confectionery giants suggest ways to grab more night-in sales
CONFECTIONERY is one of the product categories that has embraced the big-night-in trend most and it,...
Game on
SKITTLES and Starburst brand owner Wrigley says people continue to spend less time and money on evenings out and instead stay at home for...
Sweet year is the best yet
THE best year to date is how confectionery wholesaler Hancocks summed up 2014.
Chief executive officer Mark Watson said: “Last year was perhaps Hancocks’ best...
Sweet addition
Encouraging impulse purchases among c-store customers is one of the most effective ways of increasing a store’s revenue and profit. Today we look at...
Sugar-free
HANCOCKS has introduced a jar of individually wrapped sugar free lollies under its Kingsway brand. The fruit lollies are packed approximately 170 to a...
The joy of flavours
CADBURY Dairy Milk latest campaign – Free the Joy – is designed to highlight the chocolate bar collection’s range of flavours and textures.
Running through...
Impulse for a happy Easter
RETAILERS should have begun their push for Easter sales last month according to wholesaler Bestway Batleys.
And the company reckons c-store operators will achieve the...
It’s not all about chocolate
LOVE Hearts has been updated with modern messages such as ‘#selfie’ and ‘tweet me’ added to the heart-shaped sweets.
Swizzles, the manufacturer of the brand,...
Cocoa plans
CADBURY Dairy Milk chocolate in the UK has carried the Fairtrade logo since 2009. Since then, Fairtrade certification has also been granted to Cadbury...
Farmers introduce dark caramel
DIVINE Chocolate has launched a 40g Caramel Dark Chocolate bar in time for Fairtrade Fortnight.
Jean-Paul Peleaz, sales director of the farmer-owned company said: “We...
The choc of the new
‘Innovation’ is still the watchword in confectionery
THE UK confectionery market has seen a proliferation of new sweets and chocolate over the past year. And...
Special times in the bag
Chocolate and chews blocks and bars ready to rise to nights on the sofa sales opportunities
NEW product development and the rise of night-in sharing...
Sweet memories
Names and tastes from the past – brought up to date – aim to be perfect sharing option for modern families
NOSTALGIC parents planning a...
Sofa nights set to snowball
THE return of darker evenings and family-oriented TV shows will see an increase in big nights in, sweet treats maker Lees of Scotland says....
