Tag: confectionery

c-ctores, convenience store, Scotland

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...
Cadbury, Dairy Milk, Scottish Grocer

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...
Mondelez International, Malteaster Bunny, Nestlé, confectionery, Bestway, Batleys, easter,

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...
Chewits, Chewmix, Cloetta UK, easter, confectionery, chocolate, Valentine’s Day, Love Hearts Squashies,

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,...
Cadbury Dairy Milk, fairtrade

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...
Divine Chocolate, fairtrade fortnight

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....

Acting on impulse

CONFECTIONERY has been recognised as a key product category in c-stores for a very long time. And confectionery companies have spent decades honing their...
confectionery

Year of flavour – Latest from chocolatiers

FOR chocolate confectionery this year will be all about flavour, says ethical chocolate company Madecasse. Founded in 2008 the company produces single-origin chocolate bars made...
Cadbury Dairy Milk

Out with the old…

CONFECTIONERY manufacturer Mondelez International and specialist wholesaler Hancocks are each mixing the traditional confectionery market up ... by launching products that combine chocolate with...
Confectionery retailing experts

Let’s talk chocolate

When it comes to predicting chocolate confectionery trends for 2014, who better to ask than Scottish convenience retailers. WITH chocolate confectionery, the possibilities for consumers...
Halls XS

Mini mints from Mondelez

Mondelez International has launched Halls XS in a mini size. The mini sweets are available in lemon and peppermint flavours and are packed in a...
Cadbury Creme Egg

Bestway’s Easter plan

EASTER is fairly late this year – Easter Sunday is 20 April so there’s still time for retailers to cash in on what is...