Tag: Mars Chocolate
Boxing clever with relatives
New for 2017, Maltesers Teasers has been given its own box
Sweet savings offer
ENTERTAINING at home is a year-round activity, says Mars Chocolate, and consumers of all ages take part.
And it has launched the Sweet Nights In...
Permission to munch
Permissibility and portion control, the growth of food-to-go, and increasing demand for savoury biscuits are all contributing factors argued to have had an impact...
Innovation aims to keep sales sweet
Many c-stores have moved to extend ranges and embrace new styles of retailing as consumers carry out more substantial top-up shopping and look for...
Seasons to be cheerful?
Chocolate manufacturers are launching new packs and products for the busy festive sales season
IN many categories of food and drink the sales period...
Marking growth
AMONG categories that are particularly important to the convenience channel confectionery stands out as one that has used PMPs extensively, especially in the tough...
Chips in the new block
THE £12m spend on the latest Galaxy variety made it the most visible chocolate bar outside of stores according to brand owner Mars Chocolate.
Launched...
Spooky nuts are back
THE M&M’S Halloween limited-edition peanut range is back this year.
Containing brown, green and orange M&M’s the limited-edition range comes in various packs including a...
Beat of the treats
Chocolate confectionery maintains steady growth as sharing sizes, big nights in and new product initiatives keep consumers coming back
TREAT categories of all types may...
Big and on trend
SHARING is one of the reasons confectionery has continued to show its strength in the past year with an increase in sales of 0.6%...
Who will be the convenience retailing champs?
We’re busy getting organised for the biggest night on the Scottish convenience retailing industry’s social calendar – the Scottish Grocer Awards 2016.
Thursday’s big event...
Toffee and Popcorn Duet for Galaxy
MARS Chocolate UK has added new combination to its Galaxy Duet range – Galaxy Duet Toffee & Popcorn.
The new single bar, available now with...
Share boost for bag sales
ENTHUSIASM for sharing helped the value of chocolate sales grow by 0.9% to £3.9bn in 2015 says Mars Chocolate.
Trade communications manager Bep Dhaliwal said:...
Pop goes the gingerbread
AS covered in more depth last month, the big players in confectionery have again launched limited-edition packs and products for Christmas.
Tangerine Confectionery has ...
Timing vital at Christmas
We know that confectionery is important to Christmas sales, particularly in convenience stores, but how can retailers make the best of the seasonal opportunities?
The...
Scotland leads football pitch
SOCCER prizes and PoS dumpbins are being used to encourage more Scots to buy Mars Bars this summer.
As part of a UK-wide £10m football-themed...
