All Chocolate articles – Page 29
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Double chocolate chip off old block
Consumers will be seeing double when they purchase a kingsize Mars or Snickers bar in the new year, although they won’t be getting any more product for their money.As from January 2006, the chocolate bars will be sold in a two-piece format and...
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Chocolate custard joins Alpro’s dairy-free range
Alpro has added a low-fat chocolate custard to its range of dairy-free products.Made from whole soya beans, the chocolate custard has added calcium, a 12-month shelf-life and tastes like conventional dairy custard, claims Alpro.Commercial...
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King-size chocolate to be abandoned
Food manufacturers have responded to the Government’s obesity campaign by agreeing to downsize their products.The production of king-size chocolate bars, such as the larger 100g versions of Mars, Snickers and Crunchie bars, will cease next...
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Alternative chocolate
What happened when the sheep farmer met the master baker? They came up with the idea of sheeps’ milk chocolate.It is not as gimmicky as it sounds. Choco-Lina is aimed at those wishing to avoid products made with cows’ milk. It is also...
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Chocolates join toffees
Walkers Nonsuch, best known for producing speciality slab toffee, is adding chocolate products to its repertoire with the launch of Milk Chocolates with Toffee Centres. The newcomers, which boast a double coating of milk...
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It's water with...chocolate
Strathmore is bidding to give chocolate lovers a thirst for water as it rolls out a twist on natural H2O. The brand's Still Spring Water with Chocolate is making its national debut now, rolling into Asda stores. It had previously only been...
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Dream the first white chocolate bar to come under the migh
Wrigley's X-Cite, which joined the fray in April, has also done well on distribution in 85% of chewing gum outlets but it shows a lower rate of trial. Only 3% of households have been tempted and only one-tenth of those bought a second time. ...
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Chocolate is sweet but securing listings for a new product
Industry research has shown that of the 29% of shoppers who walk down confectionery aisles in supermarkets about 83% buy an item, so customers obviously know exactly what they want. But that makes it harder for new launches to break through....
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Cadbury's Chocolate fingers 125/150g Buy one get one free
Cadbury's Mini Egg Cake Kit Price promotion £1.99 Off fixture display Safeway Cadbury's Rich Chocolate Roll Price promotion £0.86 Off fixture display Somerfield Carling 24 x 440ml ...
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Ferrero made its debut in the chocolate countline market wit
A chocolate-covered multi-layered wafer with hazelnut filling, it was aimed squarely at adults particularly women. A £4.5m launchpad, which included high profile TV advertising spread in several bursts throughout the year. aimed to hit the...
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Fair Trade chocolate bar Dubble, proceeds of which go to Com
Instant mash potato brand Smash is about to launch its latest on-pack offer a Laughing Martian Mug. The mug, available for two tokens and £3.50, has a picture of the Martians from the famous TV ads and a light sensor mechanism in the base which...
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Nestlé Rowntree is offering consumers more chocolate for the
Sugar Puffs has teamed up with UCI Cinemas for a promotion aimed at creating monster' sales for the brand. The instantly redeemable cinema ticket promotion will give consumers a free UCI Cinema ticket voucher and is incorporated on to the back of...
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bigger spread ahead for chocolate
Indulgence, instant gratification and insufficient support sums up the chocolate spread sector. However the latter may change as the big chocolate confectionery brands reassess their role in this burgeoning sector which grew 6.7% year-on-year and is...
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White chocolate Kit Kat on the way
Nestlé will launch the first white chocolate Kit Kat in the UK early next year and will also add a five-finger newcomer to the growing range. Kit Kat Chunky White, which sports a cream with red wrapper, makes its debut in February. It will share...
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I love chocolate and could eat it everyday although I try to
I don't know much about Warburtons apart from the fact that it is a long-running family business: bakers born and bred' according to the adverts. I buy Warburtons medium sliced white bread quite often as it is good quality, reasonably priced and...
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I love chocolate and could eat it everyday although I try to
I don't know much about Warburtons apart from the fact that it is a long-running family business: bakers born and bred' according to the adverts. I buy Warburtons medium sliced white bread quite often as it is good quality, reasonably priced and...
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CHOCOLATE TREATS FROM WALKERS
Walkers Shortbread one of the country's most active exporters launched biscuit ranges as well as further variants on its liqueur cakes selection. The new lines include Chocolate Dreams biscuits, which combine chocolate flavoured shortbread with...
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Chocolate is good for you that's official apparently and
While many may quibble with this reasoning, few would doubt Cosslett's determination to further the cause of confectionery; his commanding presence and emphatic style of speech hint that this is a man who likes to be on the winning side. It is...
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Chocolate: fair trade traceability
BLIND TASTING? Confectioners are increasing traceability after being stung by claims of slavery on cocoa farms. But how effective can it be? Elaine Watson reports As you flick through this magazine, chocolate bar in hand, do you pause to...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: chocolate confectionery
Confectionery: countlines rule The chocolate confectionery market was worth an estimated £3.8bn in 2000, an increase of 17% on 1995. The sugar confectionery market was worth £1.7bn, accounting for around 30% of total confectionery sales....