All Confectionery articles
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Range Preview
Nineteen innovative products launching for Christmas 2024
From brie, bubbly & orange flavour crisps to turkey dog dinners, here’s what’s hitting supermarket shelves for the holidays
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Comment & Opinion
Stubborn cocoa prices make chocolate the inflation outlier
The UK will be one of the first places to see rising chocolate prices, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Events & Awards
The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Free-from & plant-based sweet
Nomo says it has long faced demand from its consumers to develop a sharing box they can tuck into as a family
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Events & Awards
The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Confectionery
Mars Wrigley has strategically tapped into the nation’s new craving for sour flavours in a novel format
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Events & Awards
The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Chocolate
Divine Chocolate has brought a piece of true innovation to a sometimes-stagnant category
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News
Food Thoughts acquires Doisy & Dam from Nurture Brands to create new confectionery proposition
Food Thoughts has acquired vegan confectionery challenger Doisy & Dam from Nurture Brands to expand the ethical home baking brand into a new category
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News
City snapshot: ‘Robust’ Q3 results for Mondelez International
Mondelez International has beaten market expectations for revenues and profits in the third quarter. Plus, Lidl agrees to buy new property, Imperial Brands begins £1.3bn share buyback and MicroSalt wins new customer for reduced sodium salt
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News
C-stores cut back on Christmas ranges to save money and avoid January reductions
Independent retailers said they wanted to avoid discounting an abundance of leftover stock come January
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Analysis & Features
How can new Nestlé chief Laurent Freixe get the company back on track?
Freixe has announced sweeping operational changes, and is planning to set more ‘realistic’ targets as consumers around the world turn towards value-driven alternatives to brands
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News
Capvest continues food rebuild with further M&A for Second Nature Brands platform
CapVest was historically a major player in UK food and drink before it sold Valeo Foods and Eight Fifty Food
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News
Lindt loses market share as chocolate prices rocket
The Swiss chocolatier said its Lindor and Excellence brands were performing strongly
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KVI Tracker
Halloween and Christmas treats to be pricier as cocoa and sugar stay at record highs
Sky-high commodity prices seen in recent months are yet to fully reach shoppers, experts warn
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News
Bebeto taps viral TikTok trend with freeze-dried sweets range
The innovations are claimed to offer a ’fun, sensory experience like no other’
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News
M&M’s turns tables on trick or treaters in Ring doorbell campaign
Timed for the run-up to Halloween, the marketing campaign sees callers getting “fun and festive quick replies” from Red
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Comment & Opinion
Terry’s team ‘brainstorm’ new chocolate ball
Welcome to the ‘Board of the Unsquare’ at Terry’s HQ, in which the team are conducting a rare NPD meeting
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News
Nestlé trials paper Quality Street tubs in Tesco ahead of Christmas
The tub, which is decorated with gold foil, is suitable for kerbside recycling
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Range Preview
What’s new in stores for Halloween 2024
Storm clouds are brewing and Halloween is fast approaching. Check out the limited-edition treats tempting shoppers this spooky season
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News
CapVest-owned Natra acquires Belgian luxury chocolatier Gudrun
CapVest-owned chocolate maker Natra has swooped to acquire Belgian luxury chocolatier Gudrun to create a global confectionery platform
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News
Former Mondelez executive debuts vegan sweets brand Wild Thingz
Fliss Newland worked in various sales and e-commerce roles for Mondelez before setting up her own business
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Category Report
Cakes & biscuits trends 2024: Cake around the clock
As mealtimes give way to ‘snack time’, how are cakes and biscuits capitalising? And how is the trend shaping innovation efforts?