All Confectionery articles – Page 102

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    Wham gets new flavours

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Wham Bar is set to make a bigger impact from next month with its first new variants. The bright pink sticky bar, loved by children for more than 20 years for its tongue-tingling effect, is being accompanied by five additional...

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    The Acid Test: Marvel Heroes Fruit Bars

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest product launches..

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    Dairy Milk: 'first love' saga lasts a lifetime

    2006-03-18T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is showing its romantic side in a new Dairy Milk TV advertising campaign, which traces the history of two lovestruck teenagers from their first chance meeting on a school bus.The £5m 'First taste, first...

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    Denyard’s sweet approach to benevolence

    2006-02-18T00:00:00Z

    The Confectioners Benevolent Fund, which provides practical and financial support to more than 1,350 beneficiaries, has appointed Mike Denyard as its chairman.Until December 2004, Denyard was director of sales for Cadbury Trebor Bassett....

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    Wrigley sees off gum tax

    2006-02-04T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a 10% tax on chewing gum in Ireland to help fund the bill for cleaning discarded gum from streets have been dropped following lobbying by the manufacturers led by Wrigley.Instead, suppliers are to make a €2m annual contribution...

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    Bursting out with gums

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Burton’s Foods is stepping up its competition with rival Nestlé Rowntree with three sugar confectionery products targeting adults as well as children.For kids the company is launching Bursting Bottles and Little Squirts, developed using...

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    Mentos set to shake it all up

    2006-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Mentos, the world’s number two sweets brand, is hitting the UK this month with the aim of shaking up the stagnating sugar confectionery market.If successful, the chewy mint and fruit-flavoured sweets will become the first new name to enter the...

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    Long chews from Haribo

    2005-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Haribo hopes to get kids (and adults) flocking to their local shop for Pasta Basta, a foot-long chewy sweet aimed at pepping up the countline confectionery category.Designed to be displayed upright in colour-coded shelf-ready boxes, it is...

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    Long chews from Haribo

    2005-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Haribo hopes to get kids (and adults) flocking to their local shop for Pasta Basta, a foot-long chewy sweet aimed at pepping up the countline confectionery category.Designed to be displayed upright in colour-coded shelf-ready boxes, it is...

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    Huffer to take up senior post at Nestlé Rowntree

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree has appointed Matthew Huffer as head of its convenience channel.He joins Nestlé Rowntree from Burton’s Biscuits, where he was sales director. He takes up his new role in January 2006.Huffer had been sales director at...

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    Time to Revel in Easter egg special

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Masterfoods is not forgetting its old favourites by bringing out a luxury Revels Easter egg alongside a variant of its new Galaxy Promises brand. The company said Revels sales had doubled over the past five years, aided inpart by a recent...

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    Early Days

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    How is one of 2004’s top launches faring?Product:Aero BubblesCompany:Nestlé RowntreeLaunch date:April 2005Nestlé Rowntree took the bull by the horns this year when it...

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    Outspoken White gone from Nestlé Rowntree

    2005-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Chris White, MD of Nestlé Rowntree, has left the company by mutual agreement. The no-nonsense New Zealander was appointed two years ago. He was previously general manager for the Nestlé ice cream business unit within Nestlé Oceania.White made...

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    Ethics, endurance and health

    2005-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Natural Balance Foods is aiming to emulate the success of niche and ethical companies such as Innocent and Green and Black’s through the creation of two snack bar ranges that promote ethical causes.Trek is a protein-rich bar positioned as an...

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    Pez is bent on Revenge

    2005-11-12T00:00:00Z

    Star Wars characters Darth Vader, Chewbacca and R2-D2 are joining the Pez line-up to coincide with the release on DVD of the third instalment of George Lucas’s epic story, Revenge of the Sith

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    White leaves Nestlé

    2005-11-07T15:08:00Z

    Chris White, managing director of Nestlé Rowntree, has left the company by mutual agreement.White, who took up the role two years ago, will be replaced by Paul Grimwood, currently assistant to the head of Nestlé Zone Europe.Grimwood...

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    Polo drops most recent sweets

    2005-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree has axed its Polo Liquid Orbs and Polo + Vivazol confectionery just eight months after their launch.The products were the latest additions to the Polo brand aimed at getting consumers to trade up and stem a decline in Polo mint...

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    But it’s a yes from Delmonte as Edwards juices it up

    2005-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Del Monte has announced it has appointed former Heinz general manager Leigh Edwards as commercial director of its juice and fruit company. Prior to joining Del Monte, Edwards held the position of customer development director at Wrigley, and...

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    Creme Egg: how do you lick yours?

    2005-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Creme Egg has hatched into a new form – a branded ice cream from Fredericks Dairies.The manufacturer has developed Cadbury Creme Egg ice cream stick, containing vanilla flavoured ice cream with a bright yellow fondant sauce centre, in...

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    Double chocolate chip off old block

    2005-10-29T00:00:00Z

    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...