All Confectionery articles – Page 109

  • News

    a round-up of the hottest recent action in FMCG

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    cadbury relaunch n Cadbury Trebor Bassett is relaunching its flagship brand Dairy Milk with a new look ­ on shelf from next month ­ new products and a marketing budget of £8.2m, its biggest yet. n It is replacing the Wispa and Caramel brands with...

  • News

    a round-up of the hottest recent action in FMCG

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    cadbury relaunch n Cadbury Trebor Bassett is relaunching its flagship brand Dairy Milk with a new look ­ on shelf from next month ­ new products and a marketing budget of £8.2m, its biggest yet. n It is replacing the Wispa and Caramel brands...

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    A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST RECENT ACTION IN FMCG

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Extra Thin discretion Wrigley's Extra Thin Ice dissolvable breath-freshening strips ­ the company's first foray outside gum ­ are due to hit the UK next January. The strips, which debuted in the US in July, dissolve on contact with...

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    A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST RECENT ACTION IN FMCG

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    Crunch time n Masterfoods is unwrapping a £15m support programme for its new biscuit range Bisc&. n It aims to turn the collection, which combines biscuit with countline stars Mars, Twix, Bounty and M&Ms, into a £30m brand within two...

  • News

    a round-up of the hottest recent action in FMCG

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    threat to wrigley n Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive have joined forces to develop an oral care product range for the confectionery fixture. n The multi-million pound global deal, which is set to kick off early next year with distribution of...

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    Game for Polo

    2003-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is aiming for bags of profit with a new line of Polo Clear and Polo Smoothie Sunshine Fruits in hanging packs. Available from June 2, both 144g bags contain individually wrapped hoop-shaped sweets, rsp: £1.05. Back on shelf...

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    Snickers forges racy friendships

    2003-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Snickers is jumping into two sponsorship deals "worth £2m" to link the chocolate countline with music, skateboarding and BMX stunt riding. Phase one of the new campaign is a tie-up with music magazine Kerrang! to sponsor a showcase of new bands...

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    Cosslett hits back at sport jibes

    2003-05-03T00:00:00Z

    Anne Bruce Cadbury Trebor Bassett has mounted a robust defence of its £9m Get Active ­ Free Sports Kit 4 Schools marketing campaign after it was attacked by consumer groups. Andy Cosslett, regional president for Europe, Middle East and...

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    New Cadbury names

    2003-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is adding a Wine Sours variant to its Maynards gums range next month and increasing the brand's marketing spend by 67% to £2.5m. The newcomer will also join CTB's Christmas range which it is backing with a total of £29m....

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    Mars bar goes dark

    2003-04-19T00:00:00Z

    Masterfoods is to introduce a limited edition dark chocolate version of its iconic countline Mars bar. Available across all outlets from the beginning of next month for four weeks, Mars Midnight aims to deliver a "more sophisticated taste" than...

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    Wrigley’s case gets sticky

    2003-04-11T00:00:00Z

    US chewing gum maker Wrigley has suffered a setback in its battle to protect the trademark of its Doublemint brand across the European Union.Advocate general Francis Jacobs said that the name Doublemint only described the characteristics of...

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    Chocollect connects to text

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Masterfoods will next month launch what the company claims is its "biggest ever" on-pack promotion. The Chocollect' texting and internet campaign will cover five of its largest brands ­ Mars, Maltesers, Snickers, Twix and Bounty ­ inviting...

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    Dog brought to heel

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Wrigley this week unveiled a new TV ad for Orbit Ice White as it pulled a controversial treatment for its X-cite chewing gum brand. The new £3.7m Orbit ad, featuring the slogan Helps knock teeth stains into Orbit', gets its first airing on...

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    Galaxy gets back on TV

    2003-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Simon Mowbray Masterfoods has earmarked a £16m marketing spend for its burgeoning Galaxy confectionery range. The brand now contains no fewer than 80 different products across 10 categories, including drinks, chilled desserts, ice cream and,...

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    Gum ad leaves a bad taste

    2003-03-14T00:00:00Z

    An ad for Wrigley’s X-cite chewing gum that shows a dog coming out of a man's mouth has had 570 complaints to the Independent Television Commission since it was screened last month. Parents calling the ITC say the ‘dog’s breath’ ad for the...

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    Thorntons tubs roll out

    2003-03-13T00:00:00Z

    High street confectioner Thorntons has kicked off a campaign to expand its grocery portfolio with a new range of luxury 500ml ice cream tubs. Rolling out to Safeway, Booths and Budgens stores this week with other listings planned, the range...

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    New flavour for Extra Thin

    2003-03-08T00:00:00Z

    Wrigley is heralding the success of its new Extra Thin Ice strips ­ by rolling out another variant less than three months after launch. Spearmint flavour will go into the soluble strip format from next month. The company claims the current...

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    Wrigley had big ambitions for X-Cite at its launch in April

    2003-02-22T00:00:00Z

    According to figures from Information Resources, the brand had achieved sales of just over £9m across all grocery and impulse outlets by December 1, 2002, a figure which equates to around 3.5% share of the chewing gum market. Jo Hartop,...

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    Rich pickings for investors

    2003-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Beech's Fine Chocolates has been sold by the Renshaw Scott Group to three investors. The buy-out team comprises: Dr Peter Heaps, former md of couverture chocolate company Barry Callebaut and director of Thorntons, who will become CEO; new...

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    Pop goes nestlé

    2003-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé Rowntree is in talks with ITV to sponsor the next series of Pop Idol. A Nestlé Rowntree spokesman said any deal would be the "biggest UK TV sponsorship" to date, but added that reports of a £6m agreement between the company and television...