All Confectionery articles – Page 111

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    Buckets of winter magic

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Jo de Mille A teenage wizard and a veteran brand are the stars in Masterfoods' 2003 Christmas confectionery range, with a Harry Potter Cauldron and Selection Trunk and a limited edition 550g bucket of White Maltesers leading out the newcomers. The...

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    Buckets of winter magic

    2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

    Jo de Mille A teenage wizard and a veteran brand are the stars in Masterfoods' 2003 Christmas confectionery range, with a Harry Potter Cauldron and Selection Trunk and a limited edition 550g bucket of White Maltesers leading out the newcomers....

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    CTB lavishes £8m on new Dairy Milk

    2003-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett has unveiled relaunch plans for its flagship brand Dairy Milk and they include an £8.2m marketing budget, the company’s biggest yet.Other developments include revamped packaging, new products and range...

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    Bassett's refresher

    2003-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury Trebor Bassett is putting sugar confectionery stalwart Refreshers into a gum format. It is also rolling out cola-flavoured Ghoulish Gums as part of an ongoing programme to update its Bassett's portfolio. Both new offerings carry an...

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    You would have thought it would be simple enough. Every Dece

    2003-06-14T00:00:00Z

    Six months on, The Grocer team can breathe a collective sigh of relief as the likes of Walkers' Great British flavours and Maltesers ice cream have clearly demonstrated our eye for banking a home win. However, for every winner, as they say, there is...

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    The first The Grocer Gold Award for best new product develop

    2003-06-14T00:00:00Z

    According to data from Wrigley, in its first months on the market Extra Thin Ice had become the number one mint and gum line with a 6.9% value share. Its cash rate of sale was 16% higher than Extra Peppermint single pack sales, and in the multiple...

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    Handling Fruitella

    2003-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Food Brokers has announced it is to handle the UK sales and distribution of Starburst chew rival Fruitella. The company is taking over control of the brand from Adams in time to oversee the arrival of a product extension. Fruitella Citrus...

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    Bite-size times four

    2003-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Masterfoods is to pump £17m behind its leading bite-size sweets brands before the end of the year. It is also launching multipack versions of its four bestselling bite-size brands ­ Maltesers, M&M's, Revels and Minstrels. Four standard bag packs...

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    A vision of Starburst

    2003-05-24T00:00:00Z

    Mary Carmichael Masterfoods has earmarked £3.4m to back the relaunch of its Starburst sugar confectionery brand. Activity will include updated packaging, TV and press advertising and a new product, Starburst Sour Chews. There is also an...

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    Maoam's buzzing

    2003-05-24T00:00:00Z

    A pair of animated battling fruit flies are the stars of a new ad campaign for Haribo's Maoam chews which hit the small screen this week. The duo, Fred and Ernie, are aimed at stimulating trial among the brand's target audience of 10 to...

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    The fat and the flak

    2003-05-10T00:00:00Z

    In the blue corner stands UK food plc. In the red are Labour MP Debra Shipley and Consumers' Association chief Sheila McKechnie. Last week, round one in the bout over how to create a healthier nation got off to a lively start when Cadbury Trebor...

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    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...

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    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...

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    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....