All Confectionery articles – Page 20
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NewsSajid Javid faces pressure to release sugar reduction report
The Grocer revealed earlier this month that the report looks set to be published a full year behind schedule
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Comment & OpinionDispatches’ child labour programme extends Mondelez’s series of woes
Dispatches’ report is perhaps the most serious of PR disasters Mondelez has encountered in recent weeks
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NewsOne week until Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards entries deadline
Entries for the new specialist food and drink products awards scheme must be in by 7 April
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NewsMondelez appoints Jay Cooper as president for Northern Europe
Cooper brought ‘a consistent track record of commercial performance… and producing best-in-class digital and social marketing’ to the role, said Mondelez
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Comment & OpinionWhy sustainable and ethical brands should aim for the mainstream
While a protest attitude might be useful in conveying a core mission, it needs to be rooted in branding that appeals to a broad demographic, says Kathryn Jubrail, MD, Mother Design
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Comment & OpinionThe Gondola End is dead. Long live the Power Aisle
The lack of HFSS-compliant alternatives in key categories like confectionery and biscuits means retailers appear to be leaning towards using some gondola ends at least for media displays, while freeing up space for longer aisles
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Comment & OpinionWhy challenger brands hoping HFSS laws will ‘level the playing field’ might be too optimistic
The fmcg giants have already shown they’re willing to make bold moves to drive sales and hold onto valuable shelf space in a post-HFSS retail environment
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Analysis & FeaturesHMRC in new Jaffa Cake VAT row with cake and flapjack brand DuelFuel
Founder Tim Davies says ruling will close his cake startup
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NewsFatso looks to boost dark choc’s image with ‘rule-breaking’ bars
The brand said it wanted to ‘set the record straight that dark chocolate can have just as much fun as milk’
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NewsNestlé launches white chocolate Smarties to mark the brand’s 85th birthday
The NPD had ‘all the fun, colour and crunch of regular Smarties, but with a delectable white chocolate filling’, said Nestlé
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Analysis & FeaturesEight products proving blonde chocolate will be the next big thing
What is blonde chocolate and why have brands and retailers have cottoned on to blonde chocolate as the next big trend
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NewsLindt suspends Russian business – as it heralds ‘remarkable’ UK growth
Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has bounced back from the pandemic with double-digit growth last year
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NewsCotswold Fayre launches scheme to support suppliers in becoming B Corps
Each B Corp Accelerator programme will run for three months with about eight companies
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NewsHotel Chocolat enjoys bumper first-half results despite inflationary pressures
Revenues jumped 40% higher to £142.9m in the 26 weeks ended 26 December as it won over new customers in the UK and US.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Nichols slides to a loss as out-of-home channel struggles to recover from Covid
Vimto maker Nichols has fallen to a loss as the damage caused to its out-of-home business by the pandemic continued to weigh heavily on the group. Plus, the latest shop price index from BRC, full-year losses balloon at Just Eat Takeaway, a bumper first-half for Hotel Chocolat and full-year results from sausage casings maker Devro.
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NewsMackie’s of Scotland enjoys record year but inflation set to squeeze profits in 2022
Scottish ice cream brand Mackie’s has delivered record sales and profits despite the challenges of lockdown and spiralling costs.
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NewsMondelez rolls out ‘twist and seal’ Cadbury Duos packs
The packaging innovation would help preserve the ‘flavour, texture and shape’ of the chocolate so consumers could ‘save half for later’, said Mondelez
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NewsLeon eyes surprise move into beauty, supplements and confectionery
It has applied to register its brand name as a trademark with the IPO under several classes, covering beauty products, supplements and confectionery
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NewsCadbury expands Caramilk chocolate range with new Buttons format
It comes after Cadbury Caramilk last year pulled in £8.5m in value sales during its first 12 weeks on the market
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Analysis & Features10 launches that show chocolate orange is still the flavour of the moment
Two years since we remarked on a resurgence in chocolate orange launches, the frenzy over the flavour hasn’t died down