All Confectionery articles – Page 20
-
NewsNestlé shrinks Quality Street tubs by 50g to mitigate costs
The 650g tubs that were on sale last Christmas have been replaced by 600g ones at the same price
-
NewsMission Ventures kicks off incubator scheme for healthier startups
The startup consultancy has partnered with non-profit organisation Impact on Urban Health to help 10 healthier challenger brands launch into the mults
-
NewsBen & Jerry’s and Tony’s Chocolonely unite for co-branded range
The two companies have created a quartet of products billed as being inspired by each other
-
NewsMondelez unveils Christmas 2022 range with Cadbury, Oreo and Toblerone NPD
The products featured ‘new and eye-catching’ designs to ‘dial-up the specialness’ and build on seasonal and gifting cues, said Mondelez
-
NewsToblerone adds Golden limited-edition blonde chocolate bar
The NPD promised the crunchy nougat of a classic Toblerone in ‘beautifully crafted’ golden caramel chocolate, it said
-
NewsFox’s Glacier adds HFSS-compliant sugar-free sweets
The sweets – which contain stevia in place of sugar – will debut in Lemon, Elderflower & Mint and Strawberry & Banana Smoothie flavours
-
Category ReportHow grave is the outlook for Halloween? Category report 2022
Despite Covid restrictions, Halloween sales have stayed healthy. But inflation and HFSS rules threaten to kill further growth
-
Analysis & FeaturesAre limited edition launches stifling innovation in fmcg?
Brands are increasingly shunning expensive, permanent NPD in favour of more headline-grabbing limited editions. But are they preventing genuine innovation from breaking through?
-
NewsMaltesers sharing packs shrunk as owner Mars cracks down on costs
Its 189g Maltesers packs have been swapped for 175g packs
-
NewsNestlé adds limited-edition Kit Kat Chunky Caramel
Caramel is the latest in a string of limited-edition launches from Kit Kat, which has previously launched Lotus Biscoff, Salted Caramel Popcorn and Peanut Butter versions of Chunky
-
NewsLindt raises full-year outlook as sales soar in first half
Chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has lifted its forecasts for the year after smashing expectations in the first half as the positive growth trend in the global chocolate market continued.
-
NewsMondelez launches non-HFSS Juicies confectionery range
The range will comprise a trio of sweets from its Maynards Bassetts and Natural Confectionery Co brands
-
Comment & OpinionMagnum, Flora, Twix… shrinkflation is rife, but shoppers will only take so much
Shrinking packs during the worst cost of living crisis in 30 years risks undoing years of brand loyalty
-
Comment & OpinionHotel Chocolat’s US retreat has dismayed the City, but the long-term plan is key
The decision to ‘de-risk’ the multinational chocolate business sent shares falling to an all-time low this morning
-
NewsCapVest enters confectionery market with acquisition of Natra
Established in 1943, the Spanish company specialises in cocoa ingredients and chocolate products for private label and co-manufacturing for other brands.
-
NewsHaribo boosted by rebound in impulse
Haribo grew domestic UK sales last year despite “challenging” conditions for the category, with double-digit growth in early 2022 as impulse sales have rebounded
-
NewsMars cuts size of Twix multipacks to mitigate cost hikes
The 23g bars included in its 16x23g and 9x23g multipacks have been swapped for new 20g bars
-
NewsCandy Kittens trials compostable packaging at Glastonbury
The plant-based pouches – made using cellulose, sugar cane and wood pulp – break down within six months in home compost
-
Analysis & FeaturesWhy Mars vegan chocolate is disappearing from the major mults
Mars insists its chocolates should be ranged in the free-from aisle, despite being unable to label its chocolate ‘100% dairy-free’
-
NewsLoveRaw launches vegan take on Ferrero Rocher style balls
Called Nutty Choc Balls, the treats contain whole hazelnuts dipped in vegan hazelnut ‘cream’ and coated in plant-based ‘milk’ chocolate