All Confectionery articles – Page 22
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InterviewsOriginal Beans founder Philipp Kauffmann on craft chocolate and ethical trade
Philipp Kauffmann founded Original Beans to celebrate some of the world’s rarest cacao. Now he wants to see craft chocolate recognised in the mults
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NewsKids’ chocolate bar Yummy set to launch with added vitamins
They are billed as containing significantly less sugar than rivals on the market, at 37g per 100g
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Analysis & Features10 new products to discover at the Farm Shop & Deli Show 2022
Many of the products on show at the NEC, Birmingham, from 25 to 27 April will be new to market
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Comment & OpinionSudden progress on bagged snacks reformulation appears to vindicate use of regulatory stick
The likes of Walkers, Hippeas, Mini Cheddars and even Manomasa are among the latest to come in under the HFSS bar
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NewsFerrero expands Kinder recall over possible salmonella link as Easter looms
The confectioner first recalled a selection of Kinder Surprise SKUs on 2 April
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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.