All Confectionery articles – Page 68
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NewsFox's Biscuits revamps Party Rings in time for World Cup
Fox’s Biscuits has extended its Party Rings range with a football-themed line…
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NewsLabour says no to a tax on high-sugar food and drink
Luciana Berger has ruled out Labour imposing additional taxes on fizzy drinks and other high-sugar products…
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NewsIrn-Bru ice cream lollies promise the real deal
AG Barr’s Irn-Bru brand has been extended into the ice cream lollies market.
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NewsCadbury combinations continue with Ritz and Lu confectionery
Mondelez is bringing together savoury Ritz crackers and Cadbury Dairy Milk in its “biggest launch” of 2014…
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NewsAnti-sugar mood change is 'perilous'
Leading scientists have slammed claims by health groups that sugar should be treated as “the new tobacco”…
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NewsTax high-sugar products, says Responsibility Deal chief
High-sugar products should be hit with a new tax, a senior figure behind the government’s Responsibility Deal has said.
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NewsFormer UBUK boss Benoit Testard to lead Tangerine
Former United Biscuits boss Benoit Testard has been appointed chief executive of confectionery supplier Tangerine.
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NewsHyperama strikes sweet deal with C&C Hancocks
Specialist confectioner C&C Hancocks has struck a deal to supply all three of Hyperama’s depots.
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NewsLidl ditches sweets from checkout queues
Lidl UK is to ban sweets and chocolates from all of its checkouts, it has announced.
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NewsPeppersmith gets dual-site listing at Boots
Peppersmith sugar-free mints are to be merchandised in both the dental and confectionery aisles for the first time…
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NewsNew caffeine guidelines ruled out despite energy mints death
Caffeine consumption guidelines do not need to change, health chiefs have said, despite the death of a man who ate high-caffeine energy mints.
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Action on Sugar campaign declares war on sugary products
Health campaigners who led a campaign to cut salt levels in food have opened a new front, this time on sugar, amid growing fears that high levels in food and drink could be a cause of obesity.
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NewsWrigley UK boss Hamish Thomson moves down under
Wrigley UK boss Hamish Thomson is leaving the role to take up a global position in the business.
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream: lolly sales soar in summer heat, but tubs stand still
Ice cream has been a game of two halves – the hot summer fuelled a boom in handheld, while tubs were left on the (freezer)…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery has a sweet and sour year
It’s been a sweet and sour year for sugar…
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VideosVideo: Magnum force – how one ice cream brand won the freezer
In 2013 UK consumers spent £60.8m more on ice cream than in 2012. £17.5m of that was just on one brand: Magnum. We talk to brand owner Unilever to find out more…
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Analysis & FeaturesChocolate: Cadbury Dairy Milk sales in marvellous 14% growth
Growing your volume sales by 10% when you are already one of the biggest fmcg brands in the UK, and the market leader, is no mean feat.
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NewsMars bars shrink but price stays the same
Mars has shrunk the size of its Mars and Snickers chocolate bars – but it’s kept the price of the bars unchanged,
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Analysis & FeaturesSweet sensation: Mars leads surge in confectionery deals
Mars has taken its promotional activity to stratospheric new heights – running twice as many deals as last month and almost three times more than a year ago.
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NewsRob Davies leaves Raisio
Rob Davies, former FD and co-owner of Glisten, has left parent company Raisio in the latest management reshuffle.