All Confectionery articles – Page 82
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Nestlé reveals extensive Christmas NPD line-up
Nestlé has ramped up its festive NPD for 2010 with a new Aero Bubbles Peppermint box, its first Fairtrade seasonal confectionery and a new gifting range for men inspired by an 85-year old Rowntree's product catalogue. The Kit Kat maker...
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Mars hires Pickering as petcare sales boss
Whiskas owner Mars Petcare has appointed John Pickering as its new sales director, following the departure of Martin Porter to Heineken UK.
Pickering was previously sales director for Radox and Douwe Egberts owner Sara Lee in the UK and… -
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Retail Prices: Coke and Mars kept up the pace despite England exit
It has been all change in the promotion rankings over the past month thanks to the impact of a certain football tournament, says Alex Beckett
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New share bags and shapes for Randoms
Jigsaw pieces, padlocks and diggers are among the new shapes contained within new Rowntree's Randoms sharing bags. Nestlé will introduce the extension to its high-flying Randoms brand to fixtures from 23 August. With an rsp of...
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Hart’s high-street clout on board at Thorntons
Thorntons has drafted in experienced retailer Kevin Hart to head up its struggling retail arm.Hart joined this week as director of retail and will immediately be tasked with reversing the fortunes of the own-stores division, which this...
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Mars still believes as it backs England flops
Mars is standing by Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and England's other World Cup flops, with a Christmas Selection box one of the new launches in its festive 2010 range. Mars hopes to capitalise on its England team sponsorship deal by...
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NewsKraft adds Dairy Milk to emerging markets ‘power brands’
Kraft Foods has added Dairy Milk and Trident gum to the list of ‘power brands’ on which it focuses in emerging markets.
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NewsThe Co-op adds Fairtrade chocs to Somerfield stores
The Co-operative Group is looking to double its Fairtrade chocolate sales by introducing the own-label range to Somerfield stores.
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Dolmio takes region names off its sauces
Mars is relaunching its Dolmio Taste of Italy range and ditching the use of Italian regions on labels.The overhauled range of pour-over pasta sauces hits shelves this week. A new Tomato & Chilli flavour will join existing cherry...
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Ad of the Week: Crunchie’s ginger nut gets his rocks off
Crunchie owns Fridays like Cameron owns Clegg. Weekends were only invented to give sense to the 'Friday feeling' tagline, which also pre-dates TV and chocolate itself.
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Thorntons to seek boss with greater retail clout
Struggling chocolatier Thorntons is on the search for a supermarket-savvy replacement for CEO Mike Davies, who announced his retirement this week.The news about Davies' departure came as the upmarket chocolate company posted a profit...
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World Cup Watch: Group F
Durum wheat pasta was introduced to Sicily by raiding Arabs in the 7th century long before the apocryphal tale of Marco Polo bringing it back from China, invented by the Macaroni Journal to promote pasta in the US.
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Greenpeace attacks fail to dent sales of Nestlé’s Kit Kat bars
A hard-hitting Greenpeace campaign targeting Nestlé's Kit Kat has failed to harm sales of the brand, The Grocer can reveal. In one of the most shocking and graphic viral videos ever made about a brand, an office worker eats a Kit Kat that...
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Ad of the Week: Stone the mentor for Mentos’ flash of inspiration
Secret agents don't really need to fly helicopters blindfolded or induce ecstasy in sassy Ukrainian gymnasts by raising only their eyebrow. In fact, any Old Etonian who didn't leave his laptop on the train could probably run MI6.
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Focus On Soft Drinks: A taste of tradition
If you were trying to capture the feel of the quintessential British countryside, you might well think of roses, apples and blackberry picking.
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Cadbury shakes up formats of Crunchie, Wispa and Nibbles
Old-school brands Wispa and Crunchie are set for new format extensions as part of a £7m summer NPD programme for Cadbury. The confectioner is introducing Wispa Duo in June two smaller bars in one pack to provide consumers with a more...
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NewsCadbury sale ‘nets former boss Stitzer £40m’
Cadbury chief executive Todd Stitzer parted company with the Dairy Milk maker better off to the tune of £40m, according to press reports over the weekend.
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Retail Prices: Mars breaks out of Easter mould with flurry of deals
Mars has leapt to fifth place as it pushes promos in support of recent NPD but Cadbury is maintaining high levels of activity too, says Alex Beckett
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Mars Bar brand chief joins Premier Foods to lead Hovis team
Premier Foods has recruited Mars' former marketing controller for bars to lead its resurgent Hovis brand. Caroline Jary, who took over the role of Hovis head of brand this week, said one of the biggest opportunities would be taking the Go...
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NewsAcid Test: Aero Double Bubble
I was really excited when the Aero Double Bubble arrived as the packaging was really nice and eye-catching - it is the kind of product I would nag my mum and dad to buy when doing the food shop.