All Confectionery articles – Page 84

  • News

    Potz offer a pick ‘n’ mix experience in ice cream

    2010-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé ice cream maker R&R plans to bring pick'n' mix shopping to the freezer aisle with its new Potz range of ice cream tubs. R&R will introduce the mini tubs of Aero, Smarties, Rolo and Toffee Crisp ice creams (rsp: £1.29 per...

  • News

    Cadbury warms up for 2012 with Spots v Stripes

    2010-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury's core chocolate brands will feature spotty and stripy packaging for the next 18 months as part of its £50m Spots v Stripes marketing programme for the London 2012 Olympics. As official treat provider to the Olympics and...

  • ADAM LEYLAND
    Comment & Opinion

    Editor's Comment: The 12.5p pint of milk will have a major impact on the trade

    2010-08-07T00:00:00Z

    I suppose it’s not surprising Andrew Thornton’s squirrel-steak-selling Budgens store in Crouch End is receiving so much publicity right now.

  • News

    Nestlé reveals extensive Christmas NPD line-up

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Mars hires Pickering as petcare sales boss

    2010-07-31T00:00:00Z

    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…

  • News

    Retail Prices: Coke and Mars kept up the pace despite England exit

    2010-07-24T00:00:00Z

    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

  • News

    New share bags and shapes for Randoms

    2010-07-24T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Hart’s high-street clout on board at Thorntons

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Mars still believes as it backs England flops

    2010-07-17T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • DAIRY MILK CADBURY
    News

    Kraft adds Dairy Milk to emerging markets ‘power brands’

    2010-06-30T12:05:38.670Z

    Kraft Foods has added Dairy Milk and Trident gum to the list of ‘power brands’ on which it focuses in emerging markets.

  • CO-OPERATIVE GROUP
    News

    The Co-op adds Fairtrade chocs to Somerfield stores

    2010-06-07T09:31:03.643Z

    The Co-operative Group is looking to double its Fairtrade chocolate sales by introducing the own-label range to Somerfield stores.

  • News

    Dolmio takes region names off its sauces

    2010-06-05T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Ad of the Week: Crunchie’s ginger nut gets his rocks off

    2010-06-05T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Thorntons to seek boss with greater retail clout

    2010-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    World Cup Watch: Group F

    2010-05-15T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Greenpeace attacks fail to dent sales of Nestlé’s Kit Kat bars

    2010-05-08T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    Ad of the Week: Stone the mentor for Mentos’ flash of inspiration

    2010-05-08T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Focus On Soft Drinks: A taste of tradition

    2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

    If you were trying to capture the feel of the quintessential British countryside, you might well think of roses, apples and blackberry picking.

  • News

    Cadbury shakes up formats of Crunchie, Wispa and Nibbles

    2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • TODD STITZER
    News

    Cadbury sale ‘nets former boss Stitzer £40m’

    2010-04-19T10:18:35.153Z

    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.