All Confectionery articles – Page 88
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Kavana’s the face of Daim campaign
Kraft is extending its Daim chocolate portfolio and has enlisted 90s teen heart-throb Kavana as the face of a new online campaign.
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Galaxy bars shrink 17% to avoid new price hike
The rocketing price of cocoa has forced Mars to shrink the size of its Galaxy bars by 17%, less than a year after increasing the price 26%.The take-home Galaxy bar is being shrunk from 150g to 125g to avoid the need for further price...
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M&S’s Pick and Mix goes into 100 stores
M&S has declared its Pick and Mix trial a roaring success and has rolled the range out to 100 stores.The retailer began selling the sweets in six stores in April and launched it in a further 94 branches such as Marble Arch,...
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Campaign Trail: Kit Kat's king of karaoke
A human karaoke machine takes centre stage in the launch campaign for Kit Kat Caramel Chunky.
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Arla’s voyage of Discovery goes orbital
Arla has carved itself an unusual niche market by going into orbit.Astronauts on board the Discovery space shuttle are being supplied with the Danish producer's milk bites during their 13-day tour to the International Space Station...
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Nestlé adds fibre to the Breakaway
Nestlé Confectionery is relaunching its lunchbox biscuit Breakaway with a fibre-rich formula to appeal to healthy consumers.It has been reformulated to contain 100% wholemeal and oat flour, and will remain at 99 calories per bar.
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UK confectionery prices won’t soar in wake of sugar hikes
Fears that soaring sugar prices will prompt price hikes on confectionery are unfounded, say experts.The cost of sugar has shot up more than 80% year-on-year as a result of flooding in Brazil and droughts in India the world's biggest...
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Tangerine’s sweets get halal approval
Barratt Sherbet Fountains, Dip Dabs, Black Jacks and Fruit Salads are among 150 popular sweets brands to have gained halal approval.Tangerine Confectionery has received the Halal Seal of Approval for its Barratt, Mojo, Princess and…
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Mars focuses on the big sellers as festive range cut by a third
Mars has slashed the size of its 2009 Christmas confectionery line-up by nearly a third as it focuses efforts on a more "condensed range of big sellers" and NPD in boxed formats.
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Sour power for Haribo’s Monsters
Haribo is adding a “super sour treat” to its portfolio to cash in on growth in sour confectionery.
Super Sour Monsters, available now in 160g bags (rsp: £1.12), have a sour flavour embedded within the jelly as well as the usual sour sugar… -
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Never mind Chanel: it’s Koko by Cadbury
Cadbury is launching a luxurious milk chocolate brand to plug a gap for an "overtly feminine offer" and tap growth in the female-to-female gift sector.Koko by Cadbury, which hits shelves next month in handbag-shaped boxes in brown and...
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Coke adds sparkle to Thorntons drink sales
Soft drink sales at Thorntons' stores have risen almost 50% since the chocolatier began selling Coca-Cola lines at some of its stores.Thorntons started selling the 13-strong range in 80 stores in June as part of a two-year deal with...
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Ferrero appeals to recession-hit public with £5 festive tray
Ferrero is preparing for a recession-hit Christmas with specially targeted NPD and a £4m marketing campaign designed to shake off the brand's "staid and ambassadorial" image.The Italian chocolate-maker has produced a smaller 20-pack...
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NewsCadbury celebrates Wispa Gold return with world’s costliest chocolate bar
Cadbury has launched the world’s most expensive chocolate bar to celebrate the relaunch of its limited edition Wispa Gold.
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Somerfield financial director Robson to move to Thorntons
Mark Robson has become the latest director to leave Somerfield following its acquisition by The Co-operative Group in March. Robson, who is finance director, will leave in the autumn to join confectionery retailer Thorntons as finance director....
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Mars boosts sustainability with UTZ standard cocoa
Mars has pledged to buy 100,000 tonnes of UTZ Certified sustainable cocoa in a bid to source only sustainable cocoa by 2020.In April, it became the first confectioner to commit to use only sustainable cocoa to meet its 300,000...
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Thorntons gives move abroad a second bash
Thorntons is planning a move overseas, 13 years after pulling the plug on its last international venture, chief executive Mike Davies has told The Grocer. The chocolatier has appointed a new finance director to develop an international...
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Thorntons gives move abroad a second bash
Thorntons is planning a move overseas, 13 years after pulling the plug on its last international venture, chief executive Mike Davies has told The Grocer.The chocolatier has appointed a new finance director to develop an international...
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Burnt Sugar relaunches in smaller packs
Burnt Sugar is relaunching its adult confectionery range introducing new packaging, smaller pack sizes and NPD in a bid to double sales to £2m in the next year.The new-look range, which is being rolled out next month, features a new logo and...
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Mars Treets is latest to make retro move
Mars is the latest company seeking to join the 1980s brand revival movement, bringing Treets out of retirement after 21 years. Looking to do ‘a Wispa’, the chocolate peanut variant of the brand, originally launched in 1976, will reappear on...