All Confectionery articles – Page 90

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    Fruit-tella moves into sharing bags

    2009-03-28T00:00:00Z

    A sharing range of Fruit-tella, including its first liquorice-based sweet, has been launched to tap the trend for big bag formats. The three-strong range includes new products Fruit-tella Liquorice & Fruit – half-liquorice and half-fruit...

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    Skinny Candy heads for the mainstream

    2009-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Confectionery group Glisten has teamed up with Sahar Hashemi, the founder of Coffee Republic, to launch a new low-calorie confectionery range for fashion-conscious women.A limited selection of Skinny Candy products was previously available...

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    Cadbury aiming for a bigger share in bagged chocolates

    2009-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury has thrown down the gauntlet to rivals Nestlé and Mars with three new sharing products. Next month, the confectionery giant will roll out a Bitesize range consisting of Cadbury Raisins and Cadbury Peanuts in 200g resealable pouches,...

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    Cadbury turns Caramel rabbit into a bunny girl

    2009-02-28T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury's Caramel rabbit has had a sexy makeover as part of a £1.2m revamp for the brand. Cadbury has given the bunny extra curves and make-up for its Still Got It campaign, which will see her adorning press and outdoor advertising. She was...

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    Gold Wagon Wheels make retro return

    2009-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Wagon Wheels is the latest confectionery brand to go retro with the revival of its 1970s gold packaging. The classic look will appear on the caramel variant, which is also making a comeback after being delisted in 1998. The limited-edition...

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    Picture This...Mr T goes nuts on promo tour for Snickers

    2009-02-21T00:00:00Z

    His A-Team alter ego BA Baracus may have had a fear of flying, but Mr T obviously has no such foible and will soon be jetting to these shores as part of his latest tie-up with Snickers. Mr T will be arriving in the UK on Wednesday to front the ...

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    Asda's £2 roses create row not romance

    2009-02-16T11:23:53.753Z

    Asda has been slammed by a major poverty charity over roses costing just £2 a dozen, designed to woo cash-strapped shoppers for Valentine's Day.

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    Cheap Easter eggs from Woolies set to hit stores

    2009-02-14T00:00:00Z

    A glut of cheap eggs will flood on to the market this Easter because of the demise of Woolworths, retailers and wholesalers have predicted.

    Tesco this week snapped up container loads of Easter eggs destined for the now-defunct chain, which…

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    Ad of the Week: Gorilla tactics leave Cadbury's new glass half-empty

    2009-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Consider the law of diminishing returns in cinema, where sequels that improve on the original are famously limited to The Godfather Part II, Aliens and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. For Cadbury, topping the impact of its already-iconic...

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    Wrigley will take 60 days to share suppliers' payments

    2009-01-30T12:12:47.720Z

    Confectionery giant Wrigley is doubling the amount of time it will take to pay  suppliers from 30 days to 60, according to reports.

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    Cadbury makes its drinking chocolate a whole lot chunkier

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury has swapped cocoa powder for blocks of Dairy Milk for the launch of an innovative new drinking chocolate. Hot Choc Chunks, launched this month, is the first mainstream drinking chocolate to use solid blocks of chocolate that are...

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    Acid Test: Wrigley's Extra Ice Mints

    2009-01-17T00:00:00Z

    The panel gets its laughing gear round Wrigley's latest effort to freshen the nation's breath

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    Wrigley's gives mints some Extra youth cool

    2008-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Wrigley is attempting to get rid of mints’ “old fogey” reputation and inject a bit of youthful pizazz with a launch under its youth-oriented Extra brand. The confectionery company is ditching its current boxed Extra Mint offer and introducing a more...

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    Campaigns of the Year 2008

    2008-12-20T00:00:00Z

    From the suave Stella 4 hero to the Mafioso panda, with suicidal Creme Eggs and a gay Heinz kiss on the way, it's been a hot year in advertising. Charlie Wright reports

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    Top Products 2008: Biscuits

    2008-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Price hikes and cereal bars take their toll

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    Top Products 2008: Confectionery (chocolate)

    2008-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Milk still undisputed chocolate king

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    Top Products 2008: Confectionery (sugar)

    2008-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Too little NPD, or perhaps too much in gum

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    Cadbury repackages to raise gifting appeal of Roses chocs

    2008-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is hoping to stem nosediving sales of its Roses brand by revamping the iconic chocolate to draw in younger consumers and reinforce its gifting credentials.The new packaging design marks the first significant changes to be made to the...

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    Other Movers 13/12/08

    2008-12-13T00:00:00Z

    Woolworths has made 450 head office and support staff redundant in London and Rochdale. The job losses are the first since the high street giant slumped into administration two weeks ago. Diana Houghton has joined Thorntons' board of...

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    KitKat gets 'costliest campaign' in history of confectionery ads

    2008-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has earmarked £16m in marketing spend for KitKat next year - the most expensive confectionery campaign in history, it claims.

    About £6m of the year’s budget will support KitKat’s new Perfect Break competition, which kicks off in…