All Confectionery articles – Page 90
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NewsNestlé brings back retro favourites for 2010 Easter ranges
Nestlé is balancing retro fever and sustainability credentials with its new Easter 2010 line-up.
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My Alternative CV: Laura Willems, brand manager, Mentos and Smint
Laura Willems, Mentos and Smint brand manager, on strawberries, laughter and blood pressure machines
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NewsFerrero advice site to help retailers sweeten sales
Ferrero UK has launched a new website to help retailers boost sales of its confectionery.
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Mars embraces football fever with England sponsorship deal
Mars Chocolate this week announced a five-year sponsorship deal with the English national team and the Football Association.
The deal will see the Three Lions crest featured on Mars bar packaging from January, and the brand become… -
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Campaign Trail: Mars eaters do it in the dark
Mars is kicking off a £1m campaign for a limited-edition relaunch of Mars Dark. The 'Do it in the dark' print and online ads begin this month and build up to 26 October, when the nation supposedly experiences a collective energy slump. Mars Dark...
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Fifty bagged sweets join Poundland mix
Poundland has launched a new range of own-label bagged confectionery under the brand Sweet Heaven!The 50-line range which includes dolly mixture, marshmallows and mint humbugs has already been trialled in selected stores and is...
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NewsMars adds indulgence to probiotic category with Galaxy drink
Mars is taking on Yakult and Danone in the ailing probiotic drinks market with the launch of a Galaxy shot and other Mars brands could follow. The company is targeting sales of 10% of the £220m dairy shots market within the next few...
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Hughes to head up global marketing for Mars cat brands
Mars has named Fiona Hughes its new global pet care marketing director for cat brands including Whiskas and Sheba.Hughes, who takes up the newly created role from 2 November, will be based in Mars' Brussels office and will focus on...
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Green & Black’s farmers turn waste into fertiliser
Green & Black's is working on a new carbon reduction programme in Belize that could lead to the company becoming carbon neutral.The ethical chocolate maker is working with carbon reduction specialist Carbon Gold to pay cacao farmers...
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New-concept Thorntons put on hold
Thorntons has shelved plans to roll out its new concept store after chief executive Mike Davies admitted the timing of the trial during a recession had not been "ideal".
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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.
A Daim and Milka combined chocolate bar, Milka Daim (rsp: £tbc) and a limited-edition duo-sized version of… -
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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…