All Confectionery articles – Page 91

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    Never mind Chanel: it’s Koko by Cadbury

    2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

    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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    Cadbury celebrates Wispa Gold return with world’s costliest chocolate bar

    2009-08-04T10:19:00.060Z

    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

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-07-25T00:00:00Z

    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

    2009-07-18T00:00:00Z

    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...

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    Organic Meltdown: eat it and save trees

    2009-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Ethical food supplier Brand Stand has revamped its Organic Meltdown premium organic Fairtrade chocolate bars to more clearly communicate their rainforest-saving credentials.Organic Meltdown, which pledges to save a tree for every bar...

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    Designer style axed as Nestlé Black Magic goes back to traditional packaging

    2009-07-11T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is bringing back the old Black Magic this Christmas by returning the dark chocolate brand to its traditional packaging. The confectionery giant has ditched the modern design and flavours of the Black Magic Collection box that replaced...

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    Wispa Gold to return, and possibly for good

    2009-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Cadbury is expecting the majority of its relaunched Wispa Gold bars to be sold out by Christmas - and if the launch is successful could make them a permanent line. The confectioner announced yesterday that it was going to introduce the...

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    Kit Kat gives two fingers to artificial ingredients

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé is giving its Kit Kat 2 Finger a healthy makeover and ditching artificial ingredients in a bid to increase its appeal to gatekeeper mums. The relaunched bars, which will be available from August across the trade, are free from artificial...

  • AD-OF-WEEK-STARBURST
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    Ad of the Week: Starburst’s smooth devil has its way with your memories

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Sometimes it can be hard to let go to move on and grow as a person. Or, you know, as a brand of brightly coloured fruit chews.

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    Watkins takes up the impulse reins at Mars

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Deri Watkins has been appointed Mars impulse sales director in the UK, replacing Shaid Shah, who has been promoted to general manager of the business in Ireland.

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    Dogfood turns traceable with Pedigree relaunch

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Mars has overhauled its entire Pedigree dogfood range with new packaging and recipes, a £7m marketing campaign and a commitment to only use meat that can be traced back to the farm - which it claims is an industry first. The Good Honest...

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    Thorntons to start selling Coca-Cola as chiller cabinets wheel in

    2009-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Thorntons has signed a surprise new deal with Coca-Cola to start selling Coke Zero, Dr Pepper and other fizzy favourites in its stores and cafes.

    In a two-year deal, the confectionery retailer will replace Thornton’s limited range of drinks,…

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    Kraft hunts 90s icons for Daim campaign

    2009-06-05T09:29:24.720Z

    Kraft Foods is urging TV and pop music icons from the 1990s to audition to star in the ad campaign for its Daim bar brand.

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    Stella 4% launch 'most successful of past year'

    2009-05-23T00:00:00Z

    Stella Artois 4% is the most successful launch in grocery of the past year, new data from IRI has revealed. The InBev lower-alcohol lager, which was only launched last August, fought off competition from Cadbury's Creme Egg Twisted and Birds...