All Confectionery articles – Page 99
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Cadbury: what next after the break-up?
When Cadbury Schweppes announced last week that it was splitting its confectionery and Americas Beverages businesses, there was speculation that its confectionery arm would become a takeover target, with names such as Hershey and Wrigley in the...
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Butter Mints lead Werthers activity
Bendicks of Mayfair has launched a major programme to reinvigorate its Werthers brand in a bid to reverse sliding sales for sugar confectionery.It is introducing Werther's Original Butter Mints as a new permanent line this month - two...
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Boxed and block take a decent slab of activity
The confectionery category has taken fifth place in branded activity this week, ahead of soft drinks and frozen.In 2006, confectionery came in ninth place overall with the top-five brands made up of Cadbury with 39%, Mars with 30%,...
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Boxed and block take a decent slab of activity
The confectionery category has taken fifth place in branded activity this week, ahead of soft drinks and frozen.In 2006, confectionery came in ninth place overall with the top-five brands made up of Cadbury with 39%, Mars with 30%,...
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A convenient cure for Scotland's ills?
Scotland has long been referred to as the sick man of Europe. The country is synonymous with the deep-fried Mars bar and battered pizza and, while much has been done to tackle its population's unhealthy tendencies, worrying statistics on levels...
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Ideas to Take Away
Ideas to Take Away, sponsored by Cadbury Trebor Bassett, is back once again at CRS with 10 different concepts to boost footfall and profit in stores. An Ideas to Take Away film will be shown on a big-screen TV throughout the...
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Campaign trail: Fighting plaque takes on new meaning in Orbit Complete's TV adverts.
Fighting plaque takes on new meaning in Orbit Complete's TV adverts. The chewing gum ads feature a TV show host and hostess approaching the public with an oversized Orbit Complete suitcase containing plaque-fighting white suits....
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Aero's lovely bubbly ads
Aero Hot Chocolate will debut on the small screen as part of a £1.8m marketing campaign for the year.The four-week push, which breaks on Monday, positions the hot drink as an everyday indulgence for the cold winter months.Based ...
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World News - 16th February 2007
Cartel officials raid company offices. Frankfurt: German officials have raided the offices of confectionery manufacturers on suspicion of price fixing. The German headquarters of Nestlé, Mars and Kraft, as well as four other...
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Dark chocolate but without bitter taste
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is bringing out a darker version of Bournville to attract consumers put off by the bitter taste of some dark chocolate products. Cadbury Bournville Deeply Dark is made from 60% cocoa, more than the original's 39%...
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Availability
Asda Eastbourne, East Sussex. 1 This store had run out of McCain hash browns and did not stock Mars bars in a 6-pack, as requested on our shopper's list, only in a 9-pack. Our shopper said the store was very busy with...
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Masterfoods powers forward with Planets
Masterfoods is launching its flagship confectionery brand Mars into new territory next month with bitesize Mars Planets. The new arrival - an impulse pack that contains three balls in caramel, nougat and crispy chocolate flavours - is...
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Nestlé grasps new format
Nestlé Rowntree is hoping to grab itself a bigger chunk of bagged confectionery with new sharing bags of its most popular brands. Aero Bubbles and Quality Street versions hit shelves this month priced at £1.49 per bag, with the...
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Reynolds takes up deputy chair at FSA
Ian Reynolds has been named as the new deputy chairman of the Food Standards Agency. He replaces Julia Unwin, who left the position in September to take on the role of director at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Reynolds has been a...
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CTB to unwrap Flake's latest onscreen beauty
A new take on an iconic ad is set to hit both the small and big screen next week as Cadbury Trebor Bassett unveils the latest incarnation of its Flake girl. The campaign forms part of a £5m marketing spend - the largest for Flake in four...
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Availability
Asda Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1 This store had run out of Sacla' Classic pesto and did not stock Mars bars in a 6-pack, as requested on our shopper's list, only in a 10 or 9-pack. Our shopper said the store was well laid...
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Maltesers and Milky Way get in with the cool
Maltesers and Milky Way are the latest confectionery lines to hit ice cream cabinets. Tubs of Maltesers Ice Cream Bites - available exclusively in Tesco for £2.99 - consist of 15 bites of ice cream dipped in milk or white and dark...
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Nestlé's second stab at premium with Heaven
Nestlé Rowntree is making another play for the premium chocolate consumer with the introduction of a connoisseur brand made in Switzerland. The launch comes just over a year after the company scrapped its luxury Double Cream brand due to poor...
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Permissible chocolate
KitKat is back on TV this month with a £2.5m push aimed at emphasising the 'low-calorie' content of the two-finger variety. Packs highlight the low-calorie message with a silver flash. The new design also includes product photography on the...