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Freedom Confectionery rolls out vegetarian marshmallows

Freedom Confectionery rolls out vegetarian marshmallows

19 May 2013 | By Vince Bamford

UK supplier Freedom Confectionery has created vegetarian marshmallows free from fat, dairy and gelatine…

Cadbury Crunchums is its latest baggged chocolate snack NPD

Cadbury Crunchums is its latest baggged chocolate snack NPD

19 May 2013 | By Lisa Riley

Cadbury has added chocolate-covered cereal bites to its ‘quirky snacks’ portfolio…

Swizzels Matlow pocket money sweets get 10p 'flashback'

Swizzels Matlow pocket money sweets get 10p 'flashback'

12 May 2013 | By Lisa Riley

Swizzels Matlow has revamped its pocket money sweets range to hit a 10p price point…

Focus on ice cream

Focus on ice cream

15 Mar 2013 | By Natalie Brown

Ice cream has a new hero: super-indulgent handheld treats. But can the category return to volume growth in 2013 by going posh?

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How indies' Christmas offer was shot down Subscription

16 Feb 2013 | By Steve Parfett

Ever since I came into the trade 35 years ago, the independent sector has been losing trade in seasonal confectionery…

Who can blame companies for reducing the size of chocolate bars?

24 Nov 2012 | By Guy Montague-Jones

Confectionery companies are lambasted for shrinking products without shrinking prices. But who can blame them?…

Belvita urging Brits to resist the cookie jar?

20 Oct 2012 | By Laura Evans

The advent of so-called breakfast biscuits has been one of the outstanding successes of recent years.

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Galaxy ghouls fail to make the most of Audrey Hepburn return

Galaxy ghouls fail to make the most of Audrey Hepburn return Video

05 Mar 2013 | By Mark Dishman

She’s not the first movie star to have been raised from the dead by adland, but Audrey Hepburn is the most beloved yet…

Bueno should have a Kinder view

10 Mar 2012 | By Charlie Wright

Men are idiots - women know this. Or is it just men who think women think men are idiots? Kinder thinks…

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Convenience and boutique retailers performed best this Easter

21 Apr 2013

After Christmas, Easter is one of the biggest dates in the holiday calendar and a big deal for retail…

Easter eggs: beware 'disgusted' shoppers

20 Apr 2013

Retailer financial management may well be happy with the great rate of cash turn…

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