All Confectionery articles
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Category ReportOwn label shines: trends in own label 2025
Private label is grocery’s star performer, winning value share from brands thanks to exclusive and premium lines
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Comment & OpinionCannabis cola bottles, meth and moths: weird food recalls
A handful of Dutch consumers, including children, may have found themselves experiencing an unexpected bout of the munchies after eating cannabis-laced Haribo sweets
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands create new Christmas foods every year
While Brits enjoy the sun, food and drink brands are well into making their lists for what they’ll be putting out at Christmas time. How does the process work?
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NewsWhite chocolate Maltesers return to shelves after 11-year hiatus
The treats were discontinued in 2014
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Comment & OpinionShades, Sheeran and MrBeast: the post-Prime celebrity NPD landscape
Recent NPD launches backed by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Niko Omiliana and MrBeast will look upon Prime’s rise and fall as a cautionary tale
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Comment & OpinionBête Noire: Black Mirror reflects product development hell
Those who work in product development might recognise many elements in Bête Noire’s portrayal, but hopefully not all of them
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ProfilesWild Thingz founder Fliss Newland on Trump, cowboys and oysters
‘I find it sad that the majority of what we all shop for is manufactured by 10 huge corporations’
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NewsCadbury dips Twirl in white chocolate for limited-edition launch
‘The combination of milk and white chocolate is proving to be a consumer favourite,’ said Cadbury
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NewsYouTube star Niko Omilana launches Shades confectionery brand
A trio of packs will hit shelves this month, all featuring gummies in the shape of sunglasses
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NewsCandy Kittens brings German confectionery brand Treets to UK
Three vegan and cocoa-free confectionery lines, made using chocolate alternative ChoViva, will launch this month
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NewsNestlé appoints managing director for UK&I confectionery business
Scott Coles has replaced Mark Davies, who has retired after a 34-year tenure with the company
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NewsUK-India trade deal: food and drink businesses to benefit from ‘historic’ agreement
British food and drink makers are set to benefit significantly from lower trade tariffs with India
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NewsOpal Fruits return in original flavours for a limited run
The Opal Fruit launch will see the return of the original strawberry, lemon, orange, and lime flavours
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NewsNestlé beats Q1 sales forecast as it braces for tariff impact
Nestlé has posted an increase in organic sales for Q1, as it addresses rising commodity costs and braces for the still ‘unclear’ impact of US tariffs
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NewsFerrero appoints Craig Barker as UK&I MD, replacing Philippe Steyaert
Craig Barker has transitioned from his previous role as MD for Ferrero Asia Pacific
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NewsGenius and Candy Kittens launch free-from rocky road into grocery
The treats contain mini versions of Candy Kittens’ Wild Strawberry sweets
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Comment & OpinionHFSS rules are a landmark. Industry can’t quibble its way out
Reports now suggest some companies have been secretly lobbying the government, and even considering legal challenges, in an attempt to weaken or delay the restrictions, says Katharine Jenner, director of Obesity Health Alliance
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NewsBaileys adds toffee popcorn flavour and co-branded popcorn with Joe & Seph’s
The launches mark the first time Baileys has debuted both an innovation in booze and a licensed product in tandem
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NewsMedia Bites 11 April: Tesco profits, Barry Callebaut, coffee prices
Tesco has warned that its profits will be lower this year to give it more wriggle room to cut prices
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NewsTrump tariffs: M&S could ‘change mind’ about selling Percy Pig sweets in the US
M&S chairman Archie Norman said Percy Pig was the retailer’s ‘gift to America’ but added ‘we might have to change our minds’