All Confectionery articles – Page 12
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Category ReportLunch trends 2024: Why lunch is going places
As food-to-go options get more adventurous, brands are looking to broaden the horizons of lunchboxes, too. Who’s winning?
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Comment & OpinionSwizzels reveals the secret to Squashies
The brand takes us to an animated version of its factory to tell us in a fun, silly ad
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NewsSpar secures another symbol group exclusive with Kit Kat Chunky Crunchy Double Choc
From 27 June, the limited-edition bar will be available in Spar stores across the UK
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NewsCandy Kittens moves to ‘next-gen’ Marylebone HQ, The Sweet Factory
The space will also house Jamie Laing’s podcast production company JamPot, and investment firm Tuckshop
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Comment & OpinionWhat Mondelez’s tie-up with Biscoff says about Cadbury’s NPD strategy
Regardless of what NPD Mondelez is planning, its partnership with Biscoff is bound to lure in shoppers
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NewsMars Wrigley trials second display unit made from cocoa beans in Tesco
The unit is made from a corrugated cardboard alternative developed in partnership with sustainability consultancy Medoola
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NewsCadbury UK brings back Top Deck chocolate bar after two decades
The retro bar will return to supermarket shelves later this month
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NewsCadbury partners with Biscoff to launch co-branded chocolate in the UK
The first products are expected to launch in early 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy would vape brand Lost Mary want to move into food and drink categories?
New Lost Mary trademark applications are paving the way for brand extensions into sweets, ice cream and booze
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Analysis & FeaturesShrinking the innovation deficit: Strategies for distinctive new products
Researchers have come up with a metric to define distinctive innovation – and found it’s lacking. So why should developers push the boat out?
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NewsLost Mary eyes moves into booze and chocolate
Extensions into other fmcg categories would represent a major diversification for Lost Mary
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NewsBlockhead appoints liquidators weeks after running crowdfunding campaign
Functional chewing gum startup Blockhead has collapsed just weeks after attempting to raise £500k in a crowdfunding campaign
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ProfilesFatso’s Ella Mckay on girl power, knickerbocker glories and ROI
Ella is on a mission to make dark chocolate fun and chunky, while driving change in the confectionery scene
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Category ReportMeet the fast and furious gum challengers
Tyson Fury’s Furocity is one of a wave of fast-growing brands looking to challenge the gum heavyweights. Can they succeed?
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NewsSainsbury’s reduces Tony’s shelf price amid shrinkflation allegations
The previous 47g single-serve bars Sainsbury’s used to sell were replaced by 35g versions
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Category ReportConfectionery trends 2024: The sourer the better
What’s behind the latest sour craze in sugar confectionery – and can it buoy a category struggling due to HFSS and cost pressures?
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NewsSpar first to stock new Aero Strawberry chocolate bar
The 90g bar has an rrp of £1.35 and will be available in Spar stores across the UK from 16 May, before a rollout
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Comment & OpinionBite Back won’t stop sweeties being marketed to kids
How will confectionery makers market without bright, colourful packaging?
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Victoria Gibson, junior brand manager, Perfetti Van Melle
Confectionery brand manager Victoria on how she brings ‘Fruity Joy’ to Fruittella’s marketing