All Confectionery articles – Page 19
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NewsBarry Callebaut unveils ‘second generation’ chocolate, containing 50% less sugar
The innovation is the result of more two decades’ research, with a long-term collaboration with the Jacobs University Bremen, Germany dating as far back as 2000
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NewsCandy Kittens gains B Corp certification
The upmarket vegan sweets brand has joined the ranks of businesses to gain the accreditation
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Category ReportHow sports nutrition is winning in front of store: protein category report 2022
Functional brands are moving away from the ‘dusty’ sports nutrition shelves and into a bright, more mainstream future
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Promotional FeaturesWhy responsibly-sourced cocoa should remain top of the agenda for the confectionery category
In the confectionery category, the traceability and responsibility of one of its key ingredients – cocoa – should remain high on the agenda.
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NewsDoisy & Dam rescued from administration by Nurture Brands in pre-pack deal
Nurture Brands has rescued Doisy & Dam from administration, continuing its buy-and-build strategy and expanding its sustainable plant-based consumer products offering into the confectionery category
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NewsCoco Chocolatier targets Tony’s Chocolonely with ‘slave-free’ chocolate debut
It has teamed up with Swiss NGO Slavefreetrade to ensure every step of its production is traceable
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NewsMontezuma’s installs branded bays in Waitrose ahead of Christmas
The ‘exciting and colourful’ in-store fixtures would ‘bring the world of Montezuma’s to many new shoppers’, said the brand
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Analysis & FeaturesEverything you need to know about HFSS but were afraid to ask
Despite last-minute rumours to the contrary, the HFSS rules are now live. It’s been a right upheaval. Are you up to speed?
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NewsNestlé scraps plastic packaging for Quality Street chocolates
Nestlé claims it will remove more than two billion pieces of packaging from the supply chain
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NewsMondelez’s Mikado biscuits impacted by supply chain issues
At the time of writing, an online search for the brand across Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s returned only one SKU
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NewsNestlé appoints three executives to senior team
Nicholas Wahli has been made MD for Cereal Partners Worldwide, while Alex Gonnella has been promoted to group marketing director
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Category ReportCan gum recover its pre-Covid puff?
The bubble burst for gum and mint in the pandemic. And the category hasn’t yet fully recovered
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NewsTerry’s launches vegan Chocolate Orange bar
The team had aimed to make the taste ’as close as possible to the original’, using the same real orange oil
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy blonde chocolate is having a moment
It all started with the launch of Mondelez’s Australian Caramilk brand into the UK in June 2021
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Category ReportCan the chocolate giants hit the free-from mark?
The booming vegan chocolate market has been driven by small, specialist brands. Can the likes of Cadbury also find the bullseye?
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Analysis & FeaturesChocolatiers face raw deal in supply chain costs
Confectioners have been facing raw material price volatility in recent years
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s 10 favourite sweets and confectionery brands 2022
In contrast to chocolate, the top fruity confectionery brands are mostly in growth this year
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy vegan chocolate is attracting the big bucks
For evidence of the popularity of vegan chocolate, just look at its fundraising efforts
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Category ReportHow far will chocolate shrink?
Confectioners are shrinking their bars to manage rising costs. Is more of the same coming, and how are buying habits changing?
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Comment & OpinionLimiting HFSS advertising to children is a no-brainer. Industry is dragging its feet
The healthy development of our children depends on industry taking action, says Gary Pope, CEO at Kids Industries