All Confectionery articles – Page 24
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NewsGuylian rebrands and reformulates - but raises seashell choc prices
The products have undergone a reformulation as part of a commitment from the brand to ‘only use the best hazelnuts’
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NewsJunk food ad ban facing possible year-long delay
Food industry and advertising bosses say more time is needed to prepare for changes coming into force in January 2023
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NewsNestlé announces measures against child labour on cocoa farms
Cash for families has been proposed as part of supply chain clean-up
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NewsM&S to sell Choc on Choc matchsticks following copycat allegation
Choc on Choc claimed M&S’s Valentine’s Day-themed Perfect Match box of chocolate matchsticks was a near identical copy
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NewsNestlé adds swathe of Kit Kat, Aero and Rowntree’s NPD for spring 2022
A 10-strong range of NPD will launch, including five new Kit Kat SKUs, a trio of Aero ‘Melts’ and two new Rowntree’s launches
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Category ReportEaster unleashed: Easter & spring category report 2022
After two years of Covid restrictions and muted celebrations, the Easter bunny looks set to run free. What does that mean for sales?
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InterviewsCandy Kittens founder Ed Williams on how the brand axed its Playboy purr
Ed Williams has transformed Candy Kittens from a sleazy reality TV plot into one of the UK’s fastest-growing sweet brands. Now, he’s tackling Goliaths
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NewsSerious Sweets picks up honeycomb maker Mighty Fine
Serious Sweets supplies the major retailers and the foodservice industry with a range of private label fudge, toffee, marshmallows, brittles and butterscotch
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NewsMondelez looks set to launch even bigger Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons spin-off ‘Mega Buttons’
The confectionery giant told The Grocer it was always looking at the ‘latest innovations and flavour trends’
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NewsRitter Sport launches vegan ‘Without Moo’ chocolate bars
The bars have rolled into Ritter’s web store, where they will be available exclusively to the brand’s DTC consumers
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Range PreviewHot cross bun chocolate and Daim eggs: Cadbury Easter range 2022
Mondelez is bulking up its Easter range with new offerings from Dairy Milk, Twirl and Daim, to name but a few
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NewsCandy Kittens range becomes fully vegan following Eton Mess revamp
Going fully vegan had always been an ambition for the brand, as sustainability was a ‘top priority’, it said
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery – sugar 2021: mints, gum & sweets show slow recovery
The past year has left a sour taste in the mouths of candy suppliers
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery – chocolate 2021: choc rallies as HFSS ban looms
Chocolate is about to get whacked with a regulatory stick, as a clampdown on promotional space and deal mechanics looms for HFSS products
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NewsNuud wins £750k investment in funding round led by Candy Kittens founders
Jamie Laing and Ed Williams said they had been “immediately impressed with the strength of the Nuud brand”
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Comment & OpinionThorntons couples hit the passive-aggressive sweet spot
Thorntons is a long-established British heritage brand – and its new advert nods to a profoundly British behaviour
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Comment & OpinionSchool of Chocolate: slow start for Netflix’s latest cooking competition
The show sees eight professional pastry chefs and chocolatiers bid to impress their teacher over a series of challenges
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NewsGiles Brook joins board of Love Cocoa and Hip Chocolate
The addition of the former Vita Coco CEO and serial fmcg investor Brook would “drive the strategic development” of both Hip Chocolate and Love Cocoa
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NewsMondelez upgrades sales outlook as it hikes prices to battle inflation
Cadbury owner is the latest fmcg giant to highlight the role of price increases as the industry continues to battle inflation
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NewsRebel Kitchen makes confectionery debut with Coconut Bytes duo
The vegan treats would meet the growing demand for plant-based and organic food and drink, said Rebel Kitchen