All Confectionery articles – Page 26
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Analysis & Features
How brands are shifting to low-sugar, no-sugar and functional confectionery
Source: Getty Images Confectioners have been issued an ultimatum: ditch the sugar or brace yourselves for a huge sales hit. That’s easier said than done when the white stuff can comprise up to three-quarters of your goods. “The industry has been developing low-sugar or sugar-free ranges ...
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Comment & Opinion
Cadbury focuses on the magic of Fingers
It’s an idea seemingly so obvious you wonder why it hasn’t been done before
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Analysis & Features
Creative challenge: how chocolate brands can tackle the ad clampdown
New rules mean confectionery advertisers will have to work a lot harder to attract attention
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Category Report
Kiss of life? Confectionery category report 2021
Shoppers treat themselves during tough times – the so-called ‘lipstick effect’. But will HFSS rules stop a post-Covid sweet boom?
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News
Tony’s Chocolonely launches Choco Changer own-label brand with Aldi
The range, called Choco Changer, comprises three bars - Hazelnut, Salted Caramel and 70% Dark Chocolate
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Category Report
The new era of innovation in chocolate: confectionery category report 2021
With confectioners facing an ad ban, launching new lines is set to get tougher. Will brands keep innovating in this environment?
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News
Ferrero moves Rocher range into fully recyclable packaging
Ferrero claims its ‘eco-designed’ boxes will save approximately 2,000 tonnes of plastic globally in their first year on the market
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Analysis & Features
Restrictions on confectionery advertising in-store, online and on TV explained
Big squeeze: HFSS to lose two thirds of store space
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Category Report
The end of big bang marketing? Confectionery category report 2021
Looming HFSS restrictions could make famous ads like the Cadbury gorilla a thing of the past. How are confectionery brands adapting?
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Analysis & Features
Why vegan chocolate is more than a fleeting fad
Amid a flurry of chocolate innovation over the past year, the vegan trend was front of suppliers’ minds. Nestlé, for instance, launched a plant-based Kit Kat called Kit Kat V, while Mars unveiled dairy-free versions of its Bounty and Topic. They joined Galaxy Vegan, launched in 2019 ...
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Analysis & Features
The UK’s top 10 most popular chocolate brands 2021
Cadbury dominates: top 10 brands in chocolate in Britain
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Comment & Opinion
Funny Fox’s impresses with long-lasting pebble stunt
A man and woman stroll along a deserted beach, when the fella decides to impress his beau with a bit of stone skimming
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Interviews
Benedict Daniels: the man who made Ritter Sport a UK name
Benedict Daniels made the ‘special, strange’ brand of his childhood a hit on these shores. Now he’s facing a fresh challenge in the form of HFSS rules
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News
Wholey Moly secures funding as it readies for mults launch
The business’ range of cookies are set to be stocked by Sainsbury’s and Ocado from this month
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News
Candy Kittens makes gummy sweets debut with ‘Gourmies’ trio
They are made with real fruit juices and no artificial colours, and are sold in recyclable packs.
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News
Milkyway to make debut in biscuits as part of Burton’s tie-up
The vanilla-flavoured biscuits are dipped in chocolate and embossed with ‘fun outer space designs’
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News
Skittles moves into gummy sweets with Squishy Cloudz launch
They have launched exclusively into Tesco and are billed as a combination of a gummy and a marshmallow
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News
Ambrosia targets sweet snacking market with Mousse and Desserts pots
The pots met ‘everyday dessert needs’, providing options that could be enjoyed on-the-go or at home, Ambrosia said
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Confectionery: 11 September
The marketing landscape is about to get a whole lot harder for confectionery brands
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News
Mondelez to bring back Cadbury Puds chocolates for Christmas 2021
The confectionery giant will bring back the treats, which disappeared from the market in 2003, as a limited run launch