All Confectionery articles – Page 28
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the future hold for gum and mints after HFSS rules come in?
Two confectionery categories looking fairly safe from HFSS regulations are gum and mints
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NewsMars core confectionery lines in short supply with supplier blaming high demand
Core lines of Mars treats have been in short supply
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NewsNaturelly enters confectionery with non-HFSS mixed fruit gummies
Billed as ‘the healthiest sweets in the world’, the gummies contain real fruit juice and 5g of naturally occurring sugar per pack
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Comment & OpinionCadbury cleverly Fingers frustrations of deafness
Maltesers may have got there first, but now Cadbury has come up with a clever advert that uses sign language
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NewsNestlé shrinks Quality Street tubs by 50g to mitigate costs
The 650g tubs that were on sale last Christmas have been replaced by 600g ones at the same price
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NewsMission Ventures kicks off incubator scheme for healthier startups
The startup consultancy has partnered with non-profit organisation Impact on Urban Health to help 10 healthier challenger brands launch into the mults
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NewsBen & Jerry’s and Tony’s Chocolonely unite for co-branded range
The two companies have created a quartet of products billed as being inspired by each other
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NewsMondelez unveils Christmas 2022 range with Cadbury, Oreo and Toblerone NPD
The products featured ‘new and eye-catching’ designs to ‘dial-up the specialness’ and build on seasonal and gifting cues, said Mondelez
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NewsToblerone adds Golden limited-edition blonde chocolate bar
The NPD promised the crunchy nougat of a classic Toblerone in ‘beautifully crafted’ golden caramel chocolate, it said
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NewsFox’s Glacier adds HFSS-compliant sugar-free sweets
The sweets – which contain stevia in place of sugar – will debut in Lemon, Elderflower & Mint and Strawberry & Banana Smoothie flavours
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Category ReportHow grave is the outlook for Halloween? Category report 2022
Despite Covid restrictions, Halloween sales have stayed healthy. But inflation and HFSS rules threaten to kill further growth
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Analysis & FeaturesAre limited edition launches stifling innovation in fmcg?
Brands are increasingly shunning expensive, permanent NPD in favour of more headline-grabbing limited editions. But are they preventing genuine innovation from breaking through?
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NewsMaltesers sharing packs shrunk as owner Mars cracks down on costs
Its 189g Maltesers packs have been swapped for 175g packs
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NewsNestlé adds limited-edition Kit Kat Chunky Caramel
Caramel is the latest in a string of limited-edition launches from Kit Kat, which has previously launched Lotus Biscoff, Salted Caramel Popcorn and Peanut Butter versions of Chunky
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NewsLindt raises full-year outlook as sales soar in first half
Chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has lifted its forecasts for the year after smashing expectations in the first half as the positive growth trend in the global chocolate market continued.
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NewsMondelez launches non-HFSS Juicies confectionery range
The range will comprise a trio of sweets from its Maynards Bassetts and Natural Confectionery Co brands
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Comment & OpinionMagnum, Flora, Twix… shrinkflation is rife, but shoppers will only take so much
Shrinking packs during the worst cost of living crisis in 30 years risks undoing years of brand loyalty
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Comment & OpinionHotel Chocolat’s US retreat has dismayed the City, but the long-term plan is key
The decision to ‘de-risk’ the multinational chocolate business sent shares falling to an all-time low this morning
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NewsCapVest enters confectionery market with acquisition of Natra
Established in 1943, the Spanish company specialises in cocoa ingredients and chocolate products for private label and co-manufacturing for other brands.
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NewsHaribo boosted by rebound in impulse
Haribo grew domestic UK sales last year despite “challenging” conditions for the category, with double-digit growth in early 2022 as impulse sales have rebounded