All Confectionery articles – Page 28
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NewsFellow Creatures hits supermarket shelves after winning over plant-based investors
Vegan confectionery start-up Fellow Creatures has landed nationwide retail listings after securing six-figure backing from investors, including Veganuary founder Matthew Glover’s Veg Capital.
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NewsRitter launches limited edition dark milk chocolate
The bars are made with sustainable cocoa from Ritter’s own Nicaragua plantation
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NewsSteyaert to succeed Nervegna as Ferrero UK&I boss
Alessandro Nervegna will move into the role of chief business officer for the international area.
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Range PreviewRange preview: Nestlé Christmas chocolate 2021
There are a raft of new products joining Nestlé’s Christmas range this year, including additions to its Kit Kat, Quality Street and Aero brands
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NewsMondelez sends Primal Pantry cease and desist letter over ‘Milka Lilac’ packaging
The complaint concerned Primal Pantry’s cocoa snack bar, which contains dried fruit and seeds
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NewsMondelez moves Cadbury Dairy Milk bars into recycled plastic packaging
The move comes as part of its broader commitment to reduce the amount of virgin plastic in its overall plastic packaging portfolio by 5% by 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesThe UK’s top 10 favourite sweets and confectionery brands 2021
Overall, people have bought less sweets over the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow 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 & OpinionCadbury 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 & FeaturesCreative 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 ReportKiss 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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NewsTony’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 ReportThe 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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NewsFerrero 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 & FeaturesRestrictions 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 ReportThe 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 & FeaturesWhy 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 & FeaturesThe UK’s top 10 most popular chocolate brands 2021
Cadbury dominates: top 10 brands in chocolate in Britain
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Comment & OpinionFunny 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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InterviewsBenedict 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