All Confectionery articles – Page 3
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NewsBlockhead appoints liquidators weeks after running crowdfunding campaign
Functional chewing gum startup Blockhead has collapsed just weeks after attempting to raise £500k in a crowdfunding campaign
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ProfilesFatso’s Ella Mckay on girl power, knickerbocker glories and ROI
Ella is on a mission to make dark chocolate fun and chunky, while driving change in the confectionery scene
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Category ReportMeet the fast and furious gum challengers
Tyson Fury’s Furocity is one of a wave of fast-growing brands looking to challenge the gum heavyweights. Can they succeed?
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NewsSainsbury’s reduces Tony’s shelf price amid shrinkflation allegations
The previous 47g single-serve bars Sainsbury’s used to sell were replaced by 35g versions
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Category ReportConfectionery trends 2024: The sourer the better
What’s behind the latest sour craze in sugar confectionery – and can it buoy a category struggling due to HFSS and cost pressures?
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NewsSpar first to stock new Aero Strawberry chocolate bar
The 90g bar has an rrp of £1.35 and will be available in Spar stores across the UK from 16 May, before a rollout
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Comment & OpinionBite Back won’t stop sweeties being marketed to kids
How will confectionery makers market without bright, colourful packaging?
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Victoria Gibson, junior brand manager, Perfetti Van Melle
Confectionery brand manager Victoria on how she brings ‘Fruity Joy’ to Fruittella’s marketing
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NewsBritish rock stick ‘under threat’ from cheap Chinese imports, producers claim
Producers claim there are just 30 people alive in the UK who know how to make the treats
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NewsWholebake hires new CFO as turnaround makes progress
Snack bar supplier Wholebake has appointed a CFO and NPD & innovation manager as the business works on a turnaround
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NewsAnother year of profit for Thorntons after closure of store estate
Chocolatier Thorntons has posted another year of profit growth after shuttering its loss-making store estate
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NewsCampaign group ShareAction defiant after losing Nestlé HFSS vote
An attempted rebellion led by campaign group ShareAction would have made Nestlé dramatically increase the ratio of healthy food it offers consumers
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NewsMentos targets sharing market with new pack format
Mentos owner Perfetti Van Melle is targeted the “growing sharing opportunity” with two new pouch bag flavour launches.
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NewsDivine Chocolate sees 10% sales drop amid category decline
Ethical chocolate maker Divine saw a near 10% sales decline last year as consumers shunned premium chocolate amid HFSS regulations and cost of living challenges
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NewsChocolate brand Cox & Co to launch paper flow-wrapped bars
The packaging innovation is the result of 18 months’ development
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NewsWaitrose partners with Tony’s Chocolonely to improve transparency in cocoa supply chain
Waitrose has committed to the five principles used by Tony’s Chocolonely to source cocoa beans
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NewsPladis appoints Sephora’s Steve Lesnard as president of Godiva
Lesnard would ‘grow and sustain Godiva’s position and expertise in the premium chocolate category’, said Pladis
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ProfilesJames Cadbury on chocolate, greenwashing and Dragons’ Den
From a River Island stockroom to his own chocolate empire, James outlines his sweet tooth for success
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Comment & OpinionWhy stricter HFSS legislation could backfire
In many of the largest HFSS volume-contributing categories, non-compliant products have significantly higher rates of sale compared to their healthier alternatives, says Alex Lawrence of Circana
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NewsNestlé backs Orkney shop owner’s Easter egg raffle in aid of RNLI
Nestlé will match donations to the raffle up to the value of £10,000