All Confectionery articles – Page 88
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NewsCampaign Trail: The chew challenge returns
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles is returning to TV for the first time in four years as part of a £4m push for the Nestlé brand. The new commercial, on air from 12 March, uses the previously used 'chew challenge', with a young man trying to impress a...
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Asda listing for Porrelli ice cream range
Family-run ice cream producer Porrelli has won listings in 30 Asdas across Scotland marking the company’s debut in the multiples.
The Paisley-based company, started by Italian Gerardo Porrelli in 1925, is next month rolling seven… -
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Mars hires rice guru to push sustainability
Mars Foods has appointed a leading rice authority to the new role of strategic rice expert in a bid to improve its production and breeding programmes. David Mackill, one of the world's top experts on rice plant breeding, genetics and...
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NewsChristianity takes on Cadbury as religious Easter egg hits Morrisons
Jesus is taking on the Cadbury’s Caramel Bunny and Aero’s Luvabubble Lamb as a religious-themed Easter egg hits shelves for the first time.
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NewsKit Kat joins sharing bags with Pop Chocs
Nestlé’s biggest confectionery brand is entering the burgeoning sharing bag category with the launch of Kit Kat Pop Choc.
The bags of bite-sized pieces of wafer coated in milk chocolate roll out next month and mark Kit Kat’s long-awaited… -
NewsBig Race is here in next phase of Spots v Stripes
Cadbury has fired the starting gun for the next stage of its Spots v Stripes Olympic activity with the launch of a new chocolate bar, a link-up with Guinness World Records and a £6.5m marketing campaign. A limited-edition chocolate wafer...
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Divine offers foil coins for Red Nose Day
Divine Chocolate is launching bags of milk chocolate coins wrapped in shiny red foil in support of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Available exclusively from Sainsbury's from next month, Divine will donate 5p from each bag sold to the...
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NewsR&R’s NPD for summer includes Rolo handheld ice cream debut
R&R is the first ice cream supplier to unveil the new products it is launching for summer 2011 including a debut for Rolo in the handheld category. The Nestlé ice cream manufacturer is introducing Rolo sticks (rsp: £2.49 per...
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NewsCadbury’s Fortnight profits set for Ghana
Cadbury is donating 20% of all profits sold on its Fairtrade products over Fairtrade Fortnight to fund solar panel projects for Ghanaian cocoa farmers. The confectioner said it usually experienced a 20% sales uplift of its Fairtrade lines...
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NewsCampaign Trail: stilton chocolate, darling?
The wait is over for lovers craving chocolate-covered cheese treats. High-end Stilton maker Long Clawson Dairy's limited-edition run for Valentine's Day comprises blue Stilton in dark chocolate, aged Leicestershire Red in milk chocolate, white...
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NewsKinder Surprise gets bigger toys and ad spend from Ferrero
Ferrero is spearheading plans to dramatically boost its UK presence with a £14m campaign for Kinder Surprise, including the first TV ad for the brand in seven years. A £4m TV ad breaks on 7 February highlighting the introduction of 100...
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NewsGraduate Recruitment: The class of 2011
Many of the retail leaders of today cut their teeth at Mars - and more precisely on its prestigious graduate training scheme. Where will the leaders of tomorrow come from, asks Jessica Twentyman
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NewsRippleglen: discounter ranges are hurting CTN
Leading CTN operator Rippleglen has accused big confectionery companies of damaging traditional newsagents’ businesses by developing exclusive ranges for discounters.
MD Mike Colley said major confectionery manufacturers were not just… -
NewsKraft dismisses talk of Green & Black’s sale
Kraft Foods has moved to dismiss speculation it could sell Green & Black’s, insisting the organic chocolate brand "is in good hands".
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Aero Caramel
Nestlé predicted the new bar would meet a consumer preference for lighter, portionable bars over larger “gut fill” bars such as Mars and Snickers.
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Campaign Trail: Nestlé shares out the love
Nestlé is extending its sharing bags into Milkybar Giant Buttons, Rolo and Smarties this month. New "love to share" branding will run across the range (rsp: £1.89), and will be supported via a £2m above-the-line media campaign from 19 January.
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Dolmio goes 100% natural in attempt to lift flagging sales
Mars is hoping to reverse a decline in Dolmio sauce sales with a new 100% natural ingredient claim and some squeezy NPD aimed at kids. Sales of the sauce brand dropped 2.3% to £148.9m last year [Nielsen 52w/e 2 October 2010] and in a bid...
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NewsFisherman’s Friend in 145 year sales record
The ailing health of the nation has helped Fisherman's Friend haul in a record sales growth for December, according to the 145-year-old company. Sales of the lozenge brand were up 28.7% in the past month compared with December 2009,...
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Galaxy Frothy Top Hot Chocolate
Galaxy Frothy Top product will enable consumers to create the luxury of a coffee shop experience in their own lounge, claims Mars
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NewsWrigley says it’s got Britain back in the gum habit
Wrigley's blueprint to "get Britain chewing again" appears to be paying off - despite Cadbury Trident continuing to lose favour.