Mars goes retro with Starburst’s brief return to original Opal Fruits
One of the week’s more intriguing confectionery tales concerns the UK revival of Opal Fruits for the first time in 22 years, albeit for a limited time period only.
Chupa Chups launches Good For You lollipops
Leading sugar confectionery company Perfetti Van Melle is expanding its Chupa Chups sugar free range with the launch of its Good For You lollipops.
Chewits launches new branding
Confectionery company Cloetta UK has relaunched one of its most-loved brands, Chewits, with a brand new design across all marketing channels.
A wealth of industry insights revealed at Gulfood
Last month found the Confectionery Production and Sweets & Savoury Snacks World team at Gulfood Manufacturing, which proved to be an extremely fascinating event.
Joe & Seph’s adds vegan popcorn range
North London-based popcorn makers, Joe & Seph’s is launching a new vegan range.
Ferrero unveils spring 2020 NPD
Ferrero is investing £2.7m in media across spring 2020, coupled with the launch of 10 new seasonal lines to complement its strong core range.
Soreen brings back Halloween range
Malt loaf brand, Soreen, has brought back its Halloween range of Lunchbox Loaves in two flavours: Chocolate & Blood Orange and Toffee Apple.
Halloween range from Ferrara
In celebration of Halloween, Ferrara welcomes back seasonal classics like traditional candy corn and autumn mix alongside a slew of new candy corn treats.
Improving cacao farming techniques set to offer major sector breakthrough
The past week has seen the launch of Barry Callebaut’s latest series of sustainably sourced chocolate in San Francisco, which promises a significant breakthrough in terms of making use of the whole of the cacaofruit as part of its product.
Yowie expands Surprise Inside line
Yowie has launched a gummy candy line extension for its Surprise Inside line of products.
Duality Chocolate Bar from Loacker
Loacker, premium wafer and confection brand, has launched its Duality Chocolate Ba, with dual layers of chocolate – white caramel and 38% milk cocoa – melted over wafer crispies.
Tangerine Confectionery announces modern twists on confectionery favourites
Tangerine Confectionery has unveiled a double product launch, with twists on two much-loved retro classics.
Sun-Maid Raisins introduce three new variants
Confectionery and snacks brand, The Promotion In Motion Companies, has introduced three new flavours in its range of chocolate-coated Sun-Maid raisins.