Top trends in sweets and snacks
It’s useful to track what’s going on in the market place whatever area of the confectionery sector you work in.
Business, Candy & Gum, Functional & Free-from, Packaging, Savoury Snacks
Yogurt coated popcorn
Butterkist is set to tease the taste buds of popcorn lovers with the launch of the very first yogurt coated popcorn.
Better for you snacks
Appealing to growing consumer demand for delicious and nutritious better for you snack alternatives, Old Wisconsin is introducing a new line up of Fast Fuel Sausage Sticks and Bites in the US. The new product launch comes as the first full school year comes to a close following the publication of new USDA ‘Smart Snacks […]
Popcorn progresses
While popped snacks are gaining considerable attention as one of the up-and-coming sectors of the bagged snacks market, there still appears to be some mileage in the traditional popcorn market, both in the US and Europe. Gourmet lines, already established in the US, are starting to make their way across the Atlantic, bringing a whole […]
Realities of retail
It is unfortunately an understood fact of retail life that it is not just the amount of products sold that determine the figure when the year end report is finalised. Despite Thorntons actually selling 26% more chocolate in supermarkets and other outlets, the high costs of its own store operations and the financial aspects of […]