Mentos Say Hello returns to get the nation talking
Mentos candy brand, has announced the return of its ‘Say Hello’ campaign for 2018.
Top five news articles of 2017
As 2017 nears to a close, Sweets & Savoury Snacks World looks at the top news articles to appear online during the year.
New Mentos packs use Press-Lok closure system
Mentos has become the first confectionery brand in North America to use Velcro Companies’ Press-Lok closure system.
Perfetti Van Melle prepares for summer
Perfetti Van Melle is preparing for summer by launching Mentos Mix on the Beach, a limited edition pack of chewy confectionery in fruity cocktail flavours.
Sugar free and reduced sugar Fruittella arrive
Confectionery business Perfetti Van Melle has launched a range of sugar free and reduced sugar products under its Fruittella brand.
Chupa Chups extends candy range
Sugar confectionery company, Perfetti Van Melle, has extended its popular candy range with the launch of Airheads Sour.
Smint adds new format
Smint is adding one of its best selling Mint packs in a new £1 PMP format to its minty fresh collection.
Price marked sharing bags
Perfetti Van Melle has introduced a range of £1 price-marked packs (PMPs) across its best-selling sharing bags to drive rate of sale and profits for retailers in the UK during the summer months.
Fresh to impress
Sugar free mint, Smint, has unveiled a striking new limited edition ‘Fresh to Impress’ range, which will be available in UK stores this summer. Further to its ‘Design Our Cover’ competition that ran over two months last year, the three winning cover designs now feature across 300,000 packs of Smint Mint 8g. The removable covers […]
Emerging economies drive gum sales
Global retail value sales of gum totalled $26.4 billion (€19.5bn) in 2012, up two per cent on 2011 (constant 2012 prices/fixed 2012 exchange rates).
Lollipops lose sales
Confectionery consumers worldwide are moving away from the traditional, sugary lollipop to other sweets, driven by health concerns and greater spending power.
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Perfetti Van Melle looks to Burma
DKSH has entered into an agreement with Perfetti Van Melle for the marketing, sales and distribution of Perfetti Van Melle’s range of candies and soft chews across all trade channels in Myanmar. Perfetti Van Melle is a leading confectionery company, producing and distributing candies in more than 150 countries worldwide, including many well-known household brands […]
Candy co-brands
The number of new co-branded products in sugar confectionery and gum looks set to increase once again in 2012, and includes the recent launch of two new Vimto brand confectionery products in the UK.
One’s good. Three’s better
Following the successful launch of Mentos 3 Layers earlier this year Perfetti Van Melle is expanding its Mentos 3 Layers range with the addition of a Fruity Fresh blackberry-kiwi-strawberry variant. The combination of three layers of chewing gum that delivers a longer lasting flavour and unique chewing experience has proved extremely popular with consumers. Aimee […]