Natural brand wins award
Female entrepreneur and advisor on BBC One’s The Apprentice Karren Brady, has presented six small businesses with a prestigious national business award at an exclusive event held at Kettners in London. Natural sweet manufacturer Goody Good Stuff, beat hundreds of small businesses, to claim the prize of £2,000 cash, 50,000 Nectar points and the prestigious […]
Space themed kids’ sweets
European licensed character confectionery company, Bon Bon Buddies, is launching its latest own-brand kids’ confectionery product range that is being backed by the company’s largest ever consumer marketing campaign. With a strong space theme, Nanobytes are little round sweets that have a crunchy shell and are chewy on the inside. They are being launched to […]
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).
Bon Bon Buddies celebrates Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Bon Bon Buddies, a European provider of licensed character and branded confectionery has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for international trade. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are in recognition of outstanding achievement in innovation, international trade and sustainable development by UK businesses. Winners are announced on the Queen’s birthday every year. This is […]
“We now produce 36 flavour varieties ranging from passion fruit to Pina Colada”
In 1998 my father and I identified a niche in the European confectionery market for a gourmet jelly bean brand that would bring a premium product to the sugar confectionery market.
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.
Business, Candy & Gum, Chocolate, Functional & Free-from, Savoury Snacks
Hot from the oven and smelling fresh
Health and indulgence are the two contrasting threads affecting consumer choice in biscuits.
Chocolate trends
International sales of sugared sweets and chocolate continue to rise at a steady pace as the demand for confectionery in developing regions such as the Asia Pacific region and the Middle East rises.
The Israeli confectionery market
Confectionery sales continue to increase throughout much of the Middle Eastern region, in spite of the global economic downturn and its effect on consumer spending. Many confectionery markets across the Middle East have been characterised by increasing levels of disposable income, as well as the continued popularity of many types of sweets in both Jewish […]
ISM innovations
The trade fair was a resounding success for the 1,412 suppliers who exhibited at the 42nd International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) in Cologne from 29th January to 1st February 2012.
Business, Candy & Gum, Functional & Free-from, Packaging, Seasonal
Wonderful Pistachios celebrates cracking start to 2012
Wonderful Pistachios, the only flavoured pistachio brand in the UK, is reaping the rewards of its recent UK TV advertising campaign – Get Crackin’.
Mariani introduces premium Australian beef jerky to UK retail market
Mariani Foods will be launching its premium beef jerky to the UK retail market in August, with confirmed listings in petrol forecourt multiples, food service customers and wholesale groups. The ‘soft’ texture jerky is already available in the UK through a recognised club store chain and is generating a lot of interest in its 255g […]
Nestlé introduces Ramadan Quality Street
Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) has launched a limited edition of Quality Street in the Middle East region, suitable for the approaching holy month of Ramadan.
New Asian area manager at Perfetti van Melle
Laurens Krijgsman has joined Perfetti van Melle Global Travel Retail as area manager for Asia and part of Europe.