Crackling brand expands distribution
The Snaffling Pig Co has expanded its distribution into two of the UK’s top department stores.
Chocolate covered treats
Weaver Nut Company, based in Pennsylvania, US, has announced the addition of a range of chocolate covered snacks to its Weaver Chocolates range. The new range includes chocolate covered gummy bears, gummy worms, strawberries, chocolate and vanilla wafer cookies, peanuts, potato chips, blueberries, kiwis, apricots, pineapples, pears, apple rings and orange peel. “We are excited […]
Quintessentially British
Julian Clarke, sales director for artisan chocolate brand Choc on Choc, tells Confectionery Production about his career to date and his current role.
Global snack market
Virginia Garavaglia, global brand footprint director, Kantar Worldpanel, provides an update on the market for snack products around the world.
Strategy to expand
Artisan British chocolate brand Choc on Choc has appointed Julian Clarke as sales director in a move that is central to the company’s strategy to expand market share in the UK. Clarke has worked in the confectionery industry for almost a decade, with four and a half and five years at House of Dorchester and […]
Cornish fudge goes national
A Cornish fudge producer has secured a deal to supply National Trust stores across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Buttermilk Confectionery Co, based in Wadebridge, is now supplying about 60,000 packets of fudge a year to the National Trust. Managing director of The Buttermilk Confectionery Co, David Goad, says: “Our fudge can now be […]
Sweets & Snacks Middle East
The market for sweets and snacks in the MENA region is continuing to grow – Sweets & Snacks Middle East is the gateway to clients from the Middle East as well as North Africa. Figures for the Sweets & Snacks Middle East trade fair are once again indicating outstanding registration rates. A few months before […]
‘Chocolate with a conscience’
Stephen Rudkin, founder of The Organic Seed & Bean Company, tells Confectionery Production about the background to his ethical chocolate brand.
Business, Candy & Gum, Chocolate, Functional & Free-from, Packaging, Seasonal
Luxury Easter egg
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthaal has joined forces with Waitrose to create a luxury Easter egg. The egg will be a limited edition with only 8000 being made. The dark chocolate eggs are made with Waitrose Seriously 65% dark chocolate and are hand sprayed with chocolate to give a velvet effect. Inside there are six mandarin […]
Natural bite sized snacks
Natural Balance Foods, maker of the wholefood brand Nākd, has unveiled a new product range – Nākd Bits – bite-sized pieces of the popular single bars. The 130g sharing bags contain bite-sized pieces of best selling Nākd bar flavours and come in three variants: Cocoa Delight, Berry Delight and Cocoa Orange. Packed with natural goodness, […]
Bakery, Business, Chocolate, Functional & Free-from, Packaging
Tailored crisp packaging
Printpack has become the preferred packaging partner for KP Snacks Ltd, producing the new packaging for its rebranded Phileas Fogg range of flavoured and textured crisps. Printpack and KP have established a partnership based on many years of trust, quality and excellent service, so when it came to a rebranded product launch, requiring the best […]
The art of chocolate
I think the word ‘artisanal’ has been over used and often abused. The implication of artisan in the chocolate world is that the product is hand made. What does this really mean?
New flavour for Cheddars range
United Biscuits (UBUK) is offering customers a tasty savoury biscuit in crispy bacon flavour. McVitie’s Cheddars crispy bacon flavour is sure to be a mouth watering hit and is available to buy now at a MRRP of £1.41. United Biscuits research shows that almost 40% of McVitie’s Cheddars buyers also bought Bacon flavoured snacks, which is […]
Limited edition Starbust packs launch in Asda
Earlier this year, as part of the relaunch of Starburst, which encourages consumers to ‘Let their starburst out’, shoppers at Asda were given the chance to choose their favourite ‘Red’ Starburst flavours. The winning flavours will be available exclusively to Asda from next week in a new family friendly sharing size pack on a limited […]