Fudge theatre
Susannah Millen meets Sian Holt, founder of premium fudge producer Fudge Kitchen.
Business, Candy & Gum, Chocolate, Functional & Free-from, Packaging, Seasonal
Award winning chocolate shop
Leicester shoppers were given their first glimpse of Cocoa Amore’s new store after its unveiling at a re-launch event held on Thursday 29 October.
A winning combination
Susannah Millen meets Ed Smith and Richard Wilkinson, the founders of ‘superfood’ chocolate brand Doisy & Dam.
Muffin Break targets commuters
National artisan bakery, Muffin Break, has expanded its offering by opening its first ever store in a train station location, which has connections to most parts of the UK.
FDF award winners
Shaheed Gul Khattak from Mondeléz International has scooped the Apprentice of the Year Award at the prestigious Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards.
Sharing retail line
Artisan British chocolate brand, Choc On Choc is launching a new retail offering with a line of Chocolate Buttons premium sharing packs.
Sweet celebrations
Thibaut van Hövell and business partner Natalya Berdikyan tell Susannah Millen about their plans for traditional Belgian confectionery brand Vanparys.
Celebrating 30 years
North Eastern England confectionery manufacturer, Sweetdreams, is celebrating its 30th anniversary as it sets out ambitious plans for growth over the next five years.
Biscuit range expands
Arden Fine Foods has extended its Arden’s brand and revealed the new ‘Petites’ range of continental sweet biscuits that will be on sale in Waitrose in the UK from July. This range of smaller mouth-sized biscuits is packaged in complementary light pastel colours and extends the brand range to include eight new lines: Mini Toffee […]
Cracking results for 2014
Eat Natural, the fruit and nut bar brand, has announced a cracking set of results for 2014 and promises to ‘raise the bar’ for 2015 and beyond, by investing in new machinery, people and markets. Praveen Vijh, the co-founder of Eat Natural, believes that “Market forces have collided in the past 12 months, seeing a […]
Chocolatier expands capacity
After a significant increase in turnover, family-run Holdsworth Chocolates has expanded to create a larger manufacturing and office facility in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales. Its handmade chocolates have been a hit with well-heeled customers shopping at Harrods and other fine food halls and department stores for more than a quarter of a century. […]
The race to innovate
Japanese firms are developing innovative new products for the domestic market while expanding overseas. Julian Ryall reports.
Flying saucer invasion
A Staffordshire, UK, sweet shop boss has sparked a flying saucer invasion in the Far East. Chinese shoppers and British ex-pats have been besieging Martin Peet’s new confectionery outlet in Hong Kong’s bustling central region to snap up the traditional sherbet filled discs. Although other English favorites have proved popular, it is the ‘flying saucer’ […]
Realising global aspirations
wnDirect has launched a new initiative that will be dedicated to helping small to medium retailers realise their global aspirations. Kelly Wright has joined wnDirect as SME sales manager and has been tasked with launching this new initiative. Prior to joining wnDirect Kelly was at MetaPack working as an implementations manager and cross border trade […]