All in moderation
With all the hype about cutting down on those things that are bad for our health, such as sugar, salt and fat, there is growing demand for healthier sweets and snacks that still provide that hit of indulgence.
An epic journey
Travelling to Mierlo in the Netherlands this week did not quite go to plan. I arrived at Gatwick airport ready for my short flight to Amsterdam in good time, but unfortunately the relaxed journey I had imagined was not to be.
Rising to the challenge
Ben Slater, writer/analyst at market intelligence provider Key Note, discusses the key challenges in the UK biscuits and cakes market.
Business, Candy & Gum, Functional & Free-from, Packaging, Savoury Snacks
Paying for convenience
Maltesers, owned by Mars, is the UK’s best selling chocolate brand in convenience stores with sales of nearly £50m, according to data compiled by IRI Convenience Market Place.
Baked crispbread bites
Peter’s Yard is extending its range and moving into the growing baked snacks category with the launch of three new baked crispbread bites: Sea Salt; Five Seed; and Cumin & Nigella Seed.
A focus on the Czech Republic
It is both interesting and relevant for anyone who works in the confectionery sector to know and understand at least some of what is happening in different confectionery markets.
Small packages
The confectionery category is of course highly competitive, with brands both big and small competing to stand out on the shelves.
Industry trends
The UK chocolate and confectionery production industry is in the mature phase of its life cycle, according to a report published by business information provider IBISWorld in July.
Crisps feel the crunch
The UK is a nation of snackers according to Snack Foods, a new Market Update from market intelligence provider Key Note, which reports that the snack foods market grew by 29.7% between 2010 and 2014. Within the report, the market is divided into three primary sectors: potato crisps, snack nuts, and other savoury snacks.
Consumer insight report
DSM has published the first of a new series of its Global Insights lifting the lid on consumer attitudes to low sugar and no sugar food and drink.
Kids love sweets
Children and teenagers continue to represent a significant target audience for the global confectionery industry, according to a new report entitled Children’s Food & Drinks – Global Trends & Opportunities, from Leatherhead Food Research.
The only way is up
Daisy Phillipson considers the recent drop in hard candy sales in the US and the implications this has for confectionery manufacturers.
Premium biscuits in India
India’s biscuit and cookie industry was valued at INR 145 billion (US $2.41bn) in financial year 2014, of which Britannia and Parle, account for 61 per cent of the market share, according to a ValueNotes report entitled Biscuits and Cookies Industry in India: 2015-2019. The industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14 […]
Gums and jellies in India
Canadean expects the confectionery market in India to grow by 71 per cent in the next four years, as the growing Indian middle class consumes more gums and jellies and chocolate continues to be high in demand among children. The Indian confectionery market was worth close to US$1.3bn in 2013 and is expected to grow […]