Nestlé loses UK trademark appeal
Last week came the news that Nestlé had lost the latest round in a long-running trademark dispute with Mondelēz International over its KitKat chocolate bars.
Alcoholic cherry yogurt
The Collective is adding a cherry SKU to its range of gourmet yogurts for the very first time with the release of its New Year Limited Edition, an alcoholic Morello Cherry & Kirsch variety, to all major UK retailers.
Alcoholic pastilles and more
Having reached its crowd funding target at the end of last week, alcoholic explorer Smith & Sinclair is inviting the curious and adventurous to jump down the rabbit hole and embark on a multi-sensorial journey, exploring cocktails like never before.
Identity crisis
Partner Geoff Steward and solicitor Richard Byam-Cook from London law firm Macfarlanes consider Nestlé’s quest to protect the shape of the KitKat.
Time flies
It’s hard to believe that the October issue of Confectionery Production is on its way. Here in the UK, autumn is in the air, and it’s the time of year when we start planning the content of the magazine for 2016.
Mind blowing
ISM Innovation Award winner Tolga Erden tells Susannah Millen about the background to the launch of innovative popping candy SoundyCandy.
Raw passion
Established in 2006, The Raw Chocolate Company makes pure chocolate bars, chocolate berries and bagged supreme foods.
Products gain veggie approval
A selection of Ferrero products have gained the prestigious Vegetarian Society Approved Trademark. Products approved include Nutella, Ferrero Rocher, Kinder Surprise and Kinder Bueno. Vanessa Brown, head of business and catering services, said: “We are very pleased to announce this news it’s great that an international group such as Ferrero is taking its vegetarian customers […]
Up in the air
Aerated chocolate has always been popular, with brands such as Aero, manufactured by Nestlé standing the test of time.
Nestlé trademarks KitKat shape
Nestlé has won a long running trademark row against rival Cadbury. The EU ruling prevents competitors from manufacturing confectionery, bakery products and biscuits in the same shape as KitKat bars, ie four trapezoidal bars aligned on a rectangular base. In 2006, Nestle registered the shape of the Kit Kat as a trademark but its rival […]
Get set for a good Easter
This Easter Kraft Foods, wholly owned by Mondelez International, will be helping independent retailers to make the most of the sales opportunity that Easter creates by offering advice and marketing support for its top-selling brands, as well as an egg-citing bespoke promotion. Earlier this year, Kraft Foods launched a package of responsible retailing advice with […]
Give your sales some bite
To build upon the success of Cadbury Wispa, a brand that was famously brought back to market by popular consumer demand, Kraft Foods is launching an exciting new chocolate sharing product, Cadbury Bitsa Wispa. The new pack is the latest addition to the range of Cadbury branded sharing bags from Kraft Foods, and contains bite-sized […]
Sweet purple victory
Cadbury has won a trademark dispute with Nestlé over the rights to the colour purple. Nestlé challenged the trademark on a number of grounds including that the application was being made in bad faith and that the mark in relation to which an application was being made lacked distinctiveness. Generally, colours are only capable of […]
The battle for the colour purple
Cadbury has won a partial victory against Nestlé in their long-running legal dispute of the use of purple branding as the UK Intellectual Property Office denied Nestlé’s bid to have Cadbury’s trademark of the colour revoked.