Breaking the mould
Susannah Millen meets Flo Broughton for a tour of the Choc on Choc factory in Rode near Bath, Somerset in the UK.
Getting creative
Susannah Millen visited Spun Candy’s flagship store in Spitalfields Market, London to find out more about the brand and its creator James Ellender.
Sweet celebrations
With wedding season in full swing, it’s hard not to notice all the appealing pastel coloured confectionery that has appeared – from personalised rock to candy buffets and towering layers of cup cakes and colour coded macarons.
Gluten free bean to bar
Artisan chocolate maker NearyNogs has developed a gluten free bean to bar product.
Gluten-free cupcakes
Gigi’s Cupcakes USA is launching a range of gluten-free versions of tis gourmet cupcakes. Each Gigi’s Cupcakes bakery is now offering at least three different flavours of gourmet gluten-free cupcakes daily. The weekly gluten-free cupcake menu can be found on the Gigi’s Cupcakes website and features cupcake flavours such as Wedding Cake and Midnight Magic […]
A royally good reason to celebrate
United Biscuits (UBUK) is giving retailers good reason to celebrate in 2013 with the launch of its McVitie’s limited edition celebration tin. As Britain gets set for yet another historic year of Royal occasions, the limited edition tin will make the perfect treat to share with family and friends during the celebrations and boost summer […]
Luxury chocolatier launches ‘free from’ range
Cirillo, a Northern Irish luxury chocolatier, has launched a range of gluten free chocolates for people with coeliac disease. In addition to being gluten free, the chocolates are free from wheat and eggs. The company’s dark chocolate is also dairy-free. The range includes cappuccino bar, milk chocolate, plain, marshmallow, bresilienne (sugar coated toasted hazelnut pieces) […]
Business, Candy & Gum, Chocolate, Functional & Free-from, Seasonal
Speciality Chocolate Fair
The Chocolate Speciality Fair was busier than ever this year, with many new and exciting products being launched at the show. Award winning chocolatier, Barravelli’s introduced its new, vibrant, fun and colourful range of hot chocolate sticks. Chocostix will be available in 12 different flavours providing a tea-time treat for all ages. This new product […]
McVitie’s is proud to be British
United Biscuits is celebrating McVitie’s Digestives’ heritage with a pack redesign. The new design, which will feature on packs from May to September, will be an exciting and impactful redesign sporting the Union Jack Flag, along with the caption ‘Proud to be British since 1892’. This design will celebrate both McVitie’s Digestives’ British background, as […]
Diamond Jubilee biscuit tin
United Biscuits (UBUK) has launched a limited edition tin of McVitie’s biscuits to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. The Diamond Jubilee Assortment contains a 475g selection of McVitie’s biscuits and has a beautifully designed royal blue theme featuring the head of the Queen. The distinctive tin features the exclusively licensed Royal Mail stamp and has great […]
Love Hearts share love online
Romantic Facebook fans can now propose digitally with the launch of a Love Hearts app which allows couples to send loving messages on Valentine’s Day. Swizzels Matlow, the confectionery company that makes Love Hearts, launched the app on Love Hearts Facebook page www.facebook.com/swizzelslovehearts on 1 February. It allows fans to send personalised messages such as […]
Cloetta to sell non-confectionery brands as it reports lower sales
Swedish confectionery brand Cloetta has reported fourth quarter sales of 193 million Swedish Krona (€21m) for the fourth quarter and 987 million (€108m) for the full year.
Booker cautious despite profit surge
Profits at wholesaler Booker rose by a quarter in the past year with pre-tax profits up 25% over the year to 25 March. Total sales were up 6.2% to £3.6bn in the year to 25 March, the cash & carry giant said, with like-for-like sales up 5.1%.
Back to the grind – and blaming the weather…
After the disruption of Easter and the royal wedding in the UK, most things are settling back into the normal grind of everyday life. Hence, I have a bumper newsletter for you as companies are suddenly releasing trading statements, introducing new products and announcing new business ventures galore. One of the particularly interesting came yesterday […]