All news articles for August 2018

Katjes is set to expand in France with former Mondelēz candy brands. Pic: Creative Commons Zero

M&A

Katjes to expand in France with former Mondelēz candy brands

By Douglas Yu

Katjes International is hoping to merge its French and Belgian businesses with CPK, an independent chocolate confectionery production group that French investment firm Eurazeo formed last year after buying a collection of Mondelēz’s European candy brands.

Smarties get a special scary makeover for Halloween

Seasonal

Smarties get a special scary makeover for Halloween

By Anthony Myers

As big brands look to the lucrative Halloween market, Nestlé UK announces that it has launched a Smarties pack for the first time to tap into demand for spooky sweets.

Andreas Pfluger. Pic: Lindt&Sprüngli

News in brief

Shock as Andreas Pfluger leaves Lindt

By Anthony Myers

Departure of integration head of Russell Stover comes as surprise, could a move to Hershey be on the cards for Lindt veteran?

Pic: Nestle

Sweet anniversary

Polo, the mint with the hole, hits 70

By Anthony Myers

Originally produced by Rowntrees of York, the compact mint survived the war and rationing to become an iconic brand.