Orkla ASA has announced it has signed an agreement to purchase 20% of Icelandic company Nói-Siríus HF ('Nói Siríus'), Iceland’s leading chocolate and confectionery manufacturer.
The 48-year-old Spanish confectioner, known for its flavorful gummy candies, doubles down on the American market with new products created alongside the key teen demographic.
Sir Kensington’s co-founder Mark Ramadan is joining upmarket vegan chocolate maker Hu Products (pronounced ‘hue’ as in ‘human’) as CEO following the departure of Rita Hudetz, who left a week ago to pursue other opportunities.
The 10-year-old awards recognize some of the 4.8m family-owned companies in the UK and Ireland across 10 categories. Whitaker snagged recognition in food and drink.
Mars Wrigley surveyed more than 40k people in six regions around the world to determine best practice for getting candy into the hands of consumers. A focal point: candy is a treat, not a snack.
The move would see children’s favourites such as Cadbury bars, Fudge, Curly Wurly and Chomp as well as Barny sponge bears brought under 100 calories by the end of 2020, while Cadbury Mini Fingers and Cadbury Animals will be under 100 calories from as...
