Women’s wholesale and consumer UK fashion and accessories brand A Gift From The Gods has launched its own chocolate bar collection to complement its exclusive range of popular gifting products such as stationery, gift wrapped sleepwear and jewellery.
A York-based ethical brand Choc Affair has introduced a limited edition 'Best of Britain' range of hot chocolates and chocolate bars in celebration of Yorkshire Day on August 1.
HIM & MCA Insight has announced a new name and branding as it launches a new analytics and data visualisation solution under its data platform Lumina Intelligence.
UK arm of the confectionery giant has announced the return of KitKat Chunky Cookie Dough and Mint for a limited period as part of the brand’s strategy ‘to excite consumers by introducing new flavours or bringing back popular choices each year’.
Premium British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat Group plc has announced revenue of £136m ($174m), an increase of 3% compared with the same period last year, despite its physical high-street outlets being shuttered for 12 weeks because of the coronavirus lockdown.
The multinational snack producer partnered with NextGen insights agency Join the Dots I InSites Consulting and virtual reality (VR) market researcher Gorilla in the room to understand how shelf-ready packaging and merchandising impacts shopper behaviour,...
Award-winning probiotic chocolate brand, Ohso, has announced it has launched its range of low-calorie chocolate bars on Ocado, the UK’s high-end online grocery retailer.
Bulla Dairy Foods’ decision to shift its popular ice cream Choc Tops from a cinema foodservice-style distribution format to a ‘shelf-ready’ product for Coles supermarkets during the COVID-19 lockdown in Australia enabled the brand to continue successful...
Supplier industry for sweets and snacks is placing its bets on a re-start after the coronavirus pandemic and is already looking at numerous bookings from firms in Europe and beyond.
Cadbury, which is owned by Mondelēz International, has announced it is launching three new limited-edition Dairy Milk bars in the UK, as part its annual Cadbury Inventor competition.
Sponsored by the National Confectioners Association (NCA), the Sweets & Snacks Expo is the confectionery and snack industry’s hugely successful and world-class event that is held every year in May at the McCormick Place in Chicago.
The above-average sunny weather in June and the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic have led to a significant increase in ice cream sales in Germany, according to the Association of the German Confectionary Industry (BDSI).
'Embrace Your Punch Day 'returns on July 18 with events planned across the USA as the brand celebrates its 30th anniversary and adds its support to the Black Lives Matter movement.
UK premium sweet brand Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls is celebrating its first overseas order since before the coronavirus outbreak, as demand for its products starts to return to normal, the company has reported.
Three food companies – The Hershey Company, The Kellogg Company, and McCormick & Company – were included on DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, an annual list based on survey submissions from US companies with 1,000 or more employees.
Luxury chocolatier The Pierre Marcolini House has announced it is re-opening its Marylebone boutique in London from today (June 15) as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the UK begin to ease.
Health food and drink experts have revealed what they believe will be the biggest purchase drivers and the biggest innovation pitfalls post-COVID and how brands can cater to emerging needs.
Father’s Day in the UK falls on Sunday 21 June. Chocolatiers around the country have been busy preparing for the big day for dads, granddads, stepdads or anyone who needs some love in the house. Here’s a roundup of some of the latest treats that been...
Inspired by new ways of working during COVID-19 pandemic, Barry Callebaut says BC LIVE will be engaging customers on a virtual journey of chocolate and cocoa.
UK manufacturer pladis announced sales of biscuits grew by £66m (2.5%) - the category is now worth £2.7bn ($3.42bn) - and said it was on its way to unlocking a £264m opportunity within the coming three years.
Nestlé UK has announced it has joined forces with Deliveroo’s Essentials delivery platform in a deal that will allow the company’s confectionery and other products to be delivered direct to consumers.
Sales growth in most snack and nutritional bar segments – categories associated with convenience, on-the-go consumption and sports - has dropped sharply since coronavirus hit, with the biggest drops in performance nutrition (-20% in March/April), meal...
Flavorchem, a provider of ingredient and color solutions for the food industry, has released a report on quarantine snacking trends taking place in North America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the cancellation of this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, Tomra Food solutions is offering its skill and guidance regarding confectionery sorting solutions online.
In May 2017, Sweets & Snacks Expo, the largest candy and snack show in North America, celebrated its 20th anniversary; here, we look back at its history and hear about plans for the 2021 show.
Japan is still in the early adoption phase of sustainable confectionery, but there is plenty of potential for it to go mainstream, according to consumer research from Barry Callebaut.
The National Confectioners Association – organisers of the Sweets & Snacks Expo – has published a new report, entitled Sweet Insights: State of Treating 2020.
Despite the cancellation of the physical event this year, industry professionals can still take a deep dive into the industry with the Sweets & Snacks Expo’s Sweet Insights Unwrapped Series.
The global sugar confectionery market size is anticipated to reach $69.5bn by 2026, growing at a rate of 4.3%, according to new research published by Polaris Market Research, as sugar stays stable on the commodity market.
While the nation remains in lockdown British premium brand Firetree will use Zoom for a live and interactive chocolate tasting and discovery event to share its passion and knowledge of rare cocoa beans, remote single estate locations, and its sourcing...
As extensions and new inclusions have been made to many government-mandated social distancing policies, a majority of North American consumers indicate they expect the impact of COVID-19 will persist for up to six months, according to Nielsen.
Where and when consumers grocery shop has shifted dramatically since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic on March 11 with consumers increasingly gravitating to dollar stores and limiting trips to club, drug and...
The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA's) Summer Fancy Food Show, scheduled for June 28-30 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York (which has recently been turned into a makeshift hospital), is the latest major food show to be canceled due to the coronavirus...
International Advocacy Groups Publish Joint Consumer Purchasing Guide just in time for the Easter Holiday, with Dutch brand Tony’s Chocolonely coming out top.
Brands struggle to keep up with online demand as supermarkets lift restrictions but stock less confectionery as retailers focus on supplying staple items since the coronavirus outbreak.
UK chocolatier Paul A Young has created a new ‘intergalactic chocolate collection' for this Easter, which he says 'challenges the traditional chocolate eggs by giving them a cosmic twist'.
Australian confectionery advice organization Be treatwise says there are different options for families to celebrate the holidays during the coronavirus crisis.
Determined not to let the ongoing COVID-19 crisis shelve plans, BakeryandSnacks virtually hosted the debate on snackification, originally scheduled to take place on stage at The Ingredients Show in Birmingham, UK.
With reports in the UK that some convenience stores have been told by police and local councils that chocolate eggs are considered non-essential goods under coronavirus curbs, in the first of our seasonal roundups, we take a look at selection of Easter...
With consumers approaching every food shopping trip “like SEAL Team Six” (going in, extracting the target, and getting out) new brands and products “are sitting on shelves ignored” as shoppers grab trusted brands and make for the exit, behavior that could...
Group of independent bean-to-bar companies join together to organize first-of-its-kind festival to help independent chocolatiers weather the coronavirus impact on their businesses. Discover more on Instagram: @stayhomewithchocolate.
While many packaged food firms have enjoyed soaring sales this month, startups that had planned to launch new brands, ramp up bricks & mortar distribution, and raise money this year are adjusting plans rapidly, while access to capital will get more...
Confectionery, along with crisps, snacks & nuts, and soft drinks, has been earmarked as a risk category in the food sector for deprioritisation, as supermarkets re-allocate stock priorities towards staples and essential supplies due to the coronavirus...
Confectionery industry should become more diverse and transparent with a focus on sustainability to become more relevant to its modern consumers, young leaders tell National Confectioners Association at its annual meeting.
