Nestlé has posted flat organic sales growth in confectionery in fiscal 2017, but saw an uptick for premium brands such as Les Recettes De L’Atelier and sales in direct-to-consumer KitKat stores.
Latvian company Chocolette Confectionary has developed patented technology to cut calories in dark chocolate by 45% and has launched own brand Red to target health conscious shoppers.
UK confectioner Bon Bon Buddies (BBB), 80% of whose business is in licensing, has unveiled a branded range of sour candies with new packaging under its Brain Blasterz range.
United Confectioners’ Red October Factory and Ukranian frim Roshen have each been ordered to pay costs after failing in EU trademark appeals concerning whether a crab design resembled a crayfish design.
Vegan, sugar free and exotic flavors are among the contributors that made Brazilian confections popular in Europe last year, as Brazilian exports of sweets, snacks and ingredients to the EU grew by over 73% in value, according to trade body ABICAB.
India's first chocolate subscription service Cocoatrait still has only a small number of subscribers, but is reaching regions previously untouched by premium chocolate and proving chocolate deliveries in the country can overcome melting risks, says...
Barry Callebaut may build another chocolate factory in China as its current 30,000-suqare-meter site in the Suzhou Industrial Park is ‘already operating at near full capacity,’ says the company’s Asia Pacific president, Ben De Schryver.
While Mars is currently the market leader in China’s chocolate confectionery space, Ferrero has been growing over the past five years with increased shares year-over-year, the latest Euromonitor data shows.
