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First UK fair-trade wholewheat digestive launched
Fitting squarely into the current Fairtrade Fortnight event, Traidcraft has launched the UK’s first Fairtrade wholewheat digestive biscuit, made using Fairtrade sugar from Malawi.
Northern Foods launches Fox’s Ambers
Northern Foods has launched the Fox’s Ambers range in praline, caramel and plain honeycomb flavours, billed as the brand’s new flagship range.
Rude health introduces wholegrain range
Rude Health has expanded from its traditional cereal ranges into the healthy snacks sector. Its new wholegrain ‘Thins’ range is available in Waitrose in the UK and consists of Oaty Thins (£1.99), Multigrain Thins (£1.99) and Rice Thins (£1.69).
Jelly Belly launches a new travel retail line
US distributor Global Retail Concepts (GRC) and children’s confectionery supplier Jelly Belly have launched a line of new products exclusive to travel retail.
Brazilians celebrate increase in visitors to their stands at ISM 2011
The 28 Brazilian companies that took part in ISM 2011 are pleased with the high volume of deals closed and significant numbers of visitors to their stands. Over the four days of the fair, 1,500 visitors came to the Sweet Brazil Pavilion, a 36% increase compared to last year’s edition, with a resulting sales volume of more than $51 million, including the deals expected to be closed over the next 12 months.
New campaign for Butterkist
Butterkist has invested in a new media campaign, which includes updating its existing TV commercial based around the strapline, ‘You can’t resist Butterkist.’
Hancocks to open branch and extend chocolate range
Confectionery cash and carry Hancocks is to open a new branch in Reading, UK, and launched two value chocolate bar ranges to help independents compete against supermarkets.
Launch of limited edition Snickers bar
Mars is building on its Mr T. campaign with the launch of limited edition Snickers Maximums.
UK launch of coffee sweets
The real coffee bean confectionery brand, Kopiko, is due to launch in the UK during January 2011.
Polythene UK launches compostable checkout bags
Polythene UK is offering free compostable checkout bags to visitors to the easyFairs ECOPACK show next February to help promote the product launch.
Two magazines are better than one
If this headline seems familiar, you are probably already a reader of my weekly Confectionery Production e-newsletter. The similar headline, which only featured last week, highlighted the work we are doing with the UK’s BCCC annual conference to increase the links between suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, regulators and consumers of confectionery and snacks. Stronger bonds benefit […]
Oxford Nutrascience introduces Chewyz vitamin-enriched chews
Oxford Nutrascience has introduced Chewyz, a reduced sugar soft chew that also contains 50mg of Omega3, vitamins A, C, D and E and 35% fibre.
Free chocolate for retailers
To celebrate the launch of Seeds of Change’s new 30g chocolate bars, the company is giving away a free mixed case of its organic chocolate to the first 1,000 retailers to register.