Snack brand links with zoo
As part of a busy summer marketing campaign to celebrate the launch of Pom-Bear Zoo, Intersnack’s brand new snack has now become official sponsor for the Go Wild! Theatre at Dudley Zoo. The Pom-Bear...
View ArticleWild website for snack bars
Wild Trail has announced the launch of its new website at www.wildtrail.co.uk. The new site compliments the recent rebranding of the company and aims to help further establish the brand’s prominence in...
View ArticleSourdough library launched
Puratos has opened a Sourdough Library with a unique collection of traditional sourdoughs. The inauguration of the Sourdough Library took place at the Puratos Center for Bread Flavour in Saint-Vith,...
View ArticleFourth London chocolaterie
paul.a.young has announced the opening of his fourth London chocolaterie at Heal’s flagship store on Tottenham Court Road. Heal’s is renowned for its British designers, high-end furniture, luxury...
View ArticleImproved recipe snack bars
Wild Trail is launching a range of new and improved wholegrain snack bars with lower sugar content and healthier ingredients. The bars contain wholegrain oats, fruits and nuts, coconut oil and no added...
View ArticleRetro sweets relaunch
Spanish confectioner Vidal is launching its retro Fizzle Sticks to the UK market. A reinvention of the original 1970s sweet, the new Fizzle Sticks contain up to 25% fruit concentrate and use only...
View ArticleLower sugar snack bars
Wild Trail is launching lower sugar versions of their snack bars. The new bars combine wholegrain oats, fruit, buts, and coconut oil, and contain no added sugar. The bars contain eight wholefoods and...
View ArticleWild Berry sweets TV ad
Wrigley has created a TV advert as part of its multi-million pound media spend for 2014 to support the launch of its newest addition to its Skittles range – Skittles Wild Berry flavour. The advert...
View ArticleIce cream offering extended
Gelato Gusto, an ice cream parlour in Brighton, UK, is now offering tubs for wholesale and events catering to The Grand, The Creperie, and Beach Hut Sweets. It top selling flavours include: Equadorian...
View ArticleStudent Chocolatier of the Year
Andrew Carnall was selected as Keylink Student Chocolatier of the Year 2014 at an event held at Sheffield City College on June 2. The competition lasted for five hours, during which time each...
View ArticleBottled dessert sauces
RPC Kutenholz has launched its dessert sauces in new 2kg bottles in a bid to boost its shelf presence. “The shelf presence is now much more modern,” affirms Tina Wehnert, product manager at...
View ArticleAnti-aging chocolate
Esthechoc, which claims to be the world’s first ‘beauty chocolate,’ will be presented next month at the Global Food Innovation Summit in London. The 70% cocoa dark chocolate combines two antioxidants...
View ArticleAoC award winners announced
The Academy of Chocolate Awards, taking place for the seventh time, will be held on Thursday 23 April at Fortnum & Mason in London. This year’s awards attracted more than 500 entried. As a result...
View ArticleThe future’s sweet
Sweets provide the perfect imaginarium for fun, creative innovation and experimentation, say food futurologist Dr Morgaine Gaye and chocolatier Paul A Young. Emporious: The Sweet Shop of the Future was...
View ArticleIt’s all good…
Kate Hamilton and Jane Shandley are the co-founders of ’functional‘ chocolate brand iQ Chocolate. Hamilton started out working in the dairy food industry for a manufacturing/distribution company, while...
View ArticleAward winning chocolate
Host Nigel Barden presented the Gold winners of the 2015 Academy of Chocolate Awards at a sparkling awards party at Fortnum and Mason in London. There were additional awards for exceptional entrants:...
View ArticlePromotional Skittles packs
Skittles is teaming up with Xbox to offer consumers the chance to win an Xbox One with every promotional bag sold from early June until the end of the year. Available from 8 June until the end of this...
View ArticleHanging bags range
This month, Wrigley is set to extend its range of price marked packs (PMPs) for its sugar confectionery brands Skittles and Starburst, with the introduction of four additional hanging bags with a £1...
View ArticleMeat snacks in demand
Meat snacks are becoming a popular snack of choice across the UK due to them being healthy and high in protein, and act as a healthy alternative to the average snack. Meatsnacks Group produces jerky...
View ArticleFairtrade favourite improves
Fair trade organization, Traidcraft is unveiling its new and improved Geobar range just in time for fairtrade fortnight. This fortnight sees the bars hitting the shelves with flavoursome combinations...
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