May 15, 2017 | SNACKS & CONFECTIONERY, Vending News
New research from Mintel has revealed that India is now one of the world’s fastest growing chocolate confectionary markets. Sales of chocolate confectionery in retail markets grew by 13% between 2015 and 2016 in India, followed by Poland which saw sales growth of 2%....
May 12, 2017 | SNACKS & CONFECTIONERY, Vending News
GMB, the union for chocolate bar producers, has backed a House of Lords report calling for guarantees on confectionary tariffs post-Brexit. In a document published on April 27, peers said up to 97% of the UK’s food and drink exports could be at risk after Britain...
May 10, 2017 | SNACKS & CONFECTIONERY, Vending News
Broderick’s has partnered with Manchester Metropolitan and confectionery giant Mars to launch the UK’s first loyalty app aimed at university students and staff. The app shares notifications of Mars product launches introduced at Broderick’s vending machines in return...
Apr 27, 2017 | SNACKS & CONFECTIONERY, Vending News
It was announced on April 26 that Nestle is cutting 300 jobs in the UK as it moves production of the Blue Riband chocolate biscuit to Poland. The company is making the cuts despite achieving £21 billion from sales – a quarterly increase of 0.4%. Blue Riband has been...
Apr 18, 2017 | HOT BEVERAGES, SNACKS & CONFECTIONERY, SOFT DRINKS
Public Health England has reported that it will engage with all sectors of the food industry to reduce the amount of sugar in foods that contribute most to children’s intakes by 20% by 2020, with a 5% reduction in the first year. The initial focus will be on the top...
Apr 10, 2017 | SNACKS & CONFECTIONERY
Peterborough-based Sweet Ideas has rebranded to become Deliciousideas Food Group to reflect the changing face of consumer purchasing. The decision was prompted by a huge growth in sales of the company’s own brand, Healthyideas, Deliciousideas and Snackideas offering...
