All Confectionery articles – Page 17

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    Double whammy

    2004-03-01T00:00:00Z

    With Valentine’s Day safely out of the way and all those red roses and chocolate hearts sold, forecourt retailers can look forward to a double whammy on the confectionery sales front – Mother’s Day on March 21, followed by Easter on April 9-12.Forecourts, of course, are in a great position ...

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    Sweet success

    2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Sugar confectionery sales are growing three times faster than chocolate, according to The Haribo Report 2003, which attributes the growth to new product development and increased market support. It puts the value of the total sugar confectionery market at £993m and says that the top performers are gums & jellies, ...

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    Raising the bar

    2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Confectionery is possibly the ultimate impulse purchase, with 70 per cent of consumers buying chocolate and sweets on the spur of the moment. But, according to Nestlé Rowntree, the category hasn’t been as profitable as it could have been.“The industry has driven volume at the expense of value,” says Graham ...