All Easter articles

  • Welcome Break donates Easter Eggs to food bank network
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    Welcome Break donates Easter Eggs to food bank network

    2020-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Motorway service operator Welcome Break organised an Easter Egg Giveaway over the bank holiday weekend, donating flowers, over 30,000 eggs and other sweet treats to food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network across the country. The Trussell Trust works with around two thirds of the nation’s network of food banks, ...

  • “Heavy-handed” officials try to stop c-stores selling Easter eggs
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    “Heavy-handed” officials try to stop c-stores selling Easter eggs

    2020-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Convenience stores selling Easter eggs are facing interference from “heavy-handed” officials trying to restrict the range of goods they can sell under coronavirus curbs, according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).Some stores have been told by police and local council officials that the chocolate eggs are considered non-essential goods.ACS ...

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    Country Choice reveals line-up of sweet treats for Easter

    2020-03-06T00:00:00Z

    Country Choice has a basket full of thaw-and-serve sweet treats in time for Easter. Alongside a must-have six-pack of fruited and spiced Hot Cross Buns, the range includes a gingerbread bunny, themed cupcakes, mallow nests, tarts and cornflake cakes. The Easter-themed cupcakes and mallow nests have a 14-day shelf life ...

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    Premier Foods reveals Easter cake line-up

    2019-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods is making seasonal launches from its cake brands with new products in the Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes ranges for Easter 2019. Available throughout spring this year, the new Mr Kipling Lemonade and Elderflower Slices aims to attract new shoppers to the market who want to try something ...

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    New Pringles are full of Eastern promise

    2019-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Pringles is launching its biggest innovation in four years, with a new rice-based chip created to carry Eastern-inspired flavours. Pringles Rice Fusion comes in Malaysian Red Curry, Indian Tandoori Chicken Masala and Peking Duck with Hoisin Sauce flavours. Rrp is £1.99 per 160g can. Rice Fusion chips have a lighter ...

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    Cracked Egg Muffin in time for Easter

    2019-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Aryzta Food Solutions has launched a Cracked Egg Muffin under its Otis brand.It is supplied frozen for thaw and serve and comprises a chocolate chip muffin with a vanilla cream centre, finished with a white chocolate cream cracked egg decoration. It comes in cases of 28, rrp £1.49. Pos, including ...

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    Aryzta Food Solutions adapts muffin for Easter

    2019-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Aryzta Food Solutions has launched a Cracked Egg Muffin under its Otis brand. It is supplied frozen for thaw and serve and comprises a chocolate chip muffin with a vanilla cream centre, finished with a white chocolate cream cracked egg decoration. It comes in cases of 28, rrp £1.49. “Demand ...

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    Montezuma’s makes Easter eggs Like No Udder

    2019-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Montezuma’s Easter 2019 range includes three new products: a milk chocolate alternative Like No Udder egg and two giant chocolate bunnies named Bertie and Betsy. Like No Udder is ideal for vegans or those avoiding dairy products. Rrp is £9.99. The two bunnies are hollow chocolate, with Bertie in white ...

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    Montezumas reveals Easter range additions

    2019-01-11T00:00:00Z

    Montezuma’s Easter 2019 range includes three new products: a milk chocolate alternative Like No Udder egg and two giant chocolate bunnies named Bertie and Betsy.Like No Udder is ideal for vegans or those avoiding dairy products. Rrp is £9.99.The two bunnies are hollow chocolate, with Bertie in white chocolate and ...

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    product news: Mondelez ’egg-cels’ with strong line-up for Easter 2019

    2018-10-22T00:00:00Z

    Mondelez aims to bring families together and drive value into the Easter chocolate category with its latest Easter line-up. On the basis that the top activities for consumers at Easter are eating chocolate; seeing friends and family; gifting chocolate; and going on egg hunts, the company is investing £10m to ...

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    product news: Haribo revamps Easter range

    2018-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Haribo’s Easter Range has been given a new look and a new treat. New for 2018 is Haribo Bunny ‘n’ Friends, a gift that contains cute bunny, sheep and chick shaped sweets all wrapped up in a bunnyshaped box. This latest addition to Haribo’s Easter gifting follows the success of ...

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    Nexus in time for Easter

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Out-of-home media owner, Admedia is launching its new large-format digital screen network Admedia Nexus across major UK motorway service areas.It has 16 full-motion D-48 screens, positioned to target millions of drivers using the motorways connecting the UK’s top 20 conurbations.Admedia said the Nexus screens provide an additional touchpoint, ...

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    Country Choice hatches fresh Easter products

    2017-04-10T00:00:00Z

    New to Country Choice’s Easter range are nests comprising a biscuit base with mixed fruit jam, marshmallow and a chocolate flavoured coating, all topped off with a chocolate egg. Packed in 20s, they have an rrp of £1.29.Also available are 85g Easter cupcakes, which are sponge topped with lemon ...

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    product news: Mr Kipling extends Easter range

    2017-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Premier Foods is introducing a new seasonal range of Mr Kipling cakes for Easter to complement its existing Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes ranges. With occasion cakes being worth £138m and growing at 5.2%, Mr Kipling will be adding to its range with Orange & Lemon Slices and Lemon ...

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    product news: Nestle Confectionery reveals Easter plans

    2016-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Nestle Confectionery has unveiled its plans for Easter 2017. Leading the range are two new products that utilise digital technology to give children an extra element of fun and entertainment with their Easter chocolate. The new Smarties 3D Activity pack contains a Smarties Chocolate Chick, three Smarties bars, two Smarties ...

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    Sewell on the go launches Easter promotions

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has launched Easter themed promotions. Customers who buy three Easter eggs in any of the 12 Sewell on the go stores can enter a draw to win a family ticket to leading visitor attractions – The Deep, Yorkshire Wildlife Park or Alton Towers. ...

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    product news: Haribo unveils new Easter treats

    2016-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Haribo has unveiled two new Easter treats – Haribo Jelly Bunnies and Haribo Chick ’n’ Mix. Lindsey Bevan, seasonal brand manager at Haribo, commented: “Easter is not just about chocolate. Sugar confectionery experienced year-on-year growth during the Easter period last year because it added variety and great value to the ...

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    Product news: Butterkist unveils Easter popcorn

    2016-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Butterkist is launching a limited edition popcorn for the Easter snacking market. Butterkist Limited Edition Hot Cross Bun popcorn (150g, MRRSP £1.49) will launch on 15 February. It will be the first hot cross bun popcorn to the market, developed following consumer research which shows that 95% of consumers are ...

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    Mars launches golden opportunities for Easter

    2015-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Mars is giving retailers a ’golden opportunity’ to maximise Easter sales with the launch of Galaxy Golden Eggs.The new eggs feature a combination of Galaxy chocolate and crunchy caramel pieces rolled in gold. They come in two formats: a sharing bag, and a large egg format. Available from January 2015, ...

  • PRODUCT NEWS: Mondelez goes the ’egg-stra’ mile with plans for Easter
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    PRODUCT NEWS: Mondelez goes the ’egg-stra’ mile with plans for Easter

    2014-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Mondelēz International has revealed what it claims is its best Easter offer, with its extensive range of self-eat, giving and sharing products and the return of the successful Cadbury Creme Egg Gooless promotion. It is also back to help retailers make the most of the Eater opportunity with its Seasons ...