Halloween
Hancocks maximises Halloween season as pandemic restrictions lift
UK-based wholesaler Hancocks has showcased a significant array of new Halloween confectionery launches for celebrations next month, in response to major pandemic curbs last year, writes Neill Barston.
US studies reveal 93% of millennial parents intend to celebrate Halloween
With the key Halloween period just weeks away, fresh studies from the US-based National Confectioners Association has revealed 93% of millennial parents intend to stage celebrations, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging
NCA studies reveal chocolate remains America’s favourite Halloween treat
Latest studies from the National Confectioners Association have revealed that chocolate-based treats are Americans’ most favoured for this year’s Halloween, with a total of 60% naming the category as their top choice for trick-or-treat pumpkins, reports Neill Barston.
Hershey’s After Dark primetime series set to offer key Halloween screen challenge
A series of spooky challenges awaits leading pastry chefs inside the famed Hersheypark, as they compete to create the most mind-bending chocolate showpieces is all part of the competitive fun in the new US primetime series, Chocolate Meltdown: Hershey’s After Dark.
Mondelēz makes early move to drive ‘spooky season’ confectionery success
While the spooky season may well be a while off yet, Mondelēz International is keen to help stores prepare for the key retail period including unveiling new mini Oreo series, reports Neill Barston.
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Logistics firm helps solve ‘scary scarcity’ of Halloween pumpkins
A UK-based logistics business with close links to the confectionery sector has pledged that Halloween will not be a horror show despite Covid 19 and freakish 2020 weather causing a scary scarcity of ‘monster’ pumpkins this year.
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National Confectioners Association backs US Halloween festivities
With Halloween around the corner, the US-based National Confectioners Association (NCA) has released figures that show sales of seasonal candy have increased 12% in the build-up to the key spooky seasonal celebration, writes Neill Barston
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Halloween special: National Confectioners Association on major US celebration plans
Confectionery Production speaks exclusively to Carly Schildhaus, public affairs manager of the National Confectioners Association, on how the sector has coped with the pandemic, market trends, celebration plans, and prospects for a new venue for the Sweets and Snacks Expo for 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US. Neill Barston reports
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Mars delivers digital Treat Town app for Halloween celebrations
Mars Wrigley has unveiled its Treat Town digital app for mobile phones to help families celebrate Halloween in an innovative, socially distanced way amid the coronavirus pandemic, reports Neill Barston
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Confectionery sales gain a supernatural boost ahead of this weekend’s Halloween festivities
Ever since watching the Halloween celebrations featuring in Steven Spielberg’s ET as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by the lengths that some will go to mark this key annual extravaganza heralding the long, dark nights of winter.
NCA confectionery report series reveals Covid-19 impact on US consumer behaviour
The US-based National Confectioners Association has unveiled the first of a three-part series of industry insights that examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on consumer behaviour, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
US pharmacy joins Hershey Company to devise safe Halloween celebrations
The US-based CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health today, has teamed up with the Hershey Company to offer family-friendly ‘Boo-Bags,’ for a socially distanced Halloween celebrations, writes Neill Barston
Yowie confectionery creates US Halloween at Home campaign
With costume parties or trick-or-treating being limited this year depending on regional state regulations relating to Halloween in the US, some families are left to their own devices when it comes to making the season special this year.
Halloween celebrations gain a boost with rise in US confectionery sales
With major confectionery brands gear up for the key Halloween season, data from the US-based National Confectioners Association shows that sales of spooky seasonal treats have increased notably, reports Neill Barston
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