Valentines

Retailers remain hopeful of global Valentine’s confectionery boost

A sense of optimism remains high among retailers for key Valentine’s Day 2024 sales of confectionery, despite a major upturn in core ingredient prices putting pressure on markets, according to analysis from the Euromonitor International, writes Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability

Ferrero unveils major Valentine’s confectionery series

Ferrero is aiming to spread the confectionery love this Valentine’s and Easter, with an extended range of products for the season across the company’s core ranges, writes Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability

UK confectionery firms could gain from Australia and New Zealand trade deals

UK confectionery companies are set to gain from the removal of international trading tariffs ahead of Valentines’s Day 2024, through agreements struck with Australia and New Zealand, according to British government projections, reports Neill Barston

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

Ferrero offers early Valentine’s and Easter confectionery treats

Ferrero has made an early move to release both its Valentine’s and Easter confectionery ranges for its US market, with a number of new seasonal offerings set to compete for retail shelf space, writes Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Sustainability

Gourmet Brazilian inspired confectionery business aims to impress this Valentine’s Day

Brazilian inspired artisan confectionery business Brigadeiros Gourmet is aiming to grow its presence in the UK with a distinctively South American flavoured Valentine’s Day offering.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products

NCA results show majority of consumers set to buy confectionery for Valentine’s Day

According to research from the US-based National Confectioners Association, 87% of consumers across the country say they’re planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day by sharing a gift of chocolate or candy.

Love is in the air for UK manufacturer Swizzels

UK confectionery manufacturer Swizzels, makers of classic Valentine’s Day gift sweets, Love Hearts, has received a recent boost with an increase in its production capabilities at its New Mills site in Derbyshire, UK.

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