Jul 20, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing, Sugar
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk will soon be available in a new bar with less sugar, as the company owned by Mondelēz International, weighs in on the obesity crisis in the UK. The new product will contain 30% less sugar than the original in an effort to help consumers manage...
Jul 4, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing
Complaints have been upheld against Cadbury, Chewits and Squashies for advertising high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products to children online. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) claims the confectionary companies broke the rules against directing adverts for...
Jun 25, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing, Sugar, Training and Education
Part two of the Government’s childhood obesity plan has been announced, which hopes to halve the number of obese children by 2030. The details have been unveiled by Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Building on the first chapter of the childhood obesity...
Jun 6, 2018 | Confectionery, News, Retailing
Mondelez International has announced its ambition to expand its sustainable wheat sourcing initiative, to cover 100% of its biscuit brands across the European Union by 2022. The multi-national confectionery, food and beverage company, known for brands including Oreo...
May 3, 2018 | Chilled Foods, Confectionery, Dairy, Fish Processing, Fruit Processing, News, Poultry Processing, Ready Meals, Red Meat Processing, Retailing, Vegetable Processing, Wholesaling
Supermarket listings are not the only route to success for smaller manufacturers – this is the message that Gareth Downie, director of West Coast Foods, is looking to spread. According to Downie, although the big retailers are encouraging more small enterprises in...
Apr 26, 2018 | Confectionery, Fruit Processing, News, Ready Meals
Petrow Food Group has improved its levels of safety and quality capacity, following a major investment in a new fruit processing line. Petrow, a UK supplier of ingredients to the breakfast foods, confectionary, bakery, ready meal, and snacks sectors, has spent...
