Candy

Retail Asia11/05/2023

Funday Natural Sweets has announced Sour Cola Gummies as the latest addition to its line-up of better-for-you confectionery. In line with the rest of the Funday Natural Sweets range, the Sour Cola Gummies have no sugar added, no sugar alcohols, and only natural colours and flavours, and each bag contains seven grams of prebiotic fibre. […]

Retail Asia27/08/2021

Snacking on raw cookie dough is a lot like watching reality TV: You know it’s bad for you, you know other people will judge you if you admit to it, but it just feels so good. Well, if you’re someone who likes munching on break-and-bake cookie dough while bingeing Love Is Blind (that sounds AMAZING right now), […]

Retail Asia26/08/2021

Allen’s has kicked off its 130th birthday celebrations with the launch of two new party-inspired lolly packs, Allen’s Party Faves and Allen’s Piñata Party. The team at Allen’s has created more than 1,000 different types of lolly over the last 130 years – lovingly made in Victoria since 1891. Some of the more unusual lollies […]

Retail Asia23/05/2017

In late March, four individual investors spent tens of millions of dollars acquiring major stakes Huu Nghi and Hai Ha. This comes after their parent company, the state-owned Vietnam Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba), registered to exit from the firms. Two individual investors, Vu Hai and Nguyen Thi Duyen, became the new major shareholders of Hai Ha […]

Retail Asia28/03/2017

Market observers see a positive outlook in the long term for Vietnamese confectionery exports. Their optimism is based on a steady double-digit growth in export value for several years and an upward tick in investment and production expansion by local firms. According to the Business Monitor International (BMI), the nation’s confectionery sector has experienced a […]

Retail Asia19/03/2016

International Travel Retail in partnership with DFS Group today opened the largest M&M’S outlet in travel retail at Hong Kong International Airport. The 35sqm store is located in Terminal 1 and, according to DFS, is designed to offer “chocolate lovers a unique, entertaining and fun travel experience, driving travellers into the store”. With interactive retail […]

Retail Asia06/06/2015

Suntory Beverage & Food plans to increase distribution of Ribena branded confectionery and drink products in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. Suntory took control of the Ribena brand in 2013 and the company said it now plans to build Ribena’s presence in Asian retail channels. As part of this drive, Suntory has reached an agreement […]

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Funday Sweets launches new low-sugar sour cola gummies

Cookie Dough range can be baked or eaten raw

Allen’s celebrates 130th anniversary with Party Fave mix

Vietnam’s candy market experiences shakeup

Vietnam confectionery booming

Biggest M&M store in travel retail opens at Hong Kong International Airport

Suntory to expand Ribena candy in Asia