SF-Confectionery-2020

EXCITING PRODUCTS, LATEST TRENDS, EXPERT ADVICE CONFECTIONERY & CHOCOLATE BUYER 3 Welcome to the latest edition of Chocolate & Confectionery Buyer , brought to you by the publishers of Speciality Food . A lot has changed since the last edition of this publication, but nothing has quelled the consumer appetite for sweet indulgences – if anything, demand has risen as shoppers look to affordable luxuries for comfort. This issue, we look at the effect the Covid- 19 pandemic has had on what shoppers are looking for (p. 4) and how it has affected the industry as a whole (p. 18), and speak with independent retailers to find out what products and techniques are working for them (p. 20). We also highlight some of the most exciting new products to hit the market on pages 10 and 14, and profile some of the sector’s best producers to find out what independents should be stocking for the year ahead. HOLLY SHACKLETON | EDITOR WELCOM TO specialityfoodmagazine.com Editor HollyShackleton,01206505981 holly.shackleton@aceville.co.uk Group Editor CharlotteSmith charlotte.smith@aceville.co.uk Group Advertising Manager SamReubin01206505936 sam.reubin@aceville.co.uk Advertising Manager JessicaStevenson01206505901 jessica.stevenson@aceville.co.uk Art Director LeeWhiteford lwhiteford@btconnect.com Accounts SueCarr01206505903 Subscriptions 01293312188 specialityfood@subscriptionhelpline.co.uk Publisher HelenTudor01206505970 Published by AcevillePublicationsLtd, 21-23PhoenixCourt, HawkinsRoad, Colchester, Essex,CO28JY Disclaimer: Theviewsexpressed inthispublicationarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublishers.Everyeffort ismadetoensurethe veracityand integrityofthecompanies,persons,productsandservices mentioned inthispublication,anddetailsgivenarebelieved tobeaccurateatthetimeofgoingtopress.Howevernoresponsibilityor liabilitywhatsoevercanbeacceptedforany onsequenceor repercussionofrespondingtoany informationoradvicegivenor inferred. CONTENTS FEATURES 4The Taste of Now 10 Confectionery Round-up 14 Chocolate Round-up 18 Confectionery: The Covid Effect 20WhatWorks For Us... PROFILES 6 Sapphire Brands 7 JellyBelly 8 Great British Confectionery Group 12Niederegger 16 SummerdownMint 17 Guilbert’s 22 Flower &White