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Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
B&M brings back ‘blast from the past' retro sweets after 20 YEARS as shoppers race to fill trolleys
The sweet, which was discontinued at the turn of the century, was relaunched for the 150th anniversary of the brand RARE FIND B&M brings back 'blast from the past' retro sweets after 20 YEARS as shoppers race to fill trolleys Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) B&M fans are in a frenzy after spying retro sweets back on shelves. Eagle-eyed shoppers are delighted by the find, calling the sweets a "blast from the past". Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Eagle-eyed shoppers have spotted the return of a discontinued sweet Credit: Alamy 2 The chewable sweets were first launched in the 1930s Credit: Facebook Posting in the Food Finds UK Official Facebook group, a public group with 560,000 members, one shopper beamed: "A blast from the past, found in B&M." Alongside the post, she shared a picture of Horlicks Original Tablets, which were priced at £1.75, in the bargain retailer. The chewable version of the malted beverage originally launched in the 1930s, and was given to troops in WW2 to help boost their energy. They remained popular into the 1980s, but had disappeared from shelves by the end of the 20th century. However, back in 2023, Horlicks brought back the sweets, for its 150th anniversary. Horlicks revealed that it brought the sweets back "in response to unprecedented demand from consumers across the nation." And now, two years on from the relaunch, the sweets have been spotted again in B&M stores. The post was flooded with comments from excited shoppers, sharing their love for the sweets. One person said: "I haven't see these in ages omg." Another person said: "They've been reduced to 10p in ours." 'So excited' say Cadbury Ireland fans as new chocolate bar flavour to hit shelves TODAY Others tagged their friends to let them now about the find. This follows speculation that another popular snack, which was discontinued in 2003, is returning to stores. TikToker Minstrel Munches recently caused a buzz on social media, after speculating that White Maltesers will be making a return to stores. In a recent TikTok post, she said: "They are coming back. How to save money on chocolate We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar. Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs... Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars. Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere. Websites like let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal. Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced. They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged. Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar. So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger. "They are expected to be released in the middle of June or the start of July." The popular Food Finds UK Official Facebook group also claimed that the chocolate is making a comeback, but Mars has yet to comment on the claims. And chocolate fans were left devastated recently, after Fry's Coffee Cream bars were discontinued by Cadbury. The British chocolate makers said: "We continuously adapt our product range to ensure it meets changing tastes whilst supporting growth for our customers and our business. 'Our Fry's Coffee Cream multi-packs were introduced as a limited-edition product in summer 2023 for fans to enjoy while stocks lasted. "They have since been discontinued but we still have plenty of other delicious Fry's products for consumers to choose from, including Fry's Chocolate Cream and Fry's Peppermint Cream Multipacks."
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
B&M brings back ‘blast from the past' retro sweets after 20 YEARS as shoppers race to fill trolleys
B&M fans are in a frenzy after spying retro sweets back on shelves. Eagle-eyed shoppers are delighted by the find, calling the sweets a "blast from the past". 2 2 Posting in the Food Finds UK Official Facebook group, a public group with 560,000 members, one shopper beamed: "A blast from the past, found in B&M." Alongside the post, she shared a picture of Horlicks Original Tablets, which were priced at £1.75, in the bargain retailer. The chewable version of the malted beverage originally launched in the 1930s, and was given to troops in WW2 to help boost their energy. They remained popular into the 1980s, but had disappeared from shelves by the end of the 20th century. However, back in 2023, Horlicks brought back the sweets, for its 150th anniversary. Horlicks revealed that it brought the sweets back "in response to unprecedented demand from consumers across the nation." And now, two years on from the relaunch, the sweets have been spotted again in B&M stores. The post was flooded with comments from excited shoppers, sharing their love for the sweets. One person said: "I haven't see these in ages omg." Another person said: "They've been reduced to 10p in ours." 'So excited' say Cadbury Ireland fans as new chocolate bar flavour to hit shelves TODAY Others tagged their friends to let them now about the find. This follows speculation that another popular snack, which was discontinued in 2003, is returning to stores. TikToker Minstrel Munches recently caused a buzz on social media, after speculating that White Maltesers will be making a return to stores. In a recent TikTok post, she said: "They are coming back. How to save money on chocolate We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar. Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs... Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars. Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere. Websites like let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal. Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced. They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged. Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar. So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger. "They are expected to be released in the middle of June or the start of July." The popular Food Finds UK Official Facebook group also claimed that the chocolate is making a comeback, but Mars has yet to comment on the claims. And chocolate fans were left devastated recently, after Fry's Coffee Cream bars were discontinued by Cadbury. The British chocolate makers said: "We continuously adapt our product range to ensure it meets changing tastes whilst supporting growth for our customers and our business. 'Our Fry's Coffee Cream multi-packs were introduced as a limited-edition product in summer 2023 for fans to enjoy while stocks lasted. "They have since been discontinued but we still have plenty of other delicious Fry's products for consumers to choose from, including Fry's Chocolate Cream and Fry's Peppermint Cream Multipacks."
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Will bet big on growth, even at cost of margins: Rohit Jawa, Hindustan Unilever
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) managing director Rohit Jawa said the company will invest across innovation, distribution and marketing to revive volume growth, even if it leads to a short-term moderation in margins. The country's largest fast-moving consumer goods company expects macroeconomic factors such as falling interest rates and easing inflation to boost consumer demand. "We feel it's a good time to take a bet on the future and play to win. We want to make sure that we stay at the right price point, and if it moderates some of our margins in the near term, so be it. Because in the passage of a few quarters, we will adjust for that," Jawa told ET. "But we want to ensure we have enough bandwidth to invest in good products, good trade investment and good A&P (advertising and promotion) investment." HUL, whose performance is considered a proxy for broader consumer sentiment in India, has been grappling with slow value sales growth, which has been between flat and 4% for almost two years now. Its volume, or the number of packs sold, rose 2% in the last quarter as well as the fiscal year ended March 31. HUL also revised the guidance for near-term margin to 22-23% from its previous forecast of 23-24%. "The priority is to try and drive growth," Jawa said. Co 'Modernising' Big Brands "This eventually impacts the bottom line, which is the operating margin. We feel that we don't want to compromise the opportunity," said HUL MD . Urban Stress Over the past year, demand in urban markets - which account for nearly two-thirds of HUL's sales - has moderated due to a high base, low wage growth and consumers cutting down on discretionary spending amid inflationary pressure. The maker of the Horlicks malted food drink and Dove bathing soap, however, expects a rebound in demand on the back of interest rate cuts, tax relief, easing of food inflation and falling crude oil prices. "On the urban side, we expect things to improve as a result of macro changes, such as the reduction of interest rates, which will positively impact EMIs and household budgets. Inflation now is under 4%, which is quite heartening. Crude oil is going down further, which will augur well for consumers, and then the tax relief benefits also help materially. So, these benefits will start to pass through the households in the next few quarters," Jawa said, adding: "So, there are many drivers that give us the confidence that this is the time to lean in." HUL said it has started working on revamping its portfolio to "modernise" big brands such as Lifebuoy , Horlicks and Glow & Lovely . Nearly a decade ago, HUL had launched 'Winning in Many Indias', or WiMI, a strategy aimed at transforming the company from a four-branch structure at the front end into 14 distinct consumer clusters. This resulted in consistent market share gains and deeper reach, especially in central India. This was followed by another initiative within WiMI in 2021 to target non-metro states and understand consumption habits in these markets. New Strategy The company said it is now looking at WiMI 2.0 to tap into the affluent class, part of its wider strategy to grow the share of its premium product portfolio by nine percentage points in the beauty and wellbeing business - its biggest profit generator currently - although it will extend to other categories as well. At present, premium portfolio accounts for just over a third of its Rs 60,680 crore annual revenue, while market maker or new-age categories with higher margins bring in about Rs 7,000 crore. "What we are looking at are agglomerations where there's more affluence, and more purchasing power capacity because there's also a differential consumer behaviour as you go up the income pyramid, not just across the regions. So, we have established the top 100 cities and the top 60,000 villages as pockets of affluence, where we can actually focus on specific inputs, more channel specialisation, service mix, and channel programmes," Jawa said, adding that it will increase marketing inputs that are localised, in terms of influencers, in pockets of affluence. Over the past decade, sales of branded daily need goods in the nation of 1.4 billion people have increasingly relied on rural India, which is home to more than 800 million people whose purchase behaviour is largely linked to farm output. Jawa said demand in villages has been resilient and there's more positivity with the expectation of a good monsoon and a good crop this year. "Similarly, in the big 60,000 villages we are looking at, how can we improve the level of number of salesman visits. We may split the distribution line into more parts so that our customers get more intensive service. So go more often. It's about improving the levels of service," Jawa said. "In summary, it's almost like trying to allocate resources to the points of the highest impact across the massive breadth of India."
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Will Bet Big on Growth, even at Cost of Margins: Rohit Jawa
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) managing director Rohit Jawa said the company will invest across innovation, distribution and marketing to revive volume growth , even if it leads to a short-term moderation in margins. The country's largest fast-moving consumer goods company expects macroeconomic factors such as falling interest rates and easing inflation to boost consumer demand. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack A Chinese shadow falls on Pahalgam terror attack case probe How India can use water to pressure Pakistan Buzzkill: How India can dissolve the Pakistan problem, not just swat it 'We feel it's a good time to take a bet on the future and play to win. We want to make sure that we stay at the right price point, and if it moderates some of our margins in the near term, so be it. Because in the passage of a few quarters, we will adjust for that,' Jawa told ET. 'But we want to ensure we have enough bandwidth to invest in good products, good trade investment and good A&P (advertising and promotion) investment.' HUL, whose performance is considered a proxy for broader consumer sentiment in India, has been grappling with slow value sales growth, which has been between flat and 4% for almost two years now. Its volume, or the number of packs sold, rose 2% in the last quarter as well as the fiscal year ended March 31. HUL also revised the guidance for near-term margin to 22-23% from its previous forecast of 23-24%. 'The priority is to try and drive growth,' Jawa said. 'This eventually impacts the bottom line, which is the operating margin. We feel that we don't want to compromise the opportunity,' said HUL MD. Over the past year, demand in urban markets — which account for nearly two-thirds of HUL's sales — has moderated due to a high base, low wage growth and consumers cutting down on discretionary spending amid inflationary pressure. The maker of the Horlicks malted food drink and Dove bathing soap, however, expects a rebound in demand on the back of interest rate cuts, tax relief, easing of food inflation and falling crude oil prices. 'On the urban side, we expect things to improve as a result of macro changes, such as the reduction of interest rates, which will positively impact EMIs and household budgets. Inflation now is under 4%, which is quite heartening. Crude oil is going down further, which will augur well for consumers, and then the tax relief benefits also help materially. So, these benefits will start to pass through the households in the next few quarters,' Jawa said, adding: 'So, there are many drivers that give us the confidence that this is the time to lean in.' HUL said it has started working on revamping its portfolio to 'modernise' big brands such as Lifebuoy, Horlicks and Glow & Lovely. Nearly a decade ago, HUL had launched 'Winning in Many Indias', or WiMI, a strategy aimed at transforming the company from a four-branch structure at the front end into 14 distinct consumer clusters. This resulted in consistent market share gains and deeper reach, especially in central India. This was followed by another initiative within WiMI in 2021 to target non-metro states and understand consumption habits in these markets. The company said it is now looking at WiMI 2.0 to tap into the affluent class, part of its wider strategy to grow the share of its premium product portfolio by nine percentage points in the beauty and wellbeing business — its biggest profit generator currently — although it will extend to other categories as well. At present, premium portfolio accounts for just over a third of its Rs 60,680 crore annual revenue, while market maker or new-age categories with higher margins bring in about Rs 7,000 crore. 'What we are looking at are agglomerations where there's more affluence, and more purchasing power capacity because there's also a differential consumer behaviour as you go up the income pyramid, not just across the regions. So, we have established the top 100 cities and the top 60,000 villages as pockets of affluence, where we can actually focus on specific inputs, more channel specialisation, service mix, and channel programmes,' Jawa said, adding that it will increase marketing inputs that are localised, in terms of influencers, in pockets of affluence. Over the past decade, sales of branded daily need goods in the nation of 1.4 billion people have increasingly relied on rural India, which is home to more than 800 million people whose purchase behaviour is largely linked to farm output. Jawa said demand in villages has been resilient and there's more positivity with the expectation of a good monsoon and a good crop this year. 'Similarly, in the big 60,000 villages we are looking at, how can we improve the level of number of salesman visits. We may split the distribution line into more parts so that our customers get more intensive service. So go more often. It's about improving the levels of service,' Jawa said. 'In summary, it's almost like trying to allocate resources to the points of the highest impact across the massive breadth of India.' PREMIUM PUSH We are looking at agglomerations where there is more affluence and higher purchasing power capacity .
Economic Times
01-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Will bet big on growth, even at cost of margins: Rohit Jawa, Hindustan Unilever
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) managing director Rohit Jawa said the company will invest across innovation, distribution and marketing to revive volume growth, even if it leads to a short-term moderation in margins. The country's largest fast-moving consumer goods company expects macroeconomic factors such as falling interest rates and easing inflation to boost consumer demand."We feel it's a good time to take a bet on the future and play to win. We want to make sure that we stay at the right price point, and if it moderates some of our margins in the near term, so be it. Because in the passage of a few quarters, we will adjust for that," Jawa told ET. "But we want to ensure we have enough bandwidth to invest in good products, good trade investment and good A&P (advertising and promotion) investment."HUL, whose performance is considered a proxy for broader consumer sentiment in India, has been grappling with slow value sales growth, which has been between flat and 4% for almost two years now. Its volume, or the number of packs sold, rose 2% in the last quarter as well as the fiscal year ended March 31. HUL also revised the guidance for near-term margin to 22-23% from its previous forecast of 23-24%."The priority is to try and drive growth," Jawa said."This eventually impacts the bottom line, which is the operating margin. We feel that we don't want to compromise the opportunity," said HUL the past year, demand in urban markets - which account for nearly two-thirds of HUL's sales - has moderated due to a high base, low wage growth and consumers cutting down on discretionary spending amid inflationary pressure. The maker of the Horlicks malted food drink and Dove bathing soap, however, expects a rebound in demand on the back of interest rate cuts, tax relief, easing of food inflation and falling crude oil prices."On the urban side, we expect things to improve as a result of macro changes, such as the reduction of interest rates, which will positively impact EMIs and household budgets. Inflation now is under 4%, which is quite heartening. Crude oil is going down further, which will augur well for consumers, and then the tax relief benefits also help materially. So, these benefits will start to pass through the households in the next few quarters," Jawa said, adding: "So, there are many drivers that give us the confidence that this is the time to lean in."HUL said it has started working on revamping its portfolio to "modernise" big brands such as Lifebuoy , Horlicks and Glow & Lovely. Nearly a decade ago, HUL had launched 'Winning in Many Indias', or WiMI, a strategy aimed at transforming the company from a four-branch structure at the front end into 14 distinct consumer clusters. This resulted in consistent market share gains and deeper reach, especially in central India. This was followed by another initiative within WiMI in 2021 to target non-metro states and understand consumption habits in these company said it is now looking at WiMI 2.0 to tap into the affluent class, part of its wider strategy to grow the share of its premium product portfolio by nine percentage points in the beauty and wellbeing business - its biggest profit generator currently - although it will extend to other categories as well. At present, premium portfolio accounts for just over a third of its Rs 60,680 crore annual revenue, while market maker or new-age categories with higher margins bring in about Rs 7,000 crore."What we are looking at are agglomerations where there's more affluence, and more purchasing power capacity because there's also a differential consumer behaviour as you go up the income pyramid, not just across the regions. So, we have established the top 100 cities and the top 60,000 villages as pockets of affluence, where we can actually focus on specific inputs, more channel specialisation, service mix, and channel programmes," Jawa said, adding that it will increase marketing inputs that are localised, in terms of influencers, in pockets of the past decade, sales of branded daily need goods in the nation of 1.4 billion people have increasingly relied on rural India, which is home to more than 800 million people whose purchase behaviour is largely linked to farm output. Jawa said demand in villages has been resilient and there's more positivity with the expectation of a good monsoon and a good crop this year."Similarly, in the big 60,000 villages we are looking at, how can we improve the level of number of salesman visits. We may split the distribution line into more parts so that our customers get more intensive service. So go more often. It's about improving the levels of service," Jawa said. "In summary, it's almost like trying to allocate resources to the points of the highest impact across the massive breadth of India."
