Nestle has announced that they will be sticking to their plans of reducing 10% of total sugar from their confectionery by 2018 in the UK and Ireland.
Members of Cocoa & Forests Initiative has announced plans to take action against ending cocoa driven deforestation, a problem that has arisen and becomes more apparent in recent years. This has come about after pledges made at the UN climate Change conference and involves big brands like Mars, Nestle and Hershey.
Snack in the Box has long been established in Northern Ireland and we asked our Franchise Manager, Stuart Boyd, who works alongside our Franchisees in the area, for some further details.
Our latest new franchisee is Stephen Bundy who has taken over the areas of Fife, Perth and Dundee in the east of Scotland.
Chocolate week sees the 13th consecutive yearly celebrations this week from 9th – 15th October, 2017. Hundreds of events are expected across the UK, with the country’s top chocolatiers and chocolate companies, hotels and restaurants celebrating.
As part of our initial operational support, Snack in the Box provides our new Franchisees with customer ‘routing’ assistance. Using specialist software, we are able to plot a Franchisees customer visits for each day.
There is scientific evidence showing that chocolate has the feel-good factor, as many of us already know! This is due to it’s mood elevating ingredients, like caffeine, theobromine, tyrosine and tryptophan, complimenting its delicious yet moreish taste.
Liam Maher joined SITB at the beginning of August and has taken over the Humberside and North Lincolnshire areas
SITB continues to work with its suppliers of confectionery products, to ensure our Franchisees receive competitively priced products and a first class service.
We are delighted to announce that Snack in the Box will be exhibiting again at the NEC. The National Franchise Exhibition is the largest Franchise Exhibition in the UK – with over 120 exhibitors.