Tag: biscuits

  • Mondelēz Rolls Out Three Limited Oreo Flavours in National Consumer Vote

    Mondelēz Rolls Out Three Limited Oreo Flavours in National Consumer Vote

    Mondelēz International released three limited-edition Oreo flavours across Australia on August 24. Consumers will vote on which variant secures a permanent production run in 2027.

    The Twist, Lick, Vote promotion opened with an online presale before stock hit supermarket shelves nationwide. Banana Pudding, Deep Fried, and Chicken & Waffles make up the experimental trio.

    Flavour profiles and voting mechanics

    Banana Pudding combines banana and vanilla pudding flavoured creme in a dual layer between vanilla wafer cookies. The other two entries rely on savoury and novelty profiles to drive social engagement and trial purchases.

    Shoppers cast votes online after sampling the range. The flavour with the highest tally transitions to regular factory production next year.

    Crowdsourced menu strategy

    Packaged food manufacturers across the Asia-Pacific region frequently run voting campaigns to test unconventional formulations without committing to full manufacturing lines. The tactic limits inventory risk while driving retail footfall.

    Mondelēz has not disclosed production volumes for the limited batch or the exact closing date for voting. Tally results and the winning permanent flavour will follow once polling wraps up.

  • Nutella Biscuits rolls out in Australian grocery stores

    Nutella Biscuits rolls out in Australian grocery stores

    It has been confirmed that Nutella biscuits are finally being stocked below The biscuit is a global hit, with fans of the brand particularly popular in Europe and the US clamoring for their arrival in Australia for years.

    It has been officially confirmed that Nutella biscuits are coming to Australia in January 2023.

    Fans of the sweet treat, which is hugely popular in Europe, have been calling for the biscuits to hit Aussie supermarkets for years.

    Italian Biscuits features a creamy heart of Nutella sandwiched between two crunchy biscuits, and a bag of 20 is just $6.

    On January 9th bags of the tempting snack hit the biscuit aisle of all major Aussie supermarkets.

    It has been officially confirmed that Nutella biscuits are coming to Australia in January 2023

    Fans of the sweet treat, which is hugely popular in Europe, have been calling for the biscuits to hit Aussie supermarkets for years. The biscuits feature a creamy heart of Nutella sandwiched between two crunchy biscuits, and a bag of 20 costs just $6.

  • Thailand’s Lotus’s to invest more than US$350 million in expansion plan

    Thailand’s Lotus’s to invest more than US$350 million in expansion plan

    Manufacturer of the legendary speculoos (Biscoff) caramelised sugar biscuit Lotus Bakeries is set to build a new factory in Thailand. The first biscuits are expected to roll off the factory conveyor belt in 2026.

    Speculoos biscuits are already extremely popular in Asia, with company Lotus owning sales offices in China and South Korea, as well as teams in Hong Kong. To bolster growth in the region, Lotus will open a new factory in Thailand to satisfy the needs of the Asian market.

    The Belgian company has been expanding steadily in recent years. Just three years ago, Lotus Bakeries opened a factory in Mebane, in North Carolina, the United States. In South Africa, the group owns a factory for African treat Bear, a type of liquorice candy.

    According to a press release from the company, the Thai factory will be based in the eastern province of Chonburi, not far from the capital Bangkok.

    The factory will sit on the so-called “Eastern Economic Corridor” which is currently receiving massive economic investment. Goods flowing along this corridor, which connects China, Korea, and Malaysia, experience next to no import duties, according to Lotus CEO Jan Boone.

  • Arnott’s buys Kiwi biscuit maker 180 Degrees

    Arnott’s buys Kiwi biscuit maker 180 Degrees

    Arnott’s has bought New Zealand artisan biscuit maker 180 Degrees to add to its stable of sweet and savory crackers.

    The FMCG company bought the business from private equity investor KKR, for an undisclosed sum.

    Founded in 2001 by Frank Lawton, his partner Jill Seton, and Nigel Cranston, 180 Degrees has steadily built a distribution network across New Zealand and into Australia, where its products are stocked by Coles.

    Seton told the National Business Review the business was founded on passion and grew into a premium business. She said Arnott’s shared the founders’ appreciation for legacy and would continue to build the brand.

    Seton and Lawton describe themselves as “massive foodies” who used to travel the world as a butler and chef duo.

    “After years of experiencing the best of international food we settled back into New Zealand life,” she explains on the company’s website. “Our passion for entertainment and good food inspired us to make a beautiful selection of crackers and biscuits to be enjoyed on all social occasions.”

  • Her in Causeway Bay mixed fashion and food

    Her in Causeway Bay mixed fashion and food

    Hong Kong stylist Hilary Tsui has opened a cafe connected to her fashion boutique designed to “transport guests to a new planet”.

    The store – Her in Causeway Bay – serves coffee, cookies and ice-blended coffees to browsing customers, marrying Tsui’s passion for fashion and gastronomy. It was designed by studio Clap, based in Valencia, Spain.

    According to design news site Dezeen, the retail space features stacked terracotta display plinths and celestial aluminium partitions help create “an other-worldly atmosphere”.

    “Tsui’s desire was to create a retail space dedicated to contemporary women that brings together her two passions in one place: fashion and gastronomy,” explained the studio’s design team.

    “So we imagined Her as a sinuous landscape, with impressive mountains and pure materials – all together as a new space that’s yet to be discovered, like planet Mars.”

    Clothing items are hung from wavy racks that are suspended from the ceiling. Jewellery is presented on pale circular tables supported by thin metal stems, intended to resemble “small white lotus leaves that grow from the mountains”.

    Terracotta tiles are stacked to form a series of blocky plinths that the studio likens to “reddish mountains”, where accessories can be displayed or visitors can sit and rest.

    See more images and further commentary about Her in Causeway Bay here on Dezeen.