{"id":50036,"date":"2014-11-11T11:49:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3ca4b8767acde3f53c4a5cd6a7b65bba"},"modified":"2014-11-11T11:49:54","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T11:49:54","slug":"press-release-uk-sweet-treats-break-1billion-mark-in-global-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=50036","title":{"rendered":"Press release: UK sweet treats break \u00a31billion mark in global sales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK is sweetening the world with its treats as countries from Nigeria to the Netherlands tucked into a record 150,000 tonnes of our best confectionery last year, including 900 million Quality Street sweets, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced today.<\/p>\n

Latest figures show that the world is hungry for the UK\u2019s 100-year-old sweet shop favourite, with the equivalent of 21 million Kit Kat Chunky bars sold to overseas markets last year alone, including Germany, Italy and Canada. Lined up end-to-end they would cover the distance from London to Rome. <\/p>\n

Internationally the UK is gaining a deserved reputation for top quality treats, with sweet-toothed customers in Antarctica and countries with a proud chocolate history like Switzerland and France. <\/p>\n

Our confectionery companies exported the equivalent of 7.5 million biscuits to 143 countries in 2013 \u2013 generating a record \u00a31.1 billion for the UK economy, supporting our long-term economic plan.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement coincides with UKTI\u2019s export week, encouraging more British businesses to expand into overseas markets. <\/p>\n

Elizabeth Truss said:<\/p>\n

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These figures show that all over the world people are reaching into their biscuit tins to enjoy the sweet treats we have to offer. Fox\u2019s Biscuits is just one example \u2013 exporting Yorkshire-baked biscuits to the USA, the cookie capital of the world.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just biscuits, but chocolate and sweets that we\u2019re selling worldwide, to the tune of \u00a31.1 billion \u2013 a record amount which is helping to build a stronger economy for the UK.<\/p>\n

But we want even more British businesses to benefit from this appetite abroad. That\u2019s why, during UKTI Export Week, we\u2019re supporting industry to export more of their treats overseas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lord Livingston, UKTI, said:<\/p>\n

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By growing their international customers our medium-sized businesses can become the next Vodafone, Unilever or Jaguar Land Rover.<\/p>\n

British firms should be exporting just as much as companies from Italy and Germany. By the end of this year I want to treble the numbers receiving support so that we can overhaul our international rivals.<\/p>\n

Companies do better with UKTI support, receiving advice on over 100 markets around the world, introductions to new distributors, access to finance, help to sell online and much more.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s not just the traditional British brands that can capitalise on markets abroad; upcoming brands like Candy Kittens \u2013 the brainchild of Jamie Laing, star of reality show Made in Chelsea \u2013 are exporting to the USA, Malta, Netherlands and Germany.<\/p>\n

Jamie Laing, Founder of Candy Kittens, said:<\/p>\n

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We couldn\u2019t be happier with how our new gluten-free gourmet gummy candy range has been received in the UK and are very proud of our list of stockists. We are very excited to push overseas and introduce our innovative product to foreign markets; we have already received a lot of interest.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Not only are UK confectioners now filling the biscuit tins of millions of people across the world, but increasing their exports has also helped grow the UK\u2019s food and drink industry. It remains the country\u2019s biggest manufacturing sector, greater than cars and aerospace combined. The entire food chain contributes \u00a397 billion a year to our economy and employs one in eight people.<\/p>\n

Notes to Editors<\/p>\n

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  1. In 2013 exports of UK food and drink were worth \u00a318.9 billion, an increase of \u00a31.2 billion since 2010.<\/li>\n
  2. Exports of UK chocolates, sweets and biscuits have rocketed by \u00a3294 million in the last four years with total global sales breaking the \u00a31billion mark for the first time in 2013.<\/li>\n
  3. Export Week enables around 6,000 businesses to access the knowledge and experience of experts from UKTI and its regional partners. Whether businesses are taking their first steps overseas, or are already established exporters, Export Week will equip them with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed in international markets. For more information please visit here<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  4. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) provides a variety of support for medium-sized businesses (companies with a turnover of between \u00a325 million and \u00a3250 million). For more information visit here<\/a>\n<\/li>\n
  5. The total distance of Kit Kat Chunky bars from London to Rome was calculated at 21 million bars, equivalent to 1304 miles, greater than the distance from London to Rome.<\/li>\n
  6. All statistics on Quality Street and Kit Kat were provided courtesy of Nestl\u00e9. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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