{"id":9234,"date":"2025-08-20T14:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:41:30","slug":"perfetti-van-melle-showcases-at-lunch2025-driving-growth-in-food-to-go-coffee-shop-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/2025\/08\/20\/perfetti-van-melle-showcases-at-lunch2025-driving-growth-in-food-to-go-coffee-shop-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfetti Van Melle Showcases at Lunch!2025 \u2013 Driving Growth in Food-to-Go &amp; Coffee Shop Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London, UK August 2025 \u2013 Perfetti Van Melle, the UK\u2019s No.1 singles confectionery manufacturer , will exhibit at Lunch! 2025, the UK\u2019s leading food-to-go, coffee shop, and retail trade show. Exhibiting under the Smint and Mentos brands, the company will showcase how its trusted, category-leading products can unlock incremental sales opportunities across coffee shops, convenience, travel, retail, and hotel sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Smint \u2013 A Coffee Shop Must-Stock<br \/>\nSmint will spotlight its latest innovation, Smint 2 Hours Clean Breath \u2013 a premium, sugar-free mint clinically proven to deliver over two hours of fresh breath with Zinc to reduce one of the main causes of bad breath. Its compact, stylish tin makes it an ideal impulse purchase for consumers seeking freshness after coffee.<\/p>\n<p>As the UK\u2019s No.1 sugar-free mint brand , Smint is perfectly positioned for coffee shop listings, building on its strong performance at London Coffee Festival earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Mentos Singles \u2013 Driving Impulse with Fruity Fun<br \/>\nMentos Singles remain a powerhouse in the confectionery category, with:<br \/>\n\u2022\tMentos Mint Singles \u2013 the delicious, chewy, refreshing soft mint<br \/>\n\u2022\tMentos Fruit Singles \u2013 the UK\u2019s top-selling non-mint indulgence SKU<br \/>\n\u2022\tMentos Discovery Singles \u2013 recently awarded Product of the Year 2025 , offering 14 fruity flavours in one roll<\/p>\n<p>Portable, shareable, and widely recognised, Mentos Singles are a proven driver of incremental impulse sales in travel, food-to-go, and retail settings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerfetti Van Melle\u2019s mission is to support operators and retailers with category-leading singles that deliver both consumer satisfaction and commercial growth,\u201d said Alex Carter, Perfetti Van Melle spokesperson. \u201cLunch! 2025 is the ideal opportunity to strengthen partnerships across the sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit Perfetti Van Melle at Lunch! 2025<br \/>\nAttendees are invited to explore how Smint and Mentos can add value to food-to-go and retail offerings by driving impulse sales and meeting consumer demand for freshness and fun.<\/p>\n<p>-ENDS-<\/p>\n<p>For further detail please contact Hayley Osborne Communications Manager \u2013<br \/>\nE: Hayley.Osborne@perfettivanmelle.com<\/p>\n<p>About Perfetti Van Melle<br \/>\nPerfetti Van Melle is the world&#8217;s second largest confectionery company. An Italian family-owned business formed over 120 years ago, it employs over 17,000 people, across 38 operating companies the world over. Perfetti Van Melle\u2019s aim is to create innovative treats for a better future.<br \/>\nIn the UK, Perfetti Van Melle is best-known for delicious confectionery brands including the exceptionally fresh, chewy sweet Mentos and Mentos Gum; family favourite Fruittella; the refreshing on-the-go mint Smint; and the world\u2019s first lollipop, Chupa Chups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London, UK August 2025 \u2013 Perfetti Van Melle, the UK\u2019s No.1 singles confectionery manufacturer , will exhibit at Lunch! 2025, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1679,"featured_media":9235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-epr-lunch"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1679"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9234"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9236,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234\/revisions\/9236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divcommanual.com\/thefoodshows\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}