pladis adds trending variant to McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes range
Pladis is introducing a popular new flavour to its well-known McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes line: McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Hot Honey Flavour.
Limited edition McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Hot Honey Flavour combines the sweetness of honey with chilli heat in a delicious jelly covering the light sponge cake base and coated in the Jaffa Cake signature crackly dark chocolate.
“This launch builds on the success of limited edition Jaffa Cola Bottle, where hot honey is a flavour that’s trending globally amid a bigger movement that’s seen people embrace sweet and spicy across a wide range of food products,” explains Jessica Woolfrey, marketing manager, pladis UK&I.
“We know consumers are increasingly looking for new and exciting flavours, and ‘swicy’ – sweet and spicy – hot honey is one of the most popular newer trends, with a huge following on social media and across the culinary world.
“We are once again demonstrating our category leadership by launching a unique new flavour. This ‘heat meets sweet’ trend has taken the savoury world by storm, and now we’re ready to boldly bring it into Jaffa Cakes. It packs a punch and has the ability to drive buzz, especially among younger consumers, just like Jaffa Cola Bottle did.”
The McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes core range is being supported with a far-reaching PR, above-the-line and social campaign in the coming months, as well as instore point-of-sale activation. McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes is a £70.7m RSV brand in the UK (NIQ Data MAT to 17 May 2025 Total Coverage incl Euros excl Bargain Stores).
McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes Hot Honey (RRP £1.50 PMP £1.49) is available in Asda now, before rolling out more widely to other multiple retailers, wholesale depots and convenience stores.
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