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B utlers Chocolates is introducing a new and exquisite white chocolate experience with its newWhite Chocolate Collection. The sophisticated collection of 16 mellow, velvety white chocolates includes Butlers Chocolate Café customer favourites such as White Chocolate Flake, Almond Café, Vanille and Latte. Crafted using sustainably sourced cocoa married with delightful ingredients and textures, this line complements the already well-established range of Café Collection boxes, currently available in Caramel and Nut, Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate formats. “We are very happy to have a fantastic new location here in the exhibition with a bigger space,” said Aisling Walsh, Marketing Director, Butlers. “It has been good to share our new product developments and the response has been very positive.” Another new treat for white chocolate lovers is Butlers’ incredible new 75g white chocolate Salted Almond Crunch bar. This scrumptious chunky filled bar features white chocolate with luscious salted almond praline and richly textured, crunchy almond and butterscotch pieces. MediterraneanVillageN17 A lessandro Eucaliptus, Head of Travel Retail, of the LVMH clutch of luxury sunglass brands, staged a packed press conference in the exhibition yesterday to explain the strategic thinking of “the youngest company in the category”. Thélios has recently expanded to 13 brands, including two proprietary brands, with the recent acquisition of Barton Perreira, “a highly-creative ‘made in Japan’ American brand with a range of understated luxury.” In the past year Thélios has also acquired Vuarnet, the renowned French high-end outdoor sunglass brand, which brings over 60 years of pioneering manufacture of mineral lenses to the portfolio. “We have made it our mission to elevate the category and travel retail is the very best environment to do this – we have had incredible results from our store in at Hamad International Airport, partnered with Qatar Duty Free, although it is not our intention to become a retailer, but to extend the global reach of our multiple brands; in that respect 2024 has been an amazing year for Thélios.” RivieraVillageRH5 Butlers’ new and exquisite white chocolate experience Thélios expands in travel retail: “Our journey is far fromfinished” E Gluck Corporation has entered the smart watch category this year with products under its Armitron brand – there is also a children’s version paired with Bluetooth ear buds. “We also have elevated products for the Anne Klein brand, which we are well-known for,” explained Rob Robertaccio, Senior Vice President Global & Travel Retail Sales, E. Gluck Corporation. “Also, for Anne Klein, we are launching our first travel retail exclusive line.” Meanwhile, the Nine West brand is relatively new to travel retail and is receiving a good response. Both Anne Klein and Nine West are offering not only watches, but also Apple Watch branded accessories. BlueVillage F15 E. Gluck Corporation showcasing elevated products Wednesday 2 Oc tobe r 2024 24 T F W A D A I L Y