It’s now the final countdown for our World Confectionery Conference 2026 edition, and we are calling on everyone who has yet to register to do so via our dedicated event website.

So far, we’ve had a commendable response from a range of attendees across the industry  – but there’s still time yet to get involved and take your place at this keenly-anticipated event showcasing some of the brightest and best talents from across the industry, through signing up as a visitor to this year’s event on 10th September at confectioneryconference,com 

Being held at the distinctive One America Square venue in London, it will, as ever, offer a genuine showcase for the entire value chain of the confectionery and snacking world – whether you’re a small B2B company, or major corporation, all are welcome.

Here’s a special word for our sponsors at this year’s event – which include Germany’s Kruger & Salecker group, which will be featuring on our lanyards for this year’s London event, as well as playing an integral part of the event as a speaker, highlighting its latest equipment developments.

Dr Maximilian Anders has just joined the Krüger & Salecker Group, and will be presenting at our World Confectionery Conference in London. Pic: Krüger & Salecker

Furthermore, Cordillera Chocolate (featured below, appearing at this year’s Chocoa) is also doing its bit for sponsorship of our delegate bags at this year’s show, with the brand also participating as a speaker, and helping get the heart of some of our biggest sustainability issues on our centrepiece Q&A panel.

As i mentioned the other week, our industry showcase has always been a broad church since we established it with our opening online edition back in 2021 amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, which paved the way for our live events over the past five years in Brussels, as well as our 2023 show in the UK.

So if you’ve yet to register, we would love to see you there in London next month, as we place major topics of sustainability across the whole industry and its supply chains, as well as innovation atop of our agenda. We shall also explore how businesses are becoming ever more resilient in adapting to challenges in the market around the world. You can get involved through registering via confectioneryconference.com 

Participants in the event hail from far and wide, including Colombia’s Cordillera Chocolate, which will be part of our presenting line-up, Canada’s Bartek Ingredients, as well as awards entries from as far and wide as Scotland to Hawaii across our categories. This has most definitely created a sense of anticipation for our event, as it moves for the first time to London in September. Here’s a reminder of last year’s event to give you a flavour of what to expect for 2026: 

Moreover, we are conscious that our collective time is precious and that it’s not always easy to break away from personal projects to attend events, but we remain grateful to those who have backed our show over the years, and this is certainly something we don’t ever take for granted.

That’s precisely why we have put together a conference that we believe has a strong balance to it, with keynotes from the likes of Cargill, Ferrero, Caobisco European trade association, as well as major insights from  our knowledge partners, Euromonitor International, for good measure.

So there really will be something for everyone at this year’s event, from finished product focuses, equipment and ingredients presentations, through to supply chain issues including the mounting tests facing the cocoa sector amid regulatory pressures from EUDR and corporate due diligence laws that are being heralded through the European Parliament.

With all that in mind, we look forward to seeing as many of you all as possible next month – if you are able to register as a priority before the end of August, this is a major assistance for our overall planning. We’ll see you soon, thanks, Neill, editor, Confectionery Production

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