Blogs
Cocoa and wider ingredients price rises continue to impact global confectionery markets
This week has very much placed cocoa in the spotlight with two key trade shows in the Netherlands forming the Amsterdam Cocoa Week, showcasing every aspect of the industry.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Action-packed ISM and ProSweets 2024 draw to a close
This year’s eventful ProSweets and ISM draw to a close today, having placed a strong array of finished products, equipment and ingredients solutions under the spotlight.
Confectionery Production was on hand to report live on proceedings during these two shows, and it was clear that they were very much back on track, after last year’s compact shortened edition.
Keep in touch with the much-anticipated ISM & ProSweets events
With ISM and ProSweets just a few days away, there are plenty of opportunities to gain some valuable insights into latest industry trends that will making their mark for the year ahead at this year’s events in Cologne, Germany, starting this Sunday.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
UK confectionery businesses continue to face major tests amid economic uncertainty
We’re only a couple of weeks into January 2024, and it seems that both global and domestic events here in the UK have been particularly newsworthy across many spheres of industry, and the confectionery sector is in no small way exempt from that.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ISM and ProSweets set to place major issues under spotlight
With just a couple of weeks to go before this this year’s ISM and ProSweets events, it’s clear that these shows are encouragingly back to near their very best, after some challenging global conditions over the past few years.
Wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year
Here’s wishing one and a very happy new year, wherever in the world that you are based, and may it be a rewarding and engaging one indeed for us all, as we continue to push forward in our respective businesses amid ongoing global challenges.
Business news, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Wishing one and all a very happy Christmas and New Year
As we fast approach the final few days of the year, we’d just like to wish all our friends and colleagues across the confectionery sector a very happy Christmas and New Year, and may it offer the chance to take a well-earned break with friends and family.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
COP28 gains agreements, yet leaves many environmental questions remaining
This week has seen the conclusion of the COP28 event in Dubai, which has aimed to unite the world in seeking solutions to the most urgent environmental issues facing our planet, with a breakthrough declaration being achieved to acknowledge that food chains need to be considered in any action by governments around the world.
Business news, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Festive confectionery still shines despite wider market challenges
We are now just several weeks from Christmas and it seems that celebrations are very much in full swing around the world, in terms of a wealth of decorations, glossy media campaigns and a whole raft of special edition confectionery.
Back to Brussels for our World Confectionery Conference 2024
After a highly engaging and entertaining third edition of the World Confectionery Conference last month, it’s time to put a fresh date in your diary for our 2024 event, which will be destined to return back to Brussels, Belgium, next autumn.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Hotel Chocolat sale raises questions over its future direction, and hopes for independent businesses
The pending sale of British confectionery business Hotel Chocolat marks a particularly notable marker for what can presently be achieved by independent confectionery businesses.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cocoa supply chains stand at a crossroads of whether industry will pay present market prices
This week, the chocolate confectionery supply chain stands at a fundamental crossroads in terms of whether the industry is willing to engage with higher prices for its cocoa supply chains.
Gulfood continues to deliver the goods as it nears its decade milestone
Now in its ninth year, Gulfood Manufacturing has established itself as a major hub for trade right across the sector in wider Middle East and North African region.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
NCA’s rebuttal of concerns over dark chocolate consumption reflects key focus on consumer protection
It’s little surprise that this week has seen the National Confectioners Association make a strong statement in response to media reports that have placed dark chocolate under the spotlight, questioning whether several leading brands have produced lines that contain elevated levels of cadmium and lead.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory