Blogs
Sweets & Snacks Expo counts down to 25th anniversary
With just a couple of weeks to go until this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo, final preparations for the event are fast taking shape.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Fairtrade Foundation makes strides with cocoa co-operative report
One of the most prominent initiatives making headlines this week has been with Fairtrade Foundation in releasing its latest report seeking to drive major change in the cocoa industry.
Industry faces key global pressures from Indonesia’s concerning palm oil export ban
The surprise decision by authorities in Indonesia last weekend to ban exports of palm oil could well have major implications for some of the biggest manufacturers within the confectionery sector.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Sustainability remains at the core of industry agendas
There is no doubting that sustainability has taken hold as the number one industry issue relating to our sector, as well as many other sectors besides, as major environmental topics presenting major long-term challenges.
Easter set to offer major opportunity for global retailers amid challenging times
With the world enduring a particularly torrid time right now amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, wider economic turbulence and the pandemic stubbornly refusing to disappear, a little added time spent among friends and family for those who are fortunate to do so this Easter will be most welcome.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Confectionery Awards are under starters’ orders for our 2022 event
With deadlines looming, this is just a short but sweet missive regarding this year’s World Confectionery Awards, which form part of our World Confectionery Conference this September.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
The return of ‘Shrinkflation’ affecting Cadbury Dairy Milk bars is an unwelcome development
Guest blog: The decision by Mondelēz to reduce Dairy Milk sharing bars by 10% in size has re-ignited the ‘shrinkflation debate’ on how manufacturers handle inflationary pressures. Cloe Legrand, consumer analyst at GlobalData, offers her view on this major industry topic.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
UK exports continue to struggle in the wake of Brexit, including confectionery
The latest Food and Drink Federation (FDF) trade snapshot in the UK has made for sobering reading, revealing that export trade with our nearest neighbours across market segments was down by 13.1% against figures from three years ago, at £20.2 billion.
State of the Industry event shines a light on confectionery success
For the past few days in Florida, the US confectionery sector has gathered to celebrate its resilience in the face of challenging times on a global level.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
IFE’s return after three years further kick-starts live event sector return
Despite notably reduced attendance figures for this year’s ISM and ProSweets, the global sector showcase appears to have heralded the way forward for other key trade shows in the coming months, which is an especially welcome development.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
ICCO forecasted dip in global cocoa supplies poses confectionery sector tests
Among the many highly unwelcome global news developments of the past week has been the International Cocoa Organisation’s latest forecast for latest crop figures anticipating supplies dropping globally by a total of 5%.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Guest blog: There can be no climate justice without social justice
Deforestation is clearly high on the agenda for the cocoa and confectionery sector, as it seeks to hone in on key sustainability goals. Jon Walker, senior advisor for Cocoa at Fairtrade International, offers his view on major developments
Urgent confectionery sector action on stemming deforestation needed
The last few years within the confectionery industry have seen an increasing spotlight being placed on the sustainability of the cocoa sector, with farming communities at the heart of the supply chain in West Africa facing considerable challenges.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Reflecting on eventful ISM and ProSweets trade events
A week on from the close of ISM and ProSweets and the dust is still settling on the results from this year’s shows, which appeared to reveal plenty of comparatively happy exhibitors, as well as visitors.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability