Blogs
Last call for World Confectionery Conference entries offering a key chance to shine in Brussels
We are now just a month away from our World Confectionery Conference, and our plans have progressed strongly in hosting our key event on 9 September in Brussels.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Guest blog: Confectionery sector set for continued growth with innovative ingredients at its heart
Guest blog: Confectionery sector specialist Geoffrey O’Sullivan offers his views on where the industry might be heading, as it continues on an upward growth curve.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Welcoming your award nominations and registrations for this year’s World Confectionery Conference
Being on the road on business this week, a brief missive is in order, simply to say that with just over a month to go to our World Confectionery Conference, we hope as many of you as possible will join us in Brussels on 9th September.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
A glimpse into a bygone era of confectionery
Even while on holiday, it seems as though the confectionery world is rarely far behind in some shape or another.
Dividing Kellogg’s empire into three may potentially prove game-changing
Guest blog: Following the news that US food giant Kellogg’s will split into three independent companies in a radical transformation; Nidhi Chauhan, Senior Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view.
Encouraging response to our upcoming World Confectionery Conference
With deadlines upon us, this is going to be something of a brief entry for this week’s blog, but it’s an upbeat one regarding how encouraging the response to our World Confectionery Conference has been so far.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Chocoa event raises concerns for cocoa sector, yet hope remains
As Michel Arrion, president of the International Cocoa Association asserted opening this year’s Chocoa conference, the price of cocoa needs to be increased by a factor of three for farmers to earn a living wage.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Mondelez-Clif deal underscores continuing demand for energy-boosting snacks
Guest blog: Following the news that Mondelez International has bought US energy bar maker Clif, Alice Popple, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
UK government’s rejection of its own studies on high fat and sugar taxes causes key concerns
The latest news that the UK government is minded not to introduce legislation on high fat and sugar ranges, including confectionery and snacks, has been greeted by a considerable level of concern from some quarters.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Confectionery Conference countdown continues – your award nominations are of key importance
After experiencing several highly successful shows and sector gatherings over the past few months including Cargill’s House of Chocolate last week in Belgium, there’s no doubt that the live events industry is well and truly back.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Hopes for Cargill’s House of Chocolate forging a key home for confectionery innovation
Attending the launch of Cargill’s House of Chocolate in Mouscron, Belgium, this week felt like an especially breakthrough moment for the business, and indeed the wider confectionery sector as a whole.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Sweets & Snacks Expo makes a memorable return for its 25th birthday
Back in its long-term home in Chicago, this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo has got off to a roaring start with a host of product innovations, insights and industry networking.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
The rise of ‘Alt Choc’ cacao free chocolate could herald a new dawn
This week’s release of a non-cacao based chocolate from UK startup firm WNWN as one of the very first of its kind, is a significant milestone.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
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