Blogs
The World Confectionery Conference set for the Grand Place in Brussels
Having officially launched next year’s World Confectionery Conference, we are proud to reveal the venue for our title’s debut international event.
Improving cacao farming techniques set to offer major sector breakthrough
The past week has seen the launch of Barry Callebaut’s latest series of sustainably sourced chocolate in San Francisco, which promises a significant breakthrough in terms of making use of the whole of the cacaofruit as part of its product.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
All systems go for our global confectionery conference showcase
Marking 20 years in business for our parent company, Bell Publishing, we believed that the timing was right to launch our debut World Confectionery Conference event in Brussels next year. The team here at Confectionery Production has been working hard behind the scenes to develop the event with its key goal of delivering an event […]
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Changing global tastes
According to research group Globaldata, consumers in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly seeking healthier options as part of their regular snacking behaviour.
The season of major international trade shows begins
With autumn around the corner for us here in the northern hemisphere, the season heralds a particularly busy period for our events calendar.
Manufacturing firms under pressure with recruitment
Results from the UK’s latest quarterly manufacturing barometer have painted a concerning picture over a lack of recruitment occurring within the sector.
Training all eyes on creating a sustainable future for industry
This week has seen diverse range of industry leaders gather for Bühler’s Networking Days that placed sustainability and protecting natural resources at the heart of its agenda.
Every little counts towards the environment
For this month’s edition, you may notice something a little different about hard copies of our magazine – which come in new environmentally-friendly potato starch wrapping.
Campaigners call for action on product calories
This past week saw campaign group Action on Sugar call on the UK government to introduce a calorie tax for sweet goods including confectionery.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
It’s all gold for Ferrero
The Ferrero Group unveiled its products for Christmas 2019 at a (literally) glittering launch event at London’s Café de Paris last week.
The age of 3D printing for confectionery gathers pace
Without doubt one of the most intriguing recent machinery developments for the confectionery production sector is the advent of 3D printing.
Global confectionery talent celebrated at the Academy of Chocolate Awards
This week saw the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards staged at Claridge’s in London, where a host of confectionery talent gathered eagerly to awaited the results of months worth of painstaking judging
Nestlé hopes to make waves with no added sugar KitKat variety
This week saw a particularly notable development within the chocolate segment of the market as Nestlé confirms its plans to create a chocolate with no added sugar, purely from the cocoa beans and pulp, which represents a key move for the business. While there may well have been others out there with their own take […]
Frustration grows as governments try to find a way for fairer cocoa payments
The latest installment in the major saga of cocoa pricing in Africa has just taken another significant twist.