Blogs
A Christmas season to remember, yet reflect on wider global conditions
As we’re now officially into December, it seems that marketing activity for the season is being ramped up in impressive style right across the food and drink sector, with confectionery being given the strongest media spotlight of the entire year.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Cocoa initiative’s work holds potential against the tide of major sustainability challenges
The move from the Ivory Coast and Ghana Cocoa Initiative to establish a working group to resolve a seemingly stalemate within commodity prices that remains a critical issue for the sector’s future is clearly an interesting prospect.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Brexit: the elephant in the room surrounding soaring industry inflation pressures
This week, latest UK government figures revealed that food and drink inflation hit 16.4%, the worst in four decades, and sparking a considerable wave of concern from industry.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Gulfood Manufacturing and ISM Middle East shine a valuable light on industry
This week’s Gulfood Manufacturing has certainly proved that the appetite for doing business at live events in Dubai region is very much back with a bang.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
A bold new vision for Barry Callebaut’s Second Generation Chocolate
In what has already proved a notably memorable year for the confectionery sector, the latest key development to grab global media headlines has been the emergence of Barry Callebaut’s ‘Second generation chocolate.’
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Guest blog: HFSS regulations governing indulgent products may be well meaning, but will they make a difference?
Stefan Lagerqvist, CEO of Swedish-founded food-tech company Nick’s, offers his views on the new HFSS legislation introduced in the UK, designed to remove tempting treats from supermarket checkouts, as well as offer greater regulation on television advertising. Will it have an impact on troublingly high obesity rates? or will it simply mean people go out of their way to track down conventional product ranges, wherever they are placed in stores?
Confectionery sector seeking AI solutions could pave the way for key production breakthrough
There have been a number of standout developments within the confectionery sector in terms of finished product development in the past few years that have engaged technology to its best effect.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Choco Tec event to place major industry topics in the spotlight
Confectionery Production is glad to be supporting this year’s Choco Tec event, which is set to be taking place in Cologne, Germany, this December, with a broad range of speakers being lined up.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Troubling times in Germany, as BDSI reveals extent of country’s confectionery crisis
Emerging news from Germany that businesses in the confectionery sector face the prospect of crippling 750 per cent energy bill rises next year is indeed a particularly disturbing development.
Confectionery sector faces turbulence from key inflationary pressures
With market turbulence continuing to dominate many headlines around the world, latest analysis from GlobalData revealing that the chocolate and wider confectionery market remains notably vulnerable to inflationary pressures is a concerning prospect for the sector.
A nation stands still to pay its respects to the late Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II
For those of us based within the UK, the past week has been very much focused on marking the life of the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who received a state funeral on Monday, watched by millions around the world.
Thanks for a successful debut World Confectionery Conference event
Being on my work travels, this is just a very short thanks to one and all who attended last Friday’s debut live World Confectionery Conference event in Brussels.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Confectionery Conference Final Countdown
It’s finally arrived! In just 48 hours we’ll be joining the industry in Brussels for our second World Confectionery Conference, which our team is keenly anticipating will be a great success.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
All aboard for this year’s World Confectionery Conference in Brussels
With the World Confectionery Conference just over a week away, there’s definitely been plenty of anticipation surrounding the event, so thanks is due to all those who have engaged with it all so positively over the past few months in particular.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability