Blogs
Cadbury’s move urging support for chocolatiers is vital
Conventional wisdom on marketing strategy dictates that attention is largely focused on encouraging consumers to want more or engage more with a certain product or brand, yet in these strange days we inhabit, these rules are now being broken.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Momentum continues to build for the World Confectionery Conference
With just under a month to go before our debut World Confectionery Conference, preparations are going from strength to strength as major industry players are continuing to sign up and participate.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Thanks to our global subscribers – we hope to welcome even more in 2021
This week’s blog entry offers a simple note of thanks to all our subscribers who are a vital part of our ongoing coverage of the confectionery sector and its related markets.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cocoa sector sustainability in West Africa remains under considerable threat
This week’s column is devoted to echoing the views expressed a few days ago by Brett Beach, director of ethically founded chocolate brand Made In Africa, regarding cocoa sustainability.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Mars steps up to help deliver greater industry gender equality
A key news development this week that seen Mars step up become a vice chair at the Unstereotype Alliance campaigning for gender equality in media advertising has to be welcomed as an extremely positive move.
Confectionery sector looks to a more settled summer for retail revival
That’s it! Easter’s done and dusted for another year. It’s too soon to know whether Easter 2022 will be a ‘normal’ one, free of restrictions, but we can always hope.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Easter confectionery hopes may be fuelled by growth in online retailing
As communities around the world settle down to celebrate Easter this weekend around the world, it’s certain that there will be plenty of opportunity to reflect on the monumental events of the past year.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Impact of Brexit and Covid felt as confectionery exports nosedive
The UK government’s latest figures on British chocolate exports to the EU reducing by 68% in January due largely to Brexit policies makes for extremely sobering reading for all involved.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Thorntons fate of store closures poses further high street challenges
One of the biggest breaking news items of this week was undoubtedly the decision to close all of Thorntons stores in the UK amid ongoing pandemic trading challenges that is set to affect a total of 600 jobs in the long-established business.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Get involved in this summer’s key virtual confectionery industry showcase
With just several months to go until our World Confectionery Conference takes place in its re-imagined virtual format, interest surrounding the event is continuing to gather momentum as the countdown begins.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pressure on manufacturing a key headache for UK chancellor Rishi Sunak’s latest budget
With the ongoing coronavirus continuing to affect markets around the world, the fact job losses, uncertainty and business disruption remain a factor in the industry and all areas of the economy, is unfortunately not unsurprising.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Confectionery takes its place at the tip of a potential robotic retail revolution
Amid all the challenging headlines of the past year, it’s something of a relief to encounter some slightly more upbeat news that greeted us with the novel confectionery innovation of a US pilot of a robot serving customers in a New York store.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Major issues remain to ensure the cocoa sector’s future sustainability
While it’s fair to say that mainstream global news media rarely ventures into often remote seeming matters surrounding the cocoa sector and the wider confectionery industry it serves, this past week in particular, has witnessed a major spotlight being placed upon it.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Cadbury Dairy Milk production return to the UK offers highlight amid wider sector tests
For British-based followers of the confectionery world, the breaking news that Cadbury would be bringing back production to the UK was indeed something to be celebrated.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability