World Confectionery Conference plans heat up as final speaking slots are taken

After many months of planning across the company, it is especially heartening to see that plans for our World Confectionery Conference are taking shape, with our final two speaking positions, from Eastman and Bartek, both being notable additions to a diverse line-up.

As our fifth iteration of the event (including our first online version during the pandemic), will set out to demonstrate, despite the fact the world appears very much in a state of flux right now, there are some positives on the horizon.

This is very much the case for the global confectionery sector, with sales continuing to rise around the world, even if consumers’ budgets appear to be constrained at present amid economic challenges.

With this in mind, or conference programme continues to place sustainability, innovation and new developments across equipment, systems and ingredients and its heart, but we will also seek to address some of these significant tests, including issues relating to the cocoa sector.

So, if you’re not managed to as yet, we would urge or readers and the wider confectionery and snacks sector to register as soon as possible for our show, as doing so greatly aids with the planning of the big day, on 11 September at the Marriott Hotel, Grand Place, Brussels.

While Belgium, and indeed its capital have a rich and dynamic association with the chocolate market in particular, we are very much, as previously, aiming to offer a broad experience covering a number of aspects of the industry.

World Confectionery Conference Brussels – 12 September 2024

With that in mind, mark your diaries for September, and we’ll look forward to seeing as many of you as possible – and don’t forget to enter your businesses in our World Confectionery Awards via our dedicated site at confectioneryconference.com – our six categories are entirely free to enter, and from speaking to those who have gained honours previously, it has really made a difference to their businesses. 

Furthermore, we also still have commercial places available to exhibit at our conference, so anyone wishing to take advantage of that, should email my colleague Dave Johnson at [email protected] as a priority as soon as possible this month. 

Neill Barston, editor, Confectionery Production 

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