We’re now just three weeks away from our World Confectionery Conference, so a big thanks is due to all those who have engaged with us so far in terms of signing up and spreading the word about our fifth live edition.

Taking place on 10th September at the One America Square venue in London, it will, as ever, offer a genuine showcase for the entire value chain of the confectionery and snacking world – whether you’re a small B2B company, or major corporation, all are welcome.

Our industry showcase has always been a broad church since we established it with our opening online edition back in 2021 amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, which paved the way for our live events over the past five years in Brussels, as well as our 2023 show in the UK.

So if you’ve yet to register, we would love to see you there in London next month, as we place major topics of sustainability across the whole industry and its supply chains, as well as innovation atop of our agenda. We shall also explore how businesses are becoming ever more resilient in adapting to challenges in the market around the world. You can get involved through registering via confectioneryconference.com 

We are particularly heartened that we have had contributions from across the globe for this year’s event, from right across Europe, and further afield, including Colombia’s Cordillera Chocolate, which will be part of our presenting line-up, Canada’s Bartek Ingredients, as well as awards entries from as far and wide as Scotland to Hawaii across our categories. This has most definitely created a sense of anticipation for our event, as it moves for the first time to London in September. Here’s a reminder of last year’s event to give you a flavour of what to expect for 2026: 

Moreover, we are conscious that our collective time is precious and that it’s not always easy to break away from personal projects to attend events, but we remain grateful to those who have backed our show over the years, and this is certainly something we don’t ever take for granted.

That’s precisely why we have put together a conference that we believe has a strong balance to it, with keynotes from the likes of Cargill, Ferrero, Caobisco European trade association, as well as major insights from  our knowledge partners, Euromonitor International, for good measure.

So there really will be something for everyone at this year’s event, from finished product focuses, equipment and ingredients presentations, through to supply chain issues including the mounting tests facing the cocoa sector amid regulatory pressures from EUDR and corporate due diligence laws that are being heralded through the European Parliament.

With all that in mind, we look forward to seeing as many of you all as possible next month – if you are able to register as a priority before the end of August, this is a major assistance for our overall planning. We’ll see you soon, thanks, Neill, editor, Confectionery Production

• Keep in touch at [email protected] or via our social media channels @confectionprod or via our Linkedin