WCC news
Cargill moves to create its first Asian chocolate production facilities in India
Cargill has confirmed a deal with a local chocolate manufacturer in Western India, as it responds to market growth in the region through creating its first manufacturing site within Asia. Neill Barston reports
Key trends: Delivering on sustainability messaging offers key to packaging success
Clearly and successfully communicating sustainability credentials to consumers is key to developments across food and drink sector packaging, including for confectionery and bakery ranges. This benchmark has been crowned by Innova Market Insights as the Top Packaging Trend in 2020.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cargill’s target to eliminate deforestation from its palm oil supplies remains on track
A key environmental target is in sight for Cargill, with plans to track and eliminate deforestation within all its commercial palm concessions in its third-party supply chain by the end of 2020 on course. Neill Barston reports.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Fairtrade report claims key progress on training West African cocoa farmers
A series of schemes from Fairtrade International designed to assist cocoa farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast has made notable gains in improving conditions for communities, according to a progress study. Neill Barston reports.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Cargill’s Sustainability Report reveals key measures to support global farmers
Enhancements to Cargill’s cocoa harvesting processes in adopting barcoded cocoa bags and digital (CMS) systems, 50 percent of sustainable beans in the global direct supply chain are now traceable from farm-to-factory.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Fairtrade report identifies greater combined initiatives required on key cocoa sustainability schemes
A major research project from Fairtrade has identified that the cocoa sector requires greater levels of joint working on sustainability ventures to help effectively tackle significant levels of farmer poverty that remain a crucial factor for confectionery supply chains.
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cama responds to coronavirus pandemic with enhanced factory acceptance testing
Italian-based packaging equipment specialist Cama has responded to the coronavirus pandemic with enhancing its digital manufacturing services with a new Live FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) programme.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Entries open for the debut World Confectionery Awards
Some of the most noteworthy achievements of the past year within our industry will be celebrated this September with our World Confectionery Awards, which form a key part of the World Confectionery Conference.
Fairtrade Foundation’s LJ Loftus becomes latest World Confectionery Conference keynote speaker
The World Confectionery Conference unveils its latest keynote speaker, LJ Loftus, Head of Supply Chain and Programme Management, Fairtrade Foundation.
Unveiling the World Confectionery Conference website
A dedicated website has been launched to for our key sector event taking place in Belgium next year, the World Confectionery Conference.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Confectionery Conference adds to its ranks with Caobisco’s Aldo Cristiano
Aldo Cristiano, Head of Institutional Affairs and Sustainability at Ferrero in Germany, and Vice President of Caobisco (European Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and confectionery industry), becomes the second keynote speaker to be unveiled for our World Confectionery Conference.
Introducing the World Confectionery Awards
Excellence across the entire breadth of the industry will be celebrated with the launch of an awards series forming a key part of our World Confectionery Conference.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Confectionery Conference welcomes Andy Baxendale as a speaker
Known throughout the world as ‘The Sweet Consultant’, Andy Baxendale has over 24 years’ experience in the confectionery industry with a Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Food Manufacture.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
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.