Ingredients
Swizzels starts the festive confectionery party, amid rise in demand for vegan ranges
UK confectionery manufacturer Swizzels has entered into the festive spirit with creating its new seasonal gift drums for the key Christmas period, featuring some of its key lines including Love Hearts and Drumstick Mini Chew Bars, writes Neill Barston.
Cargill to showcase innovative chocolate and snacks series at FIE
This year’s Cargill stand at Food Ingredients Europe is set to feature a notable focus on the confectionery segment, offering visitors the chance to sample white chocolate concepts, indulgent biscuits, protein bar snacks, and inviting ice cream flavours, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Valio creates milk protein concentrate targeting ice-cream and dessert market
Finnish dairy company Valio has unveiled launched a new milk protein concentrate (MPC), Eila MPC 65, designed to help offer solutions for segments including ice-cream and other desserts, writes Neill Barston.
Gelita prepares to showcase gummy confectionery solutions at FIE 2023
A broad portfolio of solutions for the confectionery sector will be presented by Gelita at this year’s FIE event, which will feature contributions from a host of leading ingredients firms from across the world.
GNT prepares latest Exberry solutions for FIE ingredients show
Netherlands-based colouring foods group, GNT, will open up an interactive “colour lab” for its plant-based Exberry concentrates at the fast-approaching Food Ingredients Europe event next week, writes Neill Barston.
Unions claim over 350 jobs at pladis’s Jacob’s UK production site are under threat
An industry union has expressed concern around the potential loss of over 350 jobs at a pladis bakery production site at Aintree in the UK by the end of next year, which has made its well-known brand of Jacob’s crackers, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
FIE ingredients event offers international innovation platform for manufacturers
Some of the biggest names in the ingredients sector are due to assemble for the latest edition of Food Ingredients Europe (FIE), which is due to begin next week in Frankfurt, Germany, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Cargill reports ESG sustainability gains, while acknowledging cocoa sector challenges
Cargill has highlighted key gains within environmental, social and governance policies, as it releases its 2023 ESG Report on progress towards core sustainability goals, including its cocoa supply chains, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Mars link-up with University of California, Davis, primes for allulose sugar alternative breakthrough
Mars has confirmed a breakthrough collaboration with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), in creating a cost-effective means of producing sugar alternative, allulose, enabling bulk production for markets including for confectionery, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bühler creates food innovation hub offering key new industry facilities, including chocolate confectionery development
A range of advanced new facilities have been delivered by the Bühler Swiss-based equipment and industry technology and solutions group, with its new food innovation hub in Uzwil, Switzerland, including significant potential for confectionery and chocolate product development, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Albex Group confirms key deal for Rainbow Dust confectionery business
UK-based Albex Group has confirmed a key acquisition of creative confectionery and sweet bakery business, Rainbow Dust, from AIM listed Real Good Food PLC, for a sum of £800,000, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
KitKat gains new winter special donut flavour addition for US ranges
US-based fans of KitKat are in for a winter treat as the brand releases its latest seasonal flavour in the form of its chocolate frosted donut variety, designed for a perfect pairing with a warming cup of coffee, writes Neill Barston
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Major investment from ofi sees latest New Zealand dairy plant for categories including confectionery
Ingredients group ofi has marked the official opening of its advanced new dairy processing plant located in the dairy heartland of New Zealand in the Waikato region in the north island, supporting categories including confectionery, writes Neill Barston.
Cargill opens latest Indonesian cocoa development centre
A major investment is being made by Cargill into creating a new cocoa development centre in Gresik, Indonesia, which is believed to be a first of its kind for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability