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Barry Callebaut shapes its Forever Chocolate ambitions
Operating the largest chocolate production facilities in the world poses a number of challenges, as Neill Barston found during an exclusive visit to Barry Callebaut’s facilities in Belgium
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Upgraded date coding system from tna aims to reduce production waste
tna has confirmed the launch of its intelli-date 5 high-speed thermal transfer overprint (TTO) date coder, featuring airless design and integrated print code verification technology for continuously high-quality printing on flexible bags.
Business news, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
A richly rewarding business venture
With the support of Lord Alan Sugar, Alana Spencer’s bakery and confectionery business is fast making waves. Neill Barston reports exclusively
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory
Halloween celebrations prompt fiendishly fine confectionery ranges
Spooky themed chocolates and sweets marking Halloween have remained a firm favourite with British consumers, according to latest research from Mintel.
Devilishly fine Halloween chocolate range from Paul A Young
Chocolatier Paul A Young aims to ensure a ‘spooktacular’ Halloween this year with a raft of ghoulishly delightful confectionery creations.
SIAL attracts diverse offerings from confectionery and bakery sectors
A broad range of businesses operating within the confectionery and bakery sectors are exhibiting at this week’s SIAL international trade fair in Paris, France.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Inclusions in chocolate confectionery proving potential big business
Creating confectionery with intriguing inclusions has seen some inventive products come to market this year, including Kaakao, the fruit sweetened ‘not chocolate,’ and Flavanola, enriched with nutrients as two key examples
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory
Guittard launches specialist 45% milk chocolate series
US-based Guittard Chocolate Company has unveiled a new 45% milk chocolate bar range for trade customers that it believes will span the divide between traditional milk chocolates, and semisweet varieties that start with 65% coco solids.
Gulfood set to prove another major event packed full of surprises
This week’s confectionery missive will be brief, but hopefully noteworthy, with our latest November edition due to go to press shortly.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Acma to release new packaging upgrades to is equipment at Pack Expo
An expanded range of digital control upgrades will be showcased by Italian-based manufacturer Acma at Pack Expo next week in Chicago, US.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing
Healthier raw sweets identified as key trend for ProSweets
A host of new confectionery recipes for ‘raw sweets’ with significantly reduced sugar levels or alternative substitute is set to prove a key theme at ProSweets.
Knighton ingredients delivers tempering free chocolate powder system
UK-based Knighton Ingredients has unveiled a major capability breakthrough for its NovaCote chocolate powder range, enabling the creation of a finished sheen to products without requiring a conventional tempering process.
Montezuma’s delivers South American flair with a distinctive British twist
Building a confectionery business from the ground-up to become a company with a £10 million turnover has proved a considerable undertaking, as Helen and Simon Pattinson of UK-based Montezuma’s chocolates explain to Neill Barston
MacIntyre reveals latest refiner conche equipment series
MacIntyre Chocolate Systems has unveiled details of its latest generation refiner/conche range that has been developed with more flexible and enhanced control of the refining process, together with improved design and easier maintenance.