Packaging
Border Biscuits marks five million dark chocolate ginger bars
Scottish-based Border Biscuits has marked a key milestone for its key new Dark Chocolate Ginger bars, which have benefitted from a boom in snacking – with five million sold since launch, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing
Theegarten-Pactec expands board to drive digital innovation
German-based confectionery packaging machinery specialist Theegarten-Pactec has named Thomas Plewe, joining senior members Markus Rustler and Dr Egbert Röhm as part of its management board to help drive digital innovation within the business, writes Neill Barston.
Easter chocolate innovation falls 25% amid Covid-19, according to Mintel studies
Despite relative buoyancy reported across key global confectionery markets as Easter approaches, coronavirus conditions have resulted in a 25% cut in chocolate product innovation over the past year, according to Mintel research, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Easter confectionery hopes may be fuelled by growth in online retailing
As communities around the world settle down to celebrate Easter this weekend around the world, it’s certain that there will be plenty of opportunity to reflect on the monumental events of the past year.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Cadbury tackles loneliness for older people with Dairy Milk campaign
An emotive campaign is being delivered by Cadbury’s UK division, as throughout April it removes branding on 10 million Dairy Milk bars to be replaced by quotes from older people’s life stories, reports Neill Barston.
Euromonitor International joins the World Confectionery Conference
The Euromonitor International organisation has confirmed its team member Natalia Theofilopoulou, Food and Nutrition Research Analyst has joined the ranks of keynote speakers at 2021’s World Confectionery Conference, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Focus: Placing sustainability at the heart of manufacturing operations
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has placed sustainability firmly in the sector’s limelight, as Neill Barston discovered addressing the issue and speaking exclusively to Syntegon Technology about it environmental focus
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Nestlé set to remove 83 tonnes of packaging from UK confectionery sharing bags
A key sustainability drive from Nestlé’s UK and Irish operations has seen a redesign of its confectionery sharing bags delivering a 15% cut in packaging, removing at least 83 tonnes of plastic taken out of its annual supply chain, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Syntegon behind the scenes interview
Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production, speaks exclusively to Torsten Sauer, director of sustainability at Syntegon on its approach to sustainability, key trends and response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bühler and Premier Tech partnership delivers new packaging line
An industry partnership between Bühler and Canadian equipment business Premier Tech has delivered a new automated packaging system for granular product ranges, including confectionery series, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Impact of Brexit and Covid felt as confectionery exports nosedive
The UK government’s latest figures on British chocolate exports to the EU reducing by 68% in January due largely to Brexit policies makes for extremely sobering reading for all involved.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Mondelēz International acquires Grenade protein bar business
Mondelēz International is set to complete a deal for a majority interest in Grenade, a British-based performance nutrition firm within the fast-rising high protein bar segment, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
FDF offers key warning as UK’s EU confectionery exports slump
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has expressed concern over figures revealing British export sales fell overall by 75% in January 2021, with confectionery among the worst segments affected, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ISM names three confectionery winners as its 2021 new product stars
The team behind the ISM international confectionery trade fair has named its three star new product winners for 2021 as Confiserie Burg Lauenstein from Germany, Selectum from Austria and Francois Doucet from France, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability