Features
Confectionery delivers festive growth within travel retail segment
Hamilton Sargent of UK-based travel retail specialists Blackjack Promotions explains why confectionery is such a dynamic growth area for Travel Retail
Academy of Chocolate conference majors on tackling cocoa sustainability
Speakers from across the international confectionery industry gathered for the Academy of Chocolate’s main event of the year. Neill Barston reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Gulfood attracts a host of global manufacturing innovations
With a broad array of industry innovations on display, Gulfood Manufacturing revealed some significant developments for the confectionery and bakery sectors. Neill Barston reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Behind the scenes of CasaLuker’s Colombian chocolate dream
Anna Burnell spent a week in Colombia for ‘the trip of lifetime’ where she had been invited to learn more about CasaLuker’s model for growing cacao sustainably and experience its long-term vision for social change.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Bosch connects with chocolate manufacturers to deliver ideal packaging
Josua Schwab, of Bosch writes for Confectionery Production on the value of selecting of the right packaging for confectionery manufacturing operations
Ishida snacks installation marks Czech firm Poex’s 25th anniversary
Food solutions group Ishida has reported a successful snacks packaging installation project with Czech Republic-based business Poex, designed to increase production speeds for its range of smaller-bagged products.
Natural flavours and colours proving major confectionery trends
Confectionery Production looks at the cutting-edge trends in colours and flavours for the bakery and confectionery sectors, and why the industry is saying “go natural, or go home”. Daisy Phillipson reports.
Rise of snackification shows key shift in consumer habits
Robert Rona, director of new markets, products and services at The Triangle Nutrition LTD, delves into what snackification is, where it’s come from and why brand and retailers need to be aware of the ever-growing trend
Hopes for growth in the South American confectionery market
Confectionery has an especially distinguished history in South America, though challenging economic conditions have affected some of its markets. Neill Barston reports
Indian confectionery market expresses concerns over ‘traffic light’ labelling
Raghavendra Verma reports from New Delhi on a new government system in India of food labelling that have prompted major concerns from industry
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory
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
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
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
Confectionery production problems all wrapped up
Solving confectionery production wrapping issues can require plenty of skill and specialist knowledge, as Ilapak explains on one of its recent UK customer projects.