Features
Exclusive preview: Behind the scenes of Gulfood Manufacturing 2022
With record attendance expected for this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing equipment and processing event in the UAE, editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to show’s director Mark Napier on its key prospects ahead
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Confectionery Conference Brussels 2022: event review
This year’s World Confectionery Conference was successfully held in Brussels, Belgium, covering a broad spectrum of
key topics for our industries, as editor Neill Barston reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: Fresh chocolate from Russell & Atwell wows Dragons’ Den
Emerging from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den with a successful funding bid is quite some feat. Neill Barston speaks to artisan chocolate maker Giles Atwell on his recent screen experiences that have propelled the business into overdrive
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Gelling agents focus: Let’s talk texture
Confectionery Production examines how the latest in gelling agents and thickeners are helping confectionery manufacturers to create products that cater to a variety of subsectors, from fortified gummies to vegan candy, without compromising on taste and texture. Daisy Phillipson reports
Preparations for the 2022 edition of Choco Tec event gather momentum
Germany’s ZDS central college of the confectionery industry has played a key role over the past 70 years. Neill Barston meets its managing director, Andreas Bertram, who contribute to our World Confectionery Conference, as preparations gather momentum for this year’s Choco Tec event this December in Cologne.
Exclusive: Belgian market World Confectionery Conference focus
As this year’s World Confectionery Conference draws ever closer, food and drink journalist Dominique Huret offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes on the region’s confectionery sector
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Special focus: Forming and extrusion market challenges
Extrusion processes for confectionery have become ever more elaborate over the years, with consumers demanding a greater array of sweets and snacks options. Confectionery Production explores recent sector developments. Neill Barston reports
ISM behind the scenes: 2023 preparations already progressing strongly
The organisers behind Germany’s global ISM confectionery event have reported a strong initial response to its revised dates for its 2023 show, set for next April, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Spotlight: Improving production efficiency with tooling that hits a sweet spot
While confectionery manufacturing has become ever-more automated around the world, there remain a number of operational challenges to successful production, as Luke Hoskin, I Holland Technical Sales Manager explains as he casts an eye over the sector
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Innova Market Insights: World Confectionery Conference interview
Returning as one of our keynote speakers for this year’s World Confectionery Conference is an experience that Myrthe de Beukelaar, a senior associate with Innova Market Insights, is keenly anticipating. Editor Neill Barston quizzes her major trends ahead of our key industry event taking place in Brussels this September
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Bühler’s Networking Days event highlights core sustainability goals
In a demonstration of the commitment of businesses to be at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis to protect and restore nature and biodiversity, and close the gap in wealth distribution, 1,000 representatives of the world’s leading companies from 95 countries gathered in Uzwil at the Bühler Group’s global headquarters this week to discuss the urgent need for business to come together to accelerate the transition towards sustainability.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Capturing the market for niche confectionery product ranges
The issue of new product development amid highly testing times is an intriguing one, as Confectionery Production board member Graham Godfrey discusses in his latest feature
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Behind the scenes: Läderach continues its global growth with US sites
Läderach is fast gaining a global confectionery foothold, including within the US, as its North American regional president Nathanael Hausmann explains to editor Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory
Behind the scenes at Love Cocoa and H!P pop-up confectionery event
The potential for oat milk based confectionery is continuing to take a notable leap forward, as Kathryn Brand discovers speaking to James Cadbury, whose two fast-rising chocolate businesses are making an impact on the British market.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability