Exclusive video: State of the Industry Conference 2025 report
The State of the Industry Conference in Miami Florida, concluded earlier this week, with an optimistic outlook for the sector. Pic: Neill Barston.
A mood of resilience and determination summed up this year’s State of the Industry Conference in Miami, Florida, as editor Neill Barston examines in our exclusive video report below.
Major topics of incoming tariffs, new government, industry innovation and an upturn in sales despite supply chain challenges in the cocoa and other key ingredients markets, ensured an engaging event attended by around 800 executives from across the sector.
As its centrepiece State of Treating report revealed, the US confectionery industry produced a renewed upturn in sales totalling $54 billion for 2024, which delivered a note of hope amid challenges times. See our subsequent edition of Confectionery Production for extended coverage of the event.