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Exclusive video: Choco Tec 2022 event review
This year’s Choco Tec event in Cologne, Germany, attracted a key global audience from across the chocolate and wider confectionery sector to discuss major trends and areas of development for the industry.
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Record Santa production levels may offer hope for an under-pressure German confectionery sector
This past week, it has been encouraging to learn that despite major challenges facing the German confectionery sector, as much as any other around the world, there was some festive cheer in the news that a record number of chocolate Santas have been crafted in the country.
German confectionery market offers a glimmer of Christmas cheer with increased volume of chocolate Santas
An increased grand annual total of 169 million chocolate Santas have been made this season by the Germany confectionery sector, despite the industry being hit by major energy crisis and inflationary challenges, writes Neill Barston.
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BDSI raises fears over EU ingredients origins laws placing ‘unsolvable problems’ on confectionery firms
Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade body has expressed major concerns over EU plans to require origin identification for all ingredients under proposed ‘Food information ordinance’ legislation being put forward, reports Neill Barston.
BDSI warns of Christmas confectionery sector labour crisis, amid soaring energy costs
Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade body has warned of major sector labour shortages and ‘existential worries’ for the Christmas season, as the industry remains under threat from mounting inflation pressures, writes Neill Barston.
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BDSI warning over cocoa grinding volumes amid ongoing energy crisis
Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade association has confirmed that cocoa grinding levels have reduced by 4.7% to 103,532 tonnes in third quarter of 2022, as market conditions remain considerably challenging, reports Neill Barston.
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Troubling times in Germany, as BDSI reveals extent of country’s confectionery crisis
Emerging news from Germany that businesses in the confectionery sector face the prospect of crippling 750 per cent energy bill rises next year is indeed a particularly disturbing development.
BDSI delivers renewed warning on deeply impacted German confectionery sector
Germany’s confectionery trade organisation, the BDSI has issued a fresh warning that ‘many small and medium sized businesses are struggling to survive’ amid a backdrop of inflated energy costs, broken supply chains and high raw ingredients costs, reports Neill Barston.
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BDSI trade body seeks national and EU support for confectionery companies facing record energy price hikes
The German BDSI confectionery trade body has appealed for immediate national and EU support for manufacturers and businesses across the sector in light of crippling energy, ingredients and packaging costs threatening the viability of businesses, reports Neill Barston.
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BDSI studies find taste remains king for consumers’ confectionery preferences
Confectionery consumers in Germany have hailed taste as the overwhelming factor in purchasing decisions, according to new studies from the country’s BDSI trade association, reports Neill Barston.
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Easter confectionery production remains strong in Germany, despite key industry challenges
Studies from Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade association have shown that for Easter 2022, around 239 million chocolate bunnies were produced nationally, despite major challenges from the pandemic, ingredients prices and supply chain issues, writes Neill Barston.
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Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade group warns of major industry crisis
Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade body has warned the country’s industry is facing a severe combination of major challenges including the ongoing pandemic, rapidly rising energy costs and increased raw ingredients prices, reports Neill Barston.
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BDSI trade body expresses concerns for industry partners in Ukraine, as invasion continues
The BDSI German confectionery association has expressed its sympathies to colleagues and friends within Ukraine, in the wake of invasion from neighbouring Russia, writes Neill Barston.
Upturn in Germany’s confectionery sector hindered by ongoing major sector challenges
The latest assessment by German trade body BDSI on the nation’s confectionery sector showing a slight increase in sales against an array of business challenges is undoubtedly to be cautiously welcomed as a barometer for wider market conditions.
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