Cocoa reflections: Amsterdam Cocoa week and Chocoa’s 2024 edition took on major industry issuesThe global cocoa sector is under the microscope as never before amid major production challenges that have seen the key confectionery ingredient more than doubling in price within just a year. Kathryn Brand reports from the Amsterdam Cocoa Week events, including Chocoa and the WCF Partnership meeting Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Caotech’s extensive ball mill series takes centre stage for InterpackWith an established global reputation, Netherlands equipment firm Caotech, based in Wormerveer – the Netherlands, has continued to expand the export of its ball mills and conches for cocoa and chocolate sector. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive video: Choco Tec 2022 event reviewThis 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. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory
Exclusive feature: ProSweets Cologne 2022 extended reviewHaving experienced a pandemic-enforced absence of two years, this year’s ProSweets was always destined to be a memorable event, as editor Neill Barston found in Cologne Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Caotech continues expansion of global equipment solutionsFor over 20 years, Caotech has been building up its confectionery and food sector machinery and supplying a range of global firms. Neill Barston visits the company’s HQ near Amsterdam to explore its operations Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Processing, Sustainability
iba attracts a wealth of global confectionery and bakery innovationsAn array of colourful bakery and confectionery, creative solutions and key equipment developments formed the major elements of the latest iba event in Germany. Neill Barston reports Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
