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Sweets & Snacks Expo Supplier Showcase 2024 report

Editor Neill Barston goes behind the scenes at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo supplier showcase, offering exclusive interviews with Beneo, TNA Solutions, IMA DT&G Ltd, Mantrose Group and LoeschPack

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

Exclusive extended feature: ProSweets Cologne 2024, editor’s preview

This year’s ProSweets offers an eclectic mix of exhibitors, as the event returns to its full strength after a shortened version last year, as Confectionery Production’s editor, Neill Barston discovers with this extended preview of the show

Italy’s IMA group set for major line showcase at ProSweets

Italian-based IMA industry equipment group will use this year’s ProSweets event as a key platform to place a spotlight on its latest range of solutions for the chocolate, confectionery and snack markets, writes Neill Barston.

Business news, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability

IMA gearing-up for advanced Gulfood equipment showcase

Italian-based IMA equipment and systems group is set to place a key spotlight on its latest industry solutions, including for the confectionery sector, as it returns to Dubai for Gulfood Manufacturing, reports Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability

Equipment, systems and technology set for Gulfood Manufacturing spotlight

Gulfood Manufacturing is set to return this month, with plenty of stars of the show across equipment, systems and ingredients set to make it a memorable event, as Neill Barston examines

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

IMA equipment group sets its sights on Gulfood Manufacturing showcase

The Italian-headquartered IMA equipment and industry solutions group has confirmed its presence at this year’s major Gulfood Manufacturing event in Dubai, reports Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability

Italy’s IMA equipment and systems group marks Earth Day launching its OpenLab facilities

Marking Earth Day this month, Italian industry machinery group IMA has launched its OpenLab facilities – advanced laboratories and testing areas, dedicated to the research on sustainable materials, technologies and production optimisation processes, writes Neill Barston.

Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

IMA group set to unveil latest industry solutions at Gulfood

From this weekend at Gulfood Manufacturing, the IMA Group is set to showcase a range of industry packaging equipment solutions industry sectors including for the confectionery and snacks segments.

Business news, Food safety, Packaging, Processing

Packaging and systems innovation expected for ProSweets 2020

Major developments within packaging, ingredients and production systems will take centre stage at this year’s ProSweets in Cologne, Germany.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

Events

Sat

18

Jan

Sigep World

Having newly rebranded as Sigep World, the major event for the foodservice sector is set to place a significant spotlight on developments across the bakery, confectionery, gelato and pizza market segments. The event, held in Rimini, Italy, has traditionally offered a strong platform for its domestic businesses, but is attracting a growing number of international participants.

Sun

19

Jan

The SFA Winter Fancy Food & Confection Show

The Winter Fancy Food Show offers trend-setting makers, buyers, and distributors a first look at the products, flavors, and ideas set to reshape retail shelves and menu listings across the country and the world.

Sun

2

Feb

ISM & ProSweets

ISM returns for 2025 celebrating the global confectionery company, with new products from around the world, as well as highlighting the latest trends and developments for the global confectionery and snacks markets. Its companion show, ProSweets, is set to once again showcase the best in equipment, systems and ingredients for the segment. Confectionery Production will be on hand to report live as a media partner. See ism-cologne.com

Tue

4

Feb

Chocoa

Chocoa is set to offer a host of key cocoa and chocolate presentations and displays of new products from across the sector, with sustainability being a core consideration for the event, as the industry continues to grapple with notable challenges. The show, taking place in Amsterdam, forms part of a week-long series of industry celebrations.

Wed

19

Mar

World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting

The World Cocoa Foundation’s latest partnership meeting is being staged at a notably challenging point for the sector, which is amid a particularly turbulent period of supply chain challenges that will come under the microscope during the event.

Being held in Sao Paulo, the meeting will feature some of the sector’s most respected names, offering insights into how combined solutions can be formed for the industry’s future.

Thu

11

Sep

World Confectionery Conference

Our fifth edition of the World Confectionery Conference is set to make a notable return to Brussels, Belgium for 2025, after successful celebrations for Confectionery Production magazine’s 90th anniversary for the 2024 edition. The event will cover the full spectrum of the industry, from finished product advancements, through to equipment, systems and ingredients topics, as well as key industry trends that are shaping the sector. For updates, follow the website confectioneryconference.com

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