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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
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Companies claim key honours with the debut World Confectionery Awards
Companies from across the full spectrum of industry were bestowed with honours as part of our debut live event World Confectionery Conference, which celebrated the sector’s resilience despite wider business challenges, writes Neill Barston.
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Research shows alternative confectionery ingredients and vegan markets continue global growth
According to recent Grand View Research figures, the vegan segment was last year worth a total of $1.1 billion, with 11 per cent growth rate expected until 2030, as functional health-based ingredients markets in particular proving particularly strong, reports Neill Barston.
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Sector research reveals major potential for private label snacking categories
Research from ingredients group Kerry has revealed the global snacks market is now worth $115 billion a year, with annual growth of 2% projected to 2023, reports Neill Barston.
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Ingredients group Kerry delivers e-book exploring power of plant-based ranges
Vegan confectionery and ice cream options come under the microscope in a new book from ingredients group Kerry, exploring the potential for plant-based product ranges, writes Neill Barston.
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Focus: Hitting the sweet spots with sugar alternatives
Over the past decade, the so-called war on sugar has continued to intensify, with many health experts describing it as “public enemy number one”. Confectionery Production examines industry’s response, reports Daisy Phillipson
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Focus: Ingredients firm Kerry offers insights on its major sugar reduction application series
Irish-based ingredients group Kerry has delivered an “Innovative Taste for a Better Life and Planet” life cycle assessment of its Tastesense Sweet sugar reduction system that it is targeting a number of markets with, including confectionery and bakery ranges, as the company discusses
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Focus: Bakery products market retains a healthy momentum despite pandemic conditions
This year has seen a broad base of bakery and snacks ranges come to market despite the pandemic, with the sector as a whole continuing to show growth. Neill Barston reports
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Kerry enhances plant protein range with series for cookies and healthier snacks
Irish-based taste and nutrition group Kerry has expanded its plant protein range with applications across a number of food segments, including cookies, nutritional bars and ice-creams, amid an expansion in healthier option product markets
Kerry releases Taste Sweet flavouring range for organic ranges
Irish-headquartered Kerry taste and nutrition business has released its TasteSense Sweet Suitable for Organic into the European food and beverage market, including confectionery and bakery applications.
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Kerry gains organic status within EU for its Acryleast biscuit and bakery ingredient
Irish-headquartered Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company, has confirmed its Acryleast acrylamide-reducing yeast has received “organic suitable” status in the European Union, for use within biscuits and bakery ranges.
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Kerry taste and nutrition business expands clean label food protection
Irish-based taste and nutrition business Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company has expanded its clean-label food protection capabilities through the acquisition of two companies IsoAge Technologies and Biosecur Lab Inc.
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Responding to a rapidly evolving dairy market
The dairy market still has a valuable part to play within confectionery, despite the emergence of alternatives in recent years. Confectionery Production examines some of the product trends for sweets and ice-cream that are making an impact this year
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Survey shows increase in demand for health-enhancing ingredients
Consumers are increasingly taking a more proactive approach to health and wellness, which has led growth with functional food, beverage and supplement markets globally.
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