Dr Maximilian Marquart

ChoViva cocoa-free chocolate unveils latest oat muesli series

Innovative cocoa-free chocolate business Planet A Foods is using its newly created ChoViva brand for the first time in three new Kölln oat mueslis, as the business carves out a space for its ventures in a fast-rising new segment, writes Neill Barston.

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

Nocoa claims ‘chocolate revolution’ with its cocoa-free series gaining ProSweets showcase

Pioneering cocoa-free chocolate brand Nocoa is set to showcase its potential for the sector at this month’s ProSweets event in Cologne Germany, as among one of several global businesses blazing a trail in creating a brand new confectionery segment, reports Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Processing, Sustainability

QOA interview: developing non cocoa chocolate

Confectionery Production editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Dr Maximilian Marquart, co-founder of QOA, as it sets out to further its innovative development of cocoa-free chocolate that has been scientifically formulated to replicate the flavour profiles of conventional ranges.

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

The appliance of science, as QOA develops cocoa-free chocolate series

The brother and sister scientific team behind QOA are bringing a potential sector revolution in developing a chocolate series using industry ingredient by-products instead of cocoa. Neill Barston reports

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