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Catch our early bird World Confectionery Conference rates before end of April
Plans for our World Confectionery Conference event for 2023, which will be taking place in Harrogate, UK, on 5 October are coming together strongly, and you can still make the most of our early bird attendance rates, which end on 30 April.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive video: ISM records improved performance for 2023 edition
This week Confectionery Production reported live from ISM and ProSweets in Cologne, Germany, where there were a wide range of finished product sweets, chocolate, as well as industry equipment and systems developments on display.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ISM and ProSweets plans promise rich array of new confectionery and wider industry innovations
This weekend, the eyes of the confectionery world will very much be trained on Cologne, as ISM returns in a one-off April location as a combined edition with ProSweets to showcase the best the entire value chain of the industry has to offer.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Nestlé interview: John Newell cocoa ingredients advisor
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Nestle cocoa ingredient advisor John Newell, on new product development within the business, including for its flagship KitKat brand, as well as exploring flavour pairing and other key issues for the sector.
World Confectionery Conference plans move forward for 2023
The World Confectionery Conference will return as a live event for 2023, and will be staged in the UK this autumn, featuring a dynamic range of industry speakers, as editor Neill Barston reports.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Site visit: DT&G Ltd equipment interview
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Lyn Pitt, managing director of DT&G Ltd, manufacturer of chocolate coating and polishing machinery ranges, discussing key market challenges and hopes for a busy 2023 with a number of key shows on the horizon.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: DT&G chocolate coating and polishing interview
With the demand for equipment and systems within the confectionery sector remaining buoyant despite broader market challenges, we interview Lyn Pitt, managing director of UK-based DT&G Ltd, to discuss the global export of its Finn range of machinery.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Editor’s outlook: A year of challenges and opportunities ahead
The past year in the confectionery sector has proved momentous in a considerable amount of respects in terms of product development, consumer trends, and wider geopolitical events that are continuing to have a major impact.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Welcome to a busy New Year in the confectionery sector
Welcome to what I am sure will prove another memorable year for the confectionery sector, which more than punches above its weight in terms of global news developments and policies impacting on its supply chains that are of great wider topical relevance to social, environmental and health policies around the globe.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Happy New Year across the confectionery world
Here’s wishing one and all within our sector a very Happy New Year – we think you’ll agree that 2022 has been an especially memorable period indeed.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Happy Christmas from Confectionery Production magazine
Here’s wishing everyone in the confectionery, snacks and bakery industries a very Happy Christmas indeed.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ferrero: World Confectionery Conference 2023 interview
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Francesco Tramontin, of Ferrero, reflecting on this year’s event and looking ahead to our 2023 show, where he will be returning again to discuss key issues impacting on the sector.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
A festive greeting for World Confectionery Conference 2023 plans
Following in the wake of extremely positive feedback from our first live format World Confectionery Conference in Brussels, we can confirm it is set to return next year in Belgium.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: ISM Middle East 2022 event review
This year’s ISM Middle East at the Dubai World Trade Centre revealed a wealth of new confectionery and snacks ranges from around the world, with the event enjoying its first full show under new branding from its former identity as Yummex.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability