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Interpack is back with a bang, with a host of technology unveiled for global markets
For this week’s blog, I’d like to just offer a simple note of thanks to everyone we met at this year’s Interpack in Germany, including its organisers, who helped ensure that the event more than exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Gerhard Schubert Interpack interview
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Marcel Kiessling, sales director for Gerhard Schubert, on the company’s major Interpack presentations, as well as discussing its ongoing expansion of its German HQ.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Schubert: keeping ahead of the digital pack
With its heritage dating back to the 1960s, Gerhard Schubert has been at the forefront of key robotics developments within the sector, including for confectionery lines. Neill
Barston speaks exclusively to Marcel Kiessling, the company’s managing director of sales on its key innovations for Interpack.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Interpack preview interview: Thomas Dohse, event director
Editor Neill Barston speaks to Interpack’s director Thomas Dohse on hopes for this year’s event, reflecting on the pandemic, and ongoing key challenges, as well as on wider plans for the much-anticipated 2023 event in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
York Cocoa House chocolatiers to lead World Confectionery Conference activity day
Visitors to our World Confectionery Conference will have a special opportunity engaging with our second day activities, which form a valuable added optional experience. As previously reported, attendees at our industry showcase on 5 October, are invited to join our team for the second day exploring the nearby historic city of York, which remains notably proud of its industry status as the ‘UK’s capital of chocolate.”
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory
Sacmi set for major Interpack equipment launches in Dusseldorf next week
Italy’s Sacmi Packaging and Chocolate technologies will once again be set to play a pivotal role at this year’s Interpack, with the events doors set to open next Thursday in Dusseldorf, Germany, writes Neill Barston.
Exclusive: The International Confectionery Association agrees to intensify global sector collaboration
The International Confectionery Association (ICA), consisting of key global industry trade bodies including Europe’s Caobisco and America’s NCA organisation have met at this year’s ISM event in Germany, and agreed to strengthen existing ties in addressing global sector issues, reports Neill Barston.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ISM 2023 Cologne final event report
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Sabine Schommer on the conclusion of this year’s ISM, which returned after considerable Covid-19 restrictions impacted on last year’s show. As the director reveals, there were visitors and exhibitors from Asia for the first time in three years, as well as a high level of innovation and new launches.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
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
ISM confirms return to traditional show dates from January 2024
The organisers of ISM global confectionery event in Cologne have confirmed that it is set to return to its traditional January dates from 2024, after successfully concluded its latest edition this week, reports Neill Barston.
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Caobisco backs calls for urgent EU measures tackling major sugar price rises
Caobisco European confectionery trade body has joined urgent calls for EU action on high inflation of sugar prices that are impacting heavily on SME enterprises, with the sector fearing factory closures and widespread job losses, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: Candy Kittens launches plant-based series at ISM Cologne
Screen presenter and entrepreneur Jamie Laing, co-founder of British confectionery business Candy Kittens has spoken of his company’s latest launch at ISM, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Video interview exclusive: Tanis succeeds with Guinness World Record gummy attempt
A celebratory mood is in the air at Tanis confectionery equipment, as the company gains a landmark achievement in creating the world’s largest ever gummy sweet, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory
Exclusive: Cocoa upcycling business Koa set for ISM showcase
With cocoa bean processing traditionally experiencing considerable wastage, Koa is among a small group of firms making a key impact with environmentally-friendly methods forging new confectionery ranges. Neill Barston speaks to co-founder Anian Schreiber on its rapid rise ahead of its appearance at this year’s ISM.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability