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pladis appoints chief insights officer as company focuses on growth strategy
Snacks group pladis has appointed Geoff Painter as Chief Insights Officer, as the business continues its growth trend.
Fudge Kitchen to showcase new products at ISM
Fudge Kitchen will launch its new NPD for 2020 at this year’s ISM, including London Sliders, Union Flag Collection and its Christmas 2020 range, all at Stand K40 4.2 in the Great Britain pavilion.
New milk chocolate developed with nearly half sugar of a normal bar
A new milk chocolate bar has been developed that has nearly half the sugar of a normal bar without losing flavour.
Fudge Kitchen secures new export markets
Fudge Kitchen, a UK producer of gourmet fudge, has secured new export deals worth over half a million pounds over the next five years.
Bold new look for Whitakers Chocolates
Chocolate manufacturer Whitakers Chocolates is all set to launch its new confectionery range for 2020.
Paradise Fruits reports positive results from Food Ingredients Europe
Ingredients group Paradise Fruits by Jahncke has reported a successful response to its innovations released at this year’s Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) show.
Enjoy! chocolate gains new retail listings
Chocolate brand Enjoy! has gained five new specialist stockists to sell its range of vegan and allergen-free products.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory
Bühler inducts 8,000th apprentice
The Swiss-headquartered Bühler Group has celebrated the successful introduction of its 8,000th apprentice, as part of the company’s ongoing drive to ensure provide training and development for its global operations.
Bosch Packaging Technology behind the scenes
Confectionery Production goes behind the scenes at Bosch Packaging Technology at its Schiedam site in the Rotterdam area within The Netherlands. Neill Barston speaks to Vince den Outer and Nomad van Bussel about the business, as the division prepares for a transfer of ownership in the New Year.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Palsgaard gains Sustainable Champion accolade at Food Ingredients Europe
Danish-headquartered Palsgaard has won the Sustainability Champion prize at the Food Ingredients Europe Innovation Awards.
Global confectionery deals contribute to multi-billion market
The total value of food industry merger and acquisition deals, including confectionery and bakery markets in Q3 2019 stood at $5.64billion according to GlobalData’s deals database.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Avoiding festive faux pas for confectionery treats
As one of the most popular times of year to exchange confectionery as gifts, the Christmas period has seen plenty of innovation down the generations.
Introducing the World Confectionery Awards
Excellence across the entire breadth of the industry will be celebrated with the launch of an awards series forming a key part of our World Confectionery Conference.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bakery group Oggs links with Macpac for environmentally friendly packaging
UK-based bakery group Oggs, developer of an innovative liquid egg substitute, has confirmed an initiative for its latest product range with packaging designer and manufacturer, Macpac.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability