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Behind the scenes: Dairy and ice cream market interview, Food Union

Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production, speaks exclusively to Normunds Stanevics, CEO of Food Union Europe on its pandemic response, key challenges and looking forward to the remainder of 2021.

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

Focus: Dairy market continues to deliver key developments despite alternative ingredients growth

The dairy market may not have gained quite the same level of press in recent times as its growing range of alternatives, yet it’s a truly global market with plenty of life left in it, as editor Neill Barston reports

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

Food Union Group posts results upturn with key ice-cream and bakery ranges

Latvian-headquartered Food Union Group, specialising in ice cream, pastry and dairy ranges has confirmed its annual performance figures, delivering €277-million in net revenue and a gross profit of €104-million for 2019.

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

Chocolette Distribution launches low-calorie chocolate for US market

Swiss-owned Chocolette Distribution, part of Chocolette Confectionary, has expanded its production in developing a new series of low-calorie Red Delight chocolate launched for the US market.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability