South Africa
tna appoints new branch manager for South African operations
Australian-headquartered food processing and packaging solutions provider tna has appointed Matthew Walters as branch manager to head up its African operations.
Italian packaging businesses continue global trade export tour
Trade visits to South Africa and Vietnam are the next two stops in the Italian packaging industry’s tour of exhibitions held in markets which the sector believes have development potential.
Barry Callebaut opens Chocolate Academy centre in South Africa
On 8 May 2018, the Barry Callebaut Group opened the first Chocolate Academy centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sharp global rise in chocolate confectionery launches for Easter
A sharp increase in the level of confectionery being produced for Easter has been recorded by latest figures from Mintel, which revealed a 23% rise over last year.
Changing tastes to drive global sugar market slowdown
Consumers’ shift away from sugar consumption is an important driver behind significant changes in the food and beverage industry, according to a new report.
Nestlé loses UK trademark appeal
Last week came the news that Nestlé had lost the latest round in a long-running trademark dispute with Mondelēz International over its KitKat chocolate bars.
Premier Foods renews Cadbury cake deal
Premier Foods has renewed a licence deal with Mondelēz International to produce Cadbury cake and dessert products in a move that is set to unlock new growth opportunities for both companies.
Sweet success for seasonal chocolate
Seasonal launches accounted for one quarter of global chocolate new product launches in 2016, the biggest area of chocolate new product development, new research suggests.
Raising the game
Dr Alexander Smerz looks at how bakery manufacturers can address the free from trend with the use of alternative raising agents.
Mondelēz and Fairtrade to expand Cocoa Life to Cadbury
Chocolate giant Mondelēz International is joining forces with Fairtrade to expand its farmer-focused Cocoa Life programme to cover Cadbury products globally.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Sustainability
Scheiber takes over as Bühler CEO
Bühler veteran Stefan Scheiber has officially taken up his new role as CEO at the company, which supplies chocolate production lines.
Frozen food joint venture for Nestlé and R&R
Food giant Nestlé and UK-based ice cream company R&R have agreed to set up a frozen food joint venture, Froneri.
ColdBake technology enters next phase
Carritech Research has developed ColdBake technology for producing new ranges of sweet and savoury ‘baked’ foods that are capable of carrying heat sensitive ingredients that provide health, nutrition and medicinal benefits.
Key trends
Following our trip to Food ingredients Europe in Paris this month, the joint December/January issue of CP will have an ingredients focus and an image showing a selection of so-called ‘functional ingredients’ on the cover.