85th birthday

Nestlé’s key Smarties line marks 85th birthday with special white chocolate series

Celebrating its 85th anniversary, the Smarties brand is marking its landmark milestone with a special white chocolate edition, hitting retail shelves from this month, writes Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability

ISM and ProSweets international events return to Cologne, Germany, between 28-31, showcasing a host of major global developments across finished products, ingredients, as well as confectionery sector equipment that will be shaping markets for the year ahead. For more details visit www.ism-cologne.com

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Feb

Chocoa cocoa and chocolate event

The annual Chocoa event makes a welcome return in a physical form in Amsterdam next February, placing vital supply chains under the spotlight.

It is set to draw together some of the industry’s leading lights to discuss major challenges facing the sector, and exploring combined solutions, featuring a trade fair and chocolate festival. The event is linked to the wider Amsterdam cocoa and chocolate week, which includes the World Cocoa Foundation partnership meeting. For details visit www.chocoa.nl

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Sep

World Confectionery Conference 2024

The World Confectionery Conference is set for its fourth edition on 12 September, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.

Covering core confectionery, chocolate and snacks markets, the event will feature a high calibre of presentations representing the complete value chain of the industry. The event also incorporates our World Confectionery Awards, which will return once again next year. Catch our dedicated website, www.confectioneryconference for full updates including registration.