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BDSI confirms vast majority of German cocoa now meets sustainability standards

Germany’s BDSI confectionery organisation has welcomed a positive development that the share of cocoa produced according to sustainability criteria in confectionery sold in Germany increased has increased 5% year-on-year to 86% in 2024, writes Neill Barston.

Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability

BDSI engages with businesses in Bavaria, Germany, as employees seek improved terms

Germany’s BDSI confectionery organisation has joined with the Food, Pleasure and Restaurants Union (NGG) amid a process of collective bargaining with industry employees in Bavaria, over working conditions, writes Neill Barston.

Global confectionery sector seeks a kick-start after ongoing supply challenges dent some international markets

There’s no getting away from the fact that the past couple of years in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have served up a significant raft of challenges for the confectionery, snacks and bakery sectors on an international level.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing

Upturn in Germany’s confectionery sector hindered by ongoing major sector challenges

The latest assessment by German trade body BDSI on the nation’s confectionery sector showing a slight increase in sales against an array of business challenges is undoubtedly to be cautiously welcomed as a barometer for wider market conditions.

Business news, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability

BDSI association surveys reveal German consumers expect sugar within confectionery

Latest studies from Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade association have found that over four out of five people in the nation expect a high sugar content within sweets ranges, writes Neill Barston.

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

Focus: German confectionery markets face up to loss of key trade shows

The past twelve months have been particularly notable for the universally challenging impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the German confectionery market has been no exception to that, as Neill Barston reports

Business news, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability

Germany highlights dramatic drop in confectionery exports to UK due to covid and Brexit

Germany’s BDSI federal association of the confectionery sector has warned that exports to the UK have been considerably impacted since the end of the Brexit transition period, and further complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, reports Neill Barston.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability

BDSI celebrates future industry technicians with annual awards

Some of the brightest young confectionery technicians in the sector were honoured at the annual general assembly of the Federal Association of German Confectionery Industry, (BDSI), as Neill Barston reports.

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

German confectionery exports suffer amid coronavirus, according to BDSI

Pressure on the German confectionery sector has mounted amid the coronavirus crisis, as a total of 67% of medium-sized businesses in the industry have reported reduced export volumes year-on-year compared to the first half of 2019, reports Neill Barston.

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