Caobisco

Focus: CAOBISCO’s new president hails industry’s resilience amid confectionery sector challenges

With the World Confectionery Conference scheduled for next year, we speak exclusively to Aldo Cristiano, president of the CAOBISCO chocolate, biscuits and confectionery European trade organisation, ahead of his appearance as a keynote speaker at our event. Neill Barston reports

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

Caobisco joins major coalition calling for end to EU/US Boeing trade dispute

The Caobisco European confectionery association has joined a coalition of 13 industry groups calling for the EU and US to de-escalate a multi-billion Boeing and Airbus trade dispute, writes Neill Barston

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

Caobisco calls for collective due diligence to support cocoa sector sustainability

Caobisco, the trade association for the European chocolate, biscuits and confectionery manufacturing sector, has issued a statement calling for collective due diligence across the industry’s supply chain to address key human rights and environmental issues.

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

Caobisco 60th anniversary celebrations

Confectionery Production covers Caobisco’s 60th anniversary celebrations, which saw the launch of its Treatwell campaign aimed at encouraging responsible consumption of snacks and confectionery. Neill Barston reports.

Business news, Ingredients, Sustainability

Caobisco 60th anniversary celebrations provide launch for its Treatwell initiative

A key sector initiative has been launched by Caobisco, the association for chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of Europe, for encouraging manufacturers and consumers to enjoy snacks and confectionery responsibly. Neill Barston reports from the organisation’s 60th anniversary celebrations

Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability

Caobisco president Mary Barnard stresses need for Brexit deal

Having taken up her post nearly a year ago, Caobisco president Mary Barnard, who head’s Mondelez International’s chocolate division, reflects on an especially eventful period. Neill Barston reports exclusively

Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients

Tough tariffs for US confectionery as America increases taxes on Canada

With events within global trade moving at an exceptionally fast pace amid tariff showdowns between the US and China, we round-up some of the key issues affecting confectionery. Keith Nuthall reports

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