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Speciality and Fine Food Fair sees artisan confectionery and snacks launches
Crowds of top-end retailers, buyers, chefs and business owners flocked to Olympia London to tap into a world of artisan food and drink innovation, including confectionery launches at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2018.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging
Global professionals invited to Belgium’s chocolate university
A major event for confectioners is being launched by Syntra West in Bruges, creating Belgium’s first ever chocolate university.
Sustainably packaged products
Meeting demand for sustainably packaged sweets designed for on the go consumption will be high on the agenda for both exhibitors and visitors at this year’s ProSweets Cologne.
UK campaign encourages kids to substitute crisps for nuts
General practitioner and television presenter Dr Dawn Harper has launched a UK nationwide campaign to educate parents on the advantages of encouraging children to eat nuts as a snack.
Nestlé explores sale of US confectionery business
Swiss food giant Nestlé is to explore strategic options for its US confectionery business, including a potential sale.
Disruption in the chocolate market
Changing lifestyles and personal wellbeing are disrupting the chocolate market, new research suggests, presenting an opportunity for manufacturers who respond to new consumer demands.
Top confectionery trends for 2017
Clean label ingredients, plant based products and alternative sugars top the list of key confectionery trends to look out for in 2017, according to Innova Market Insights.
Brits seek salty snacks free from additives
UK consumers look for snacks that contain natural ingredients and colours, according to new research, with many avoiding crisps or nuts with additive colours.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Sustainability
Innovation helps boost popcorn sales
IRI reports that total UK popcorn value sales have increased 13.6% year on year to over £120 million of sales, despite the total snacks category struggling.
Hazardous mineral oils found in chocolate products
German food watchdog Foodwatch is calling for three chocolate products produced by Ferrero, Lindt and Rübezahl/Aldi Nord to be recalled after a test found they contained hazardous mineral oils.
Krispy Kreme packaged snacks to enter US convenience stores
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has joined forces with distributor TSW Foods to bring branded packaged sweet products to convenience stores across the US.
Showcasing snack capabilities
New machine models and software enhancements, specifically designed for snack packing applications, will be unveiled by Ishida Europe at a series of Open House events, taking place at the company’s UK manufacturing headquarters in Woodgate, Birmingham, from 17– 27 November.
Packaging solution
Snack manufacturer Pata has selected packaging, weighing, seasoning and distribution systems from integrated packaging and processing solutions provider tna.
Eating with your ears
‘Crunchy’ is just one of the descriptive terms that are increasingly appearing on packaging to entice us to buy products in which this is an appealing attribute. Tools have even been introduced to measure the potential ‘crunchiness’ profile of certain ingredients to help manufacturers choose and replicate the level of crunch that is required. In […]