World Confectionery Conference early morning networkingAnother new feature for this year’s World Confectionery Conference will be a special pre-event networking and ‘meet the editor’ session, enabling additional discussion of key issues. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cargill: World Confectionery Conference 2023 interviewEditor Neill Barston speaks to Waleed Nasir, a sustainability business development lead for Cargill, on his upcoming speaking engagement at the World Confectionery Conference on 5 October in the UK. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Hancocks wholesaler engages AI-enhanced platform driving customer engagementUK confectionery wholesaler Hancocks, part of the World of Sweets Group, is set to use an advanced customer engagement programme from Algonomy to drive more effective product recommendations for its customer base, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory
Fairtrade extends major International Trade Centre partnership to assist key sector farming communitiesFairtrade has confirmed an enhanced partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) the joint agency of the World Trade Organisation and the UN, targeting urgent assistance enabling farmers to access new markets, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cemoi confectionery group makes gains against cocoa traceability goalsFrench-founded chocolate group Cemoi has revealed progress against its Cacao Ami des Forêts (CAF) project created by its Transparence Cacao programme tackling deforestation in Ivory Coast and address long-term viability of farms, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing
Olam Food Ingredients’ latest cocoa and forests report highlights deforestation actionOlam Food Ingredients has released findings from its latest Cocoa and Forests report, revealing key environmental work by the business regarding its supply chain activities in Ghana and Ivory Coast, writes Neill Barston.