healthier options
Cargill invests in chocolate production facilities for reduced-sugar ranges
Global ingredients and solutions business Cargill has invested $5 million in its site in Mouscron (Belgium) to enhance its capabilities for producing chocolate with lower sugar levels.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
California Walnuts gains strong reception for latest product series
California Walnuts has reported a strong response to its latest offerings which were displayed at the 20th Anniversary Speciality & Fine Food Fair in London, UK.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Free From Functional and Health Ingredients delivers record year
Free From Functional & Health Ingredients (FFF&HI) saw its biggest year yet when it welcomed more than 7,800 key buyers and decision makers from the free from food, drink and sustainable packaging industries, a rise of 52%.
Conscious Chocolate gains major product development investment
Confectionery brand Conscious Chocolate has undergone a relaunch with investment from Fortissimo Group, which has enabled reformulation work on the company’s product range.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Free from functional food and health ingredients show set for Barcelona
The organisers for this year’s Free From Functional Food & Health Ingredients (FFFHI) have signed up around 350 exhibitors for the trade fair being held in Barcelona on May 28-29.
Beneo delivers toffee product with 30% reduced sugar ingredient
Global ingredients business Beneo has launched a new functional carbohydrate, Palatinose, which has been developed as a healthier option for use within toffees.
Record attendance results achieved for ISM and ProSweets global trade fairs
Results for the latest ISM and Prosweets events showed both ISM and ProSweets trade fairs once again attracted record global audiences. Neill Barston reports on the key global fairs
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Creating healthier options to meet market demand remains a key focus
As we have reported over the past couple of months, there have been a number of studies underlining how much consumers value having healthier choice options, including within confectionery and bakery markets.
Tate and Lyle to introduce no-calorie sweeteners from Stevia
Tate & Lyle is set to unveil two new no-calorie sweeteners extracted from stevia leaves for use in confectionery at Health Ingredients Europe taking place in Frankfurt, Germany, between 27-29 November.
Healthier raw sweets identified as key trend for ProSweets
A host of new confectionery recipes for ‘raw sweets’ with significantly reduced sugar levels or alternative substitute is set to prove a key theme at ProSweets.
Mondelēz International makes gains on key sustainability targets
Mondelēz International has reported key progress against its 2020 goals on sustainable sourcing of cocoa, palm oil sourcing and product development.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Market studies project confectionery sector growth to 2022
The global confectionery market has been forecast to rise to a total of $230.9 billion by 2022, at a rate of 3.7% annual growth, according to industry analysis.