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Exclusive video: ISM & ProSweets 2025 event reviews
The organisers of this year’s ISM and ProSweets events have hailed the shows as another notable success, with more than 1,500 exhibitors, and a total of 32,000 visitors from 135 countries, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Sugar reduction and cocoa alternatives form Döhler’s key ProSweets offerings
German-based Döhler global ingredients group will be making a welcome return to the ProSweets event that opens this weekend, and will be showcasing its latest cocoa replacement offering, as well as sugar reduction applications, writes Neill Barston.
Exclusive: World Confectionery Conference 2025 Ferrero launch interview
The World Confectionery Conference has continued to make its mark on the global industry, tackling major issues surrounding the sector’s sustainability, innovation and policy. Editor Neill Barston speaks to Ferrero’s Francesco Tramontin on the prospects for its Belgian return to Brussels for our 2025 event.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Welcome to the launch of our latest World Confectionery Conference
The starting gun on this year’s World Confectionery Conference has been well and truly fired with the opening of registration for the event, which can be done via our dedicated website, as well as featuring in a special focus article in our freshly printed February magazine.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Registration opens for the 2025 World Confectionery Conference
With a host of key sustainability, innovation and technology developments continuing to evolve across our sector, we are pleased to confirm that registration for our fifth edition of the World Confectionery Conference in Brussels is now open, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: ISM and ProSweets preview
Confectionery Production magazine editor Neill Barston meets ISM director Sabine Schommer and Guido Hentscke, director of ProSweets, ahead of this year’s key linked industry events, to discuss major opportunities, challenges and some of the core highlights from the two major shows in Cologne.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive video: ISM & ProSweets 2025 preview
This year’s ISM & ProSweets events in Cologne, Germany, have combined forces to their greatest-ever degree for their latest instalments, showcasing the some of the world’s most anticipated finished product, equipment, systems and ingredients innovations.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Global emulsifier market forecast to be worth $8 billion by 2029
A global report on key emulsifiers has highlighted that the market is anticipated to experience a significant upturn, reaching $8.19 billion in value by 2029, from its present worth of $6.08 bn, writes Neill Barston.
Beneo welcomes University of Calgary health study on chicory root fibre benefits
Global ingredients group Beneo has cited a new systematic literature review with meta-analyses, conducted at the University of Calgary, demonstrating that chicory root fibre intake promotes a significant reduction in body weight, body mass index (BMI), writes Neill Barston.
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Strategic divestment of AAK’s US Hillside site paves way for European re-investment
Global ingredients group AAK has entered into an agreement to divest its Foodservice facility in Hillside, NJ, USA, as part of wider strategic re-investment put at SEK 400 million (34 million Euros) into its international operations, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Next generation ingredients firms sought with global Generate innovation venture
Generate, the forward-thinking innovation hub designed to forge the next generation of food ingredients including for the confectionery sector has launched an international open call for start-ups to join its initiative, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: World Confectionery Conference 2025 set for Brussels Marriott Grand Place
As we rapidly approach key Christmas celebrations, Confectionery Production can confirm that our next edition of the World Confectionery Conference is set to return on 11 September 2025 at the Brussels Marriott, Grand Place, in Belgium.
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Cargill bakery series responds to Nutri-score labelling demands
The Cargill group has reported success with its product development within bakery categories in devising ranges that meet the higher ratings for European Nutri-score nutrition labelling systems, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory
Herza Schokolade returns to Biofach with innovation and re-imagined chocolate offerings
Developing chocolate inclusions with a wow factor, as well as maintaining traditional recipes is a key challenge for manufacturers, but one which Herza Schokolade believes it has cracked with its latest releases, writes Neill Barston.
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