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Volpak enhances its form-fill pouch production facilities
Volpak, the Barcelona-based specialist horizontal form-fill machine manufacturer of flexible pouches, has made a significant step forward with its technical production capabilities.
Driving growth for healthier confectionery
Creating indulgent treats is not necessarily a concept that sits easily with healthier product ranges. Sarah Gibbons reports for Confectionery Production on the issue
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Sustainability
Mondelēz International teams up with Israel’s The Kitchen business incubator
Mondelēz International has agreed a collaboration with The Kitchen, Israel’s only foodtech-focused incubator designed to support emerging businesses including snacks companies.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Sustainability
Lycored introduces latest natural colours for confectionery
Ingredients business Lycored is showcasing its vibrant, red to yellow and orange-spectrum range of natural colourants used in confectionery at this year’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Expo in New Orleans, America.
Packaging and specialist machinery manufacturers form confectionery pavilion at ProPak Asia
A group of leading European equipment and packaging manufacturers have combined to create a confectionery pavilion at this year’s ProPak Asia trade show in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bühler UK achieves seventh Queen’s Award with its sorting technology
Development teams within Bühler UK have been in celebratory mood after the business claimed a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, recognising its pioneering research into camera technology used within industry sorting machines.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Puratos expands its range of flavours and fruit fillings
International bakery group Puratos UK has added two new flavours to its Topfil premium fruit fillings range, as well as two complementary variants to its iconic Satin Crème Cake line, in time for the summer season.
Industry venture from Campden BRI examines 3D-printing product potential
Industry research organisation Campden BRI has started a project evaluating how 3D-printing applications could benefit the food sector, including confectionery applications.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Plans for Shanghai World of Packaging gather pace
Preparations for the Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) trade fair in China, hosted every two years by Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) C and Adsale Exhibition Service, are now under way for the event taking place between 25-28 November.
Ingredients business Lipofoods devises gummie range for Vitafoods
Functional ingredients business Lipofoods is set to demonstrate a series of gummies at Vitafoods Europe, based around its Curcushine range, a highly bioavailable microencapsulated curcumin for the health market.
ADM releases latest micronised powders and natural colouring solutions
Global ingredients business Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has created new colours in its product range including micronised colour powders made from colouring foodstuffs, and paprika extract offering a number of applications in the confectionery sector.
Bakery lecithins expand Cargill’s functional ingredients range
Cargill has responded to an increase in label-friendly ingredient, developing a range of lecithins for bakery manufacturers plant-based emulsifiers offering functional solutions for emulsification, dough handling, and improving texture.
Gerhard Schubert records increased turnover to €211 million
German-based packaging group Gerhard Schubert has reported annual sales growth of 7.3% to a turnover of €211.5 million for 2018.
Cocoa processing market continues to make headway
As volumes of cocoa processing show signs of increasing, there has been a correspondingly strong market for equipment lines. Confectionery Production assesses the segment’s prospects for the remainder of 2019. Neill Barston reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability