innovation
Nestlé Australia unveils major Milo KitKat filling, as brand drives key packaging recycling move
Nestlé teams in Australia have launched what is considered as one of its largest ever collaborations for its KitKat brand, as it comes with Milo choc-malt fudge filling, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Asian flavours triumph with first batch of Academy of Chocolate winners
The annual Academy of Chocolate Awards has released its first batch of winners, revealing Asian flavours as a clear major trend within the bean-to-bar market, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Bühler backs European plant-based start-up firms with key snacks potential
Ambitious Spanish start-up firm MOA Foodtech is the winner of the European Scale It Up! Innovation Challenge 2022, exploring protein-rich product applications including potential use within snacks and dairy ranges, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Orkla confirms successful trials of Theegarten-Pactec CHS packaging line
Scandinavian-based business Orkla’s confectionery manufacturing operations have reported a successful installation of key packaging equipment from Germany’s Theegarten-Pactec, reports Neill Barston.
Capturing the market for niche confectionery product ranges
The issue of new product development amid highly testing times is an intriguing one, as Confectionery Production board member Graham Godfrey discusses in his latest feature
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Encouraging response to our upcoming World Confectionery Conference
With deadlines upon us, this is going to be something of a brief entry for this week’s blog, but it’s an upbeat one regarding how encouraging the response to our World Confectionery Conference has been so far.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Video exclusive: Mondelēz International records strong Sweets & Snacks performance
Confectionery Production editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively in our latest video to Rick Brindle, Mondelēz International’s vice president for industry development, reflecting on last month’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, tackling the pandemic, and prospects for the remainder of 2022.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Breakthrough Vine to Bar ‘winemakers’ chocolate’ gains global release
A shared passion for wine, premium confectionery and sustainability has been credited with the creation of Vine to Bar, a groundbreaking dark chocolate featuring superfood ingredient Wellvine Chardonnay Marc, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Love Raw claims world first with vegan chocolate nutty balls
UK plant-based chocolate brand LoveRaw is claiming a category world first with the launch of its Nutty Choc Balls, which are set for release this month, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Barry Callebaut supports extension of Madagascan cocoa crop diversification venture
Barry Callebaut has confirmed the extension of an innovative project designed to help improve the livelihoods of vanilla farmers in Madagascar focused on developing cocoa as an additional source of income, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
UK’s vegan-friendly H!P chocolate brand launches first white variety bar
Sustainable oat milk chocolate brand, H!P (Happiness in Plants), is expanding its series with a new Berry Crunch white chocolate vegan-friendly bar.
Ritter Sport seeks global sunshine inspiration for its latest chocolate series
German-founded premium chocolate brand, Ritter Sport is set to revive its limited edition Taste The World range for another summer with two new exotic flavours inspired by a wide range of global locations, reports Neill Barston.
Fairtrade and Farmforce combine for major Ivory Coast cocoa data management venture
Fairtrade International, Fairtrade Africa, and digital solutions provider Farmforce are set to extend a potentially game-changing scheme focused on delivering smart data management system to more than two dozen cocoa co-operatives in Ivory Coast, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ISM 2023 dates pushed back amid major market challenges, leaving uncertainty over ProSweets event
Organisers of the ISM global confectionery and snacks trade show in Germany have confirmed it is to be pushed back until April 2023 amid what it cites as unprecedented supply chain, energy and consumer behaviour challenges, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability