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University of Sheffield and Welsh Government plan Food and Drink Packaging Sustainability Centre
The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) is set to create an innovative Food and Drink Packaging Sustainability Centre at AMRC Cymru after being awarded £2m by the Welsh Government.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Major confectionery businesses continue to make key investments despite pandemic tests
Amid a notably turbulent year for global markets, Cargill has made a major announcement this week for expanding its innovation facilities at its key European site in Mouscron, Belgium (pictured), which is set to have a sizeable impact for the business.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cargill set to expand its Mouscron innovation facilities with new House of Chocolate
Construction has started on a major project for Cargill, which is set to deliver a €21 million investment in creating a House of Chocolate innovation facility at its Mouscron site in Belgium, reports Neill Barston
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Focus: Exploring a year in the life of a new cocoa farm in Ghana
Editor Neill Barston speaks to Marc Jean-Baptiste (left of pic, below), a high school teacher from Boston, US, on establishing a project in Eastern Ghana, working with a small team of five, who have operated a new cocoa farm for the past year. He discusses the state of the cocoa sector in the West African nation, as well as plans for the upcoming living differential payments being unveiled for farmers from this autumn in a drive for greater sustainability within the key cocoa sector.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Beneo delivers 40% carbon emissions cuts at Belgian facilities
German-based functional ingredients specialist Beneo has achieved a reported 40% cut in specific carbon emissions at its production facilities in Oreye, Belgium, as part of a decade-long campaign, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Bunge Loders Croklaan opens key Ghana shea butter processing site
Speciality oils and fats business Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), has officially opened an advanced shea butter processing facility in Tema, Ghana, with applications across the snacks, confectionery and bakery segments.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
FDF studies reveal major dip in business confidence despite sector hopes for export growth
Latest studies from the UK’s Food and Drink Federation have revealed confidence levels of businesses in the sector were down to a record low of -65.2% on its market tracker for the second quarter of 2020, yet noted potential valuable new global export opportunities, reports Neill Barston
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Canada’s Theobroma Chocolat unveils new multi-million production site
A major investment of around $10 million is being made by Canada’s Theobroma Chocolat into an advanced factory for healthier product ranges at Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, which will enable the business to significantly increase its production volumes, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
GEA teams up with Scottish ice cream business Mackie’s for multi-million system
Equipment and systems group GEA has gained a key contract to supply a new, environmentally friendly £4.5 million refrigeration system – which will be among the UK’s first large-scale plants combining biomass heat and absorption chilling – at luxury ice cream brand Mackie’s of Scotland.
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Glanbia Nutritionals acquires Canadian Foodarom flavour business
Glanbia Nutritionals, a subsidiary of Irish-based Glanbia plc, with product ranges within the snacks segment has forged a deal to acquire Canada’s Foodarom, specialising in flavour designing and manufacturing across the sector.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Mondelēz range aims to deliver festive cheer amid growth in Christmas confectionery
Mondelēz International has unveiled an array of festive treats from its Cadbury and Maynards Bassetts brands hitting this year’s Christmas shelves in the UK, as retailers bid to recover amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, reports Neill Barston
Hames Chocolates makes key equipment investment to improve efficiency
UK premium confectionery business Hames Chocolates, has spoken of the company’s challenges during the Covid-19 crisis, including investing in new equipment to increase productivity of the firm amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Bühler makes major strides with its new Ivory Coast cocoa competence centre
Bühler’s recent virtual world presentations offered an online impression of technology set for Interpack, which was postponed due to coronavirus. One of the key stories to emerge was its new cocoa competence centre in Ivory Coast. Neill Barston speaks to the project’s director Désiré N’Zi.
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bunge Loders Croklaan opens its first creative studio in Istanbul
Netherlands-based oils and fats specialist Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), has opened its first creative studio in Istanbul, Turkey, working across its ingredients portfolio including with confectionery.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability