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European Cocoa Association praises historic EU trade deal with Japan
The European Cocoa Association has welcomed an economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan as offering a valuable mutual trade boost.
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Bosch confirms plans to sell its packaging machinery division
German-headquartered manufacturer Bosch has unveiled plans to place its packaging machinery division on the market, as it confirmed it would focus on other core areas of its business.
Caobisco trade body appoints Mary Barnard as its new president
Mary Barnard, president, chocolate Europe, has been elected as president of European confectionery organisation Caobisco, for a two-year period.
Multi-million investment for Cargill’s Belgian liquid chocolate production
Cargill has confirmed a €12 million investment to make key improvements to its Mouscron site in Belgium for a new liquid chocolate production facility.
Football world cup confectionery gets its game on
With a potential global audience of billions, the World cup offers a host of promotional opportunities – and confectionery is no exception from that rule.
Barry Callebaut signs agreements with Ghana and Ivory Coast on sustainability
Global chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has signed a letter of intent with the Conseil Café Cacao (CCC) of Côte d’Ivoire, designed to improve action on sustainable cocoa farming.
IPACK-IMA event in Italy opens with trade visitors from around the world
A wide range of innovations are expected to be unveiled at this year’s IPACK-IMA event that opened in Milan, Italy today
PHE report highlights failure to reduce enough sugar content
With concerns continuing over increasing levels of obesity within the UK, figures from government body Public Health England reveal that the confectionery sector has much work to achieve targets on reducing sugar.
UK manufacturers’ confidence dips over Brexit uncertainty
A survey has revealed business confidence has fallen 20% within UK food and drink manufacturers including companies in the confectionery sector, over Brexit trading uncertainties.
Mars Wrigley outlines plans to triple cocoa production
Delivering sustainable crop yields was a key topic of discussion at the World Cocoa Conference. Mars was among those asserting significant breakthroughs on the issue. Neill Barston reports
Gisco backs World Cocoa Conference drive for action on living wage for farmers
The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (Gisco), has backed the World Cocoa Conference’s core message calling for urgent action on delivering a living wage for farmers in the sector.
Growth for Hershey as US sales dominate its global business
US-based Hershey chocolate and confectionery group has posted net sales of $1.97 billion (€1.63 billion) for the first quarter of 2018, up 4.9% year-on-year.
Bühler food safety deal with Microsoft amid Chinese expansion
A major initiative between Bühler and Microsoft has been unveiled at Hannover Messe, aiming to improve grain analysis vital to the food sector, including confectionery and bakery.
UK Plastics Pact set to target packaging waste
Major businesses operating in the confectionery sector including Nestlé have signed up to be part of the UK Plastics Pact aimed at drastically reducing packaging waste.