manufacturing
Special focus: Preparing for the future of biscuits and cookies
Confectionery Production examines the latest innovations in cookie and biscuit products and technology, and how they are meeting trends while ensuring compliance with health and sustainability requirements. Daisy Phillipson reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
FDF welcomes government growth pillars, amid major sector financial challenges
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation has signalled that it has welcomed the Chancellor’s core pillars of economic growth – Enterprise, Education, Employment and Everywhere, with the major Spring budget due today, with the industry facing core tests, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Puratos US makes major investment in Wisconsin chocolate production site
A major investment has been made by Puratos US with the installation of a new production line at its chocolate plant in Wisconsin, which has been delivered after an upturn in consumer demand, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
State of Treating Report reveals US confectionery sales of $42.6 billion
The president and CEO of the National Confectioners Association, John Downs, offered an inspiring keynote address to launch this year’s State of the Industry Conference, as figures reveal the category topped $42.6 billion in sales last year, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Site visit: DT&G Ltd equipment interview
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Lyn Pitt, managing director of DT&G Ltd, manufacturer of chocolate coating and polishing machinery ranges, discussing key market challenges and hopes for a busy 2023 with a number of key shows on the horizon.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Palsgaard’s new CEO welcomes €18 million chocolate production investment
The new chief executive officer of Palsgaard, Helle Müller Petersen, has welcomed a major €18 million expansion of its Netherlands facility for high-grade PGPR emulsifiers, used within chocolate production, reports Neill Barston.
Process control and automation: Weathering the storm with smart solutions
Confectionery Production considers how the latest process control and automation technology can help offset myriad challenges facing the confectionery and bakery sectors. Daisy Phillipson reports
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ferrero breaks ground on multi-million US Kinder Bueno production facilities
Plans for a key $214 million expansion of Ferrero North America’s Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington, Illinois, have taken a key step forward as the business broke ground on the major project, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Gulfood Manufacturing 2022: event preview interview
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Mark Napier, show director for Gulfood Manufacturing 2022, on prospects for the event alongside its sister show, ISM Middle East.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Choco Tec event to place major industry topics in the spotlight
Confectionery Production is glad to be supporting this year’s Choco Tec event, which is set to be taking place in Cologne, Germany, this December, with a broad range of speakers being lined up.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Spotlight: Improving production efficiency with tooling that hits a sweet spot
While confectionery manufacturing has become ever-more automated around the world, there remain a number of operational challenges to successful production, as Luke Hoskin, I Holland Technical Sales Manager explains as he casts an eye over the sector
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Cama Group: World Confectionery Conference preview
Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production magazine, meets Alessandro Rocca, group sales director at Cama, in an exclusive interview on the company’s new headquarters being developed near Milan, Italy.
Business news, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
UK luxury confectionery manufacturer Bon Bon’s expands to new production facilities
A sustained period of growth for UK luxury confectionery business Bon Bon’s has enabled its relocation to an expanded new site at Moorside Business Park in Tockwith, Yorkshire, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Significant €50 million investment sees Veracruz Almonds expand European operations
Portugal-based Veracruz Almonds has gained a valuable GlobalGAP seal of excellence, as it expands its operations with plans for a €50 million new production facility, with popularity of the nut variety remaining high within confectionery ranges, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability