sustainability
Barry Callebaut moves to enhance Forever Chocolate sustainability targets
The Barry Callebaut Group has asserted that its core Forever Chocolate programme geared around lifting 500,000 cocoa farmers out of poverty by 2025 remains on track, according to its latest assessment, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Interpack 2023 review
Editor Neill Barston speaks to a wide range of businesses at this year’s Interpack to gain key insights on the trends impacting on the equipment and systems market for 2023.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Interpack is back with a bang, with a host of technology unveiled for global markets
For this week’s blog, I’d like to just offer a simple note of thanks to everyone we met at this year’s Interpack in Germany, including its organisers, who helped ensure that the event more than exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Interpack preview interview: Thomas Dohse, event director
Editor Neill Barston speaks to Interpack’s director Thomas Dohse on hopes for this year’s event, reflecting on the pandemic, and ongoing key challenges, as well as on wider plans for the much-anticipated 2023 event in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Chocolate Scorecard results highlights major need for raising cocoa farmer pay
The latest release of the annual Chocolate Scorecard from a group of 37 NGOs and universities assessing the state of the confectionery sector in terms of just how transparent and sustainable it is, has certainly provided some serious food for thought.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Chocolate Scorecard sustainability study calls on sector to deliver living income goals
The organising team behind the Chocolate Scorecard industry transparency and sustainability study is calling on major chocolate producers to ensure an industry-wide commitment on delivering a living income for cocoa farmers within its supply chains, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Natural colour solutions form key element of Capol’s ProSweets showcase
Germany-based Capol is set to showcase its well established series of natural colours and surface finishes for the confectionery sector at this year’s special edition of ProSweets in Cologne, reports Neill Barston.
Major environmental matters continue to take centre stage across the sector
With this week seeing the International Day of Forests and today marking World Water Day, it seems as if there has never been a greater level of focus placed on major environmental matters impacting the world, industry and wider society.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: International Day of Forests event champions ‘CFI 2.0’ collaborative cocoa initiatives
Marking the UN’s International Day of Forests, key industry stakeholders in the cocoa sector staged a webinar on how businesses in the sector can play their part in positively impacting forest loss, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Advanced machinery takes centre stage for GEA Technology Centre opening
Equipment and systems group GEA has officially opened its new Technology Centre (XLAB) in Biedenkopf-Wallau, offering extensive facilities for its industry customers, including confectionery lines, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Dove Galaxy embarks on global empowering women in cocoa campaign
The Mars-owned Dove Galaxy chocolate brand has unveiled plans for a major campaign targeting one million people through measures designed to empower women in core cocoa growing communities, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
State of the Industry Conference, Miami
Editor Neill Barston offers an exclusive video report from the State of the Industry Conference in Miami, focused on addressing major trends for the year ahead, as well as releasing the NCA’s key State of Treating report.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: MIA delivers impact report after World Confectionery Conference accolade
MIA (Made In Africa) ethically-founded premium chocolate group has unveiled its latest impact report, detailing its expansion into producing chocolate in Ghana, seeking to drive enhanced benefits to farming communities, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Registrations open for latest edition of our World Confectionery Conference
As you will have seen in our latest edition of Confectionery Production magazine, our plans for revised dates for our World Confectionery Conference are fast taking shape for 2023.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability