sweetener
Making waves
Daisy Phillipson takes a look at innovations in extrusion and forming machinery and how they can help confectionery and bakery manufacturers ensure a foothold in the health market.
Codex standard for confectionery permeates welcomed
Arla Foods Ingredients has welcomed the Codex Alimentarius international standard for dairy permeate powder, saying it will “spark the permeate market into life.”
ADM closes Chamtor acquisition
After being granted exclusivity for purchase earlier in the year, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has completed its acquisition of Chamtor, a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches.
Steviva Ingredients opens new facilities in Spain and US
To meet growing global demands for all natural, clean label sweetening systems, Steviva Ingredients has opened two new facilities: a centre in Spain, and a new headquarters in the US.
Lampados launches 3D stevia sweetener
Lampados International has launched Liteez, its new 3D stevia sweetener for hot drinks.
Flavour sensations
From indulgence to sugar free, Joy Thomas highlights the innovative flavour trends confectioners are exploring to stay ahead of their competitors.
ADM adds to European sweetener footprint
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has been granted exclusivity in relation to the proposed purchase of Chamtor, a French producer of wheat-based sweeteners and starches.
Uncertainty after TPP U-turn
Trump’s destruction of the TPP has sparked a major rethink within the American and Asia Pacific confectionery sector. Ed Zwirn, Barbara Barkhausen, Julian Ryall and Jens Kaster report.
Cloetta mulls sale of Italian business
European confectionery company has said it may sell its Italian business as part of a strategic review, aimed at improving overall growth and margins.
Pollution licences to hinder Chinese sweetener producers
Efforts by the Chinese government to increase environmental protection, including its so-called pollutant discharge licences, could have a negative effect on the country’s sweetener producers, according to CCM.
ADM to expand corn facilities in Turkey and Bulgaria
Ingredients business Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is to expand its overall grind and finishing capacity for sweeteners and starches at its corn wet mill facilities in Turkey and Bulgaria, to help meet growing sweetener demand regionally and globally.
Cargill to increase European sweetener options
Cargill is to invest €35 million ($37.7m) to increase its sweetener options across Europe in anticipation of the end of the European sugar quotas in October 2017.
Healthy snacks growing quicker than ‘conventional’ snacks
Growth of healthy snacks rose by 7% from 2014-2015, compared to ‘conventional’ snacks, which only increased by 5%, according to new research.
A future for raw chocolate
Raw chocolate producer, Adam’s Fresh Chocolate, has been crowned The Seed Fund’s 2016 winner, and is set to benefit from £100,000 worth of mentoring, branding and business support to bring the chocolate to a wider audience.