Trade Fair
ISM 2023 dates pushed back amid major market challenges, leaving uncertainty over ProSweets event
Organisers of the ISM global confectionery and snacks trade show in Germany have confirmed it is to be pushed back until April 2023 amid what it cites as unprecedented supply chain, energy and consumer behaviour challenges, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Video exclusive: Sweets & Snacks supplier showcase 2022
The supplier showcase formed an integral part of this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago, highlighting significant developments across equipment, systems and ingredients. In our exclusive video, Editor Neill Barston speaks to some of the key exhibitors including tna, Cargill, DT&G Ltd, and Capol for insights on the latest sector news for 2022
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Exclusive: Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 review
Neill Barston, editor of Confectionery Production magazine, reviews this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, with exclusive interviews with Barry Callebaut, Ferrara, Haribo, National Confectioners Association, Freedom Mallows and PS8.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Sweets & Snacks Expo fires up with most innovative new product awards
Proceedings for this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo in the US have gained a strong start with the annual Most Innovative New Product Awards kick-starting the event with a number of significant innovations, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Hershey to focus on retailing and consumer trends for Sweets & Snacks Expo
The Hershey Company is to place a key emphasis on retail leadership showcase its leadership in retail and consumer insights for Sweets & Snacks Expo, based upon a striking new two-floor stand for the key event, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Blommer Chocolate and DouxMatok combine for key Sweets & Snacks sugar reduced launch
US-based Blommer Chocolate has forged a deal with food tech firm DouxMatok delivering confectionery ranges within the segment claiming up to 50% sugar reduction which will be showcased at Sweets & Snacks Expo, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Sweets & Snacks Expo counts down to 25th anniversary
With just a couple of weeks to go until this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo, final preparations for the event are fast taking shape.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Chocoa cocoa and chocolate event marks its tenth anniversary with Amsterdam return
The co-founder of the Chocoa cocoa and confectionery event, Jack Steijn, has expressed optimism for the live return of the key sector event, which is returning to Amsterdam this summer, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Sweets and Snacks Expo confirms key insights programme for Chicago event
Organisers of the Sweets and Snacks Expo have confirmed an extended programme of education and insights for its 2022 edition, as it celebrates its 25th edition, writes Neill Barston.
Exclusive feature: ProSweets Cologne 2022 extended review
Having experienced a pandemic-enforced absence of two years, this year’s ProSweets was always destined to be a memorable event, as editor Neill Barston found in Cologne
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ProSweets 2022 event review
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to some of the key ProSweets exhibitors at the 2022 event, which returned against the odds amid a major spike in the coronavirus pandemic in Germany. We speak to Markus Rustler, CEO, Theegarten-Pactec, Cameron Gilchrist, Baker Perkins, Linda Mather of MacIntyre, Christoph Krombholz of LoeschPack, Paul Jeanneret, CEO GR Confectionery, Ruben Taks, of Lareka and Stuart Grogan from BCH.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Reflecting on eventful ISM and ProSweets trade events
A week on from the close of ISM and ProSweets and the dust is still settling on the results from this year’s shows, which appeared to reveal plenty of comparatively happy exhibitors, as well as visitors.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Despite a lack of visitors numbers, ISM and ProSweets offer hope for 2022
As I walked into the empty press office of the ISM and ProSweets events at the start of this week, it was hard not to imagine I hadn’t wandered into a strange B2B parallel universe where Confectionery Production was the only title covering the sector, however, it will certainly be an experience I won’t forget in a hurry, and one which offered up some key highlights.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Koelnmesse chief operating officer Oliver Frese anticipates ISM and ProSweets
Q: It’s now been two years now since we last saw ISM and ProSweets staged due to the pandemic, so how special will that make the 2022 edition of these events?
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability