Focus: Manufacturing businesses face Brexit price hikes and freight delays, Barometer study revealsAlmost two thirds (65%) of small-to-medium manufacturing companies have seen negative price changes within their supply chain since leaving the EU, including companies operating within sweets and snacks markets, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cadbury Dairy Milk production return to the UK offers highlight amid wider sector testsFor British-based followers of the confectionery world, the breaking news that Cadbury would be bringing back production to the UK was indeed something to be celebrated. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Germany highlights dramatic drop in confectionery exports to UK due to covid and BrexitGermany’s BDSI federal association of the confectionery sector has warned that exports to the UK have been considerably impacted since the end of the Brexit transition period, and further complicated by the coronavirus pandemic, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
UK confectionery market steels itself for continued challenging conditionsAmid a pandemic, projected recession and post Brexit complications, the UK confectionery market is facing notably uncertain times, but there are still some glimmers of hope amid the challenges that clearly lie ahead, reports Neill Barston Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Russian confectionery market upturn forecast to be short lived amid coronavirusThe coronavirus pandemic and its quarantine measures in Russia have resulted in a significant increase of the demand and sales of confectionery products within the local market. Regional market analyst Eugene Gerden reports Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Fairtrade USA confirms move to increase cocoa paymentsFair Trade USA has set out a policy of increasing its minimum price and Community Development Premium for cocoa by 20 per cent as of October 2019. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
