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Bell Flavors & Fragrances Unveils Spark Trends for 2020
Bell Flavors & Fragrances has unveiled its Spark trends program, with the key trends that will lead the way to new innovations within the flavour and fragrance industry, while also looking at the past five year’s trends.
New survey from Nestlé reveals how the nation eats its festive treats
Nestlé has revealed the results of research carried out by Ipsos MORI exploring the nation’s chocolate/sweet eating habits at Christmas time.
Almonds set to drive snacking innovation in 2020
Almonds will continue to be a key ingredient driving innovation in snacking as the plant-based ‘revolution’, wholesome indulgence and natural, earthy flavours are set to be 2020’s top trends, according to Innova Market Insights.
Avoiding festive faux pas for confectionery treats
As one of the most popular times of year to exchange confectionery as gifts, the Christmas period has seen plenty of innovation down the generations.
Cookie dough becoming a mainstream dessert
Cookie dough is becoming so popular among consumers that it is becoming a stand-alone, mainstream dessert – a move up from being a product most commonly used as an ice cream and frozen inclusion.
Macadamias are underutilised as flavour pairing
Australian Macadamias has released findings from independent research agency, GalKal, revealing macadamias are an underutilised ingredient in the traditional chocolate and nuts pairing.
AAK’s chocolate summit event set for London
Major trends within the sector will be under the microscope as ingredients business AAK hosts its 2019 Chocolate Summit in London.
Mintel reveals top five snack trends at Sweets and Snacks Expo
Speaking at this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, Marcia Mogelonsky offered Confectionery Production an update on the organisation’s top five confectionery trends that it expects will be making headlines for the remainder of this year.
Bell Flavors and Fragrances set to unveil new solutions at Snackex
US-based Bell Flavors is set to unveil its latest range of snack concepts at this year’s Snackex event taking place in Barcelona, Spain, between 27-28 June.
National Confectioners Association finds millennials impacting on market trends
A study from the National Confectioners Association of chocolate consumers has found that while preferences for dark, milk, and white chocolate vary widely across age groups, a new generation of millennial shoppers is impacting the chocolate retail experience.
Asia Pacific confectionery market shows growing product diversity
With an increasing trend towards development of novel and unique flavours, manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) confectionery sector are introducing a greater array of diverse products, according to the GlobalData research group.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Latest Mintel research reveals key sector packaging trends
The global Mintel research group has set out its analysis of four major packaging trends for 2019, including multiple technologies linking physical packaging to virtual environments, corporate recycling initiatives and e-commerce branding strategy.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Diverse confectionery launches planned for the International Food and Drink Event
A diverse range of new confectionery and snacks will be unveiled at this year’s International Food and Drink Event (IFE) at Excel, London, between 17-20 March.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Increase in global confectionery variety sparks consumer demand
A new international survey has founded that one in four global consumers are buying more confectionery due to a greater variety and novelty of items available on the market.