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Premium and artisan crafts are topping Christmas flavour lists, says ofi
Global ingredients group, ofi, has offered a festive breakdown of some of its flavour favourites for Christmas 2023, for cocoa and confectionery markets, as international category sales continue to offer an upturn for the season.
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: Christmas confectionery round-up video: Mintel market interview
With the Christmas chocolate and broader confectionery sector gaining a healthy slice of the global annual market worth an estimated $300 billion a year, marketing new product ranges for the festive season remains especially big business.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: Global chocolate market’s resilience offers major Christmas cheer
The chocolate confectionery market remains one of the highlights of the annual calendar, as editor Neill Barston discusses with Mintel’s director of insights, Marcia Mogelonsky, as we examine some of the industry’s key Christmas releases
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Gluten-free confectionery market projected to rise to $6.6 billion by 2032
A key increase for the gluten free confectionery sector has been projected, attaining $3.2 billion in revenues in 2022, with the segment expected to double within the next decade to $6.6 billion, according to analysis from Allied Market Research, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Gulfood continues to deliver the goods as it nears its decade milestone
Now in its ninth year, Gulfood Manufacturing has established itself as a major hub for trade right across the sector in wider Middle East and North African region.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
ISM Middle East 2023 preview
Confectionery Production editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to Katharina Buschjager on prospects for this year’s ISM Middle East event, taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
FMCG Gurus unveils key confectionery trends for 2024
Identifying the next array of major trends within the confectionery snacks, and wider food sector making traction is an especially challenging task, and with consumers concerned over budgets, health and the environment, these are the key factors shaping the market, as Kate Kehoe, Marketing Executive at FMCG Gurus explains.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: Caobisco opens third edition of the World Confectionery Conference
A major keynote address by Barbara Blohberger, vice president of Caobisco, championing sustainable practices, opened this year’s third edition of the World Confectionery Conference, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing
Puratos Taste Tomorrow reveals major North American confectionery and snacks trends
Global ingredients business Puratos shone a light on some of the latest confectionery and snacks consumer trends and preferences at its annual Taste Tomorrow event, which took place in Austin, Texas, US, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Flavour fusion of East meets West leads the way with ofi’s latest AI-enhanced research
AI-generated research has led ingredients specialist ofi to deliver latest insights anticipating a greater fusion of flavours across product categories including confectionery, bakery and snacks markets around the world, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive insights: FMCG Gurus World Confectionery Conference preview interview
Decoding the latest detail in major and micro trends across the confectionery and wider food market is no mean technical feat. Neill Barston discusses the pandemic and its impacts with Mike Hughes, head of research and insight at FMCG Gurus, ahead of his keynote appearance at our World Confectionery Conference
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
National Candy Month study reveals consumer desire for reduced sugar confectionery
As National Candy month progresses in the US, a key sopping rewards app, Shopkick has discovered that 47% of consumers are actively seeking out healthier confectionery options when considering their next treat, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Mars offers key market insights with Sweets & Snacks opening session
This year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo includes a dynamic series of confectionery insights discussions, including an initial session led by Mars Wrigley confectionery, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Hershey unveils Sweets & Snacks retail focus and better-for-you launches
The Hershey Company has revealed it is set to focus on leadership in retail and human insights, as well as a significant spotlight on its core and emerging product ranges at Sweets & Snacks Expo this week in Chicago, US, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability