Blogs
Forging ingredients for a sustainable success in confectionery
In the wake of a major manufacturing season such as Christmas, it’s perhaps inevitable that there’s a lull in activity early in the New Year, which almost feels like a calm before the coming storm of a whirlwind of events throughout the spring that shape much of the confectionery and cocoa calendar.
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Gearing up for ISM and ProSweets on the horizon
With the start of 2025 now well under way, we’ve been busy preparing for this year’s ISM & ProSweets events, so deadlines beckon in relation to our major preview event for those shows that you can read all about shortly.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
A big thanks to all our readers and best Christmas wishes
With Christmas well and truly upon us, it is the season to enter into the festivities and cast off worldly concerns that have impacted many of us wherever we are based around the globe.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Sector’s major talents recognised in Cocoa Radar industry list
This time of year, perhaps the most widely observed lists that the world naturally focuses on are those made by none other than Santa for his ‘naughty and nice’ folks for the delivery of Christmas presents.
Choco Tec draws the 2024 international event calendar to a close in style
Cologne’s much-anticipated Choco Tec event in Cologne came to a notable conclusion today, with warnings from major market players including Barry Callebaut and analyst group, Euromonitor, that cocoa prices were likely to remain comparatively high for some time.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Strong feedback from 90th anniversary celebrations prompts Brussels World Confectionery Conference return
Just a relatively short but sweet blog this week, once again to thank all those who have been part of this year’s World Confectionery Conference, which marked our 90th anniversary in publishing as Confectionery Production.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Festive movie and screen tie-ins present key opportunities for the confectionery sector
This is very much the season for the festive magic to begin, and retailers are definitely looking to gain a slice of the action, with Christmas chocolate and wider confectionery market has historically been one of the strongest in the industry’s annual calendar.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Caobisco Congress shines valuable light on core challenges facing the industry
Exploring ways forward for tackling some of the key industry challenges facing the sweets and snacks sector formed a key theme for the Caobisco Congress staged in Brussels earlier this week, which Confectionery Production was glad to report upon.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
EUDR vote poses danger of severely weakening landmark environmental laws
This morning was an especially significant one within the European Parliament, which has known its fair share of intense debates down the decades.
Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Combined industry action on improving farmer pay for the cocoa sector remains crucial for its future
It’s now been a full four years since Mondelēz released its pivotal ‘No Silver Bullets’ study that revealed the sheer scale of the $10 billion income gap that cocoa farmers in West Africa are facing to earn a living income.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Confectionery companies anticipating a scarily successful Halloween
With all the hype that has surrounded it over the past few months, Halloween is finally upon us, with the US continuing to lead celebrations for what is now firmly fixed as one of the most significant moments in confectionery calendar.
Stakes remain high for economies over the outlook of the fast-approaching US elections
While politics and confectionery may not instinctively seem like obvious bedfellows, but it’s actually the case that as far as supply chains are concerned at least, there’s an awful lot of behind the scenes agreements that are part and parcel of our global sweets and snacks world.
Quality Street fan bemoan the loss of the classic tin format as eco-friendly paper tub emerges
The latest move from Nestle to make its classic Quality Street tubs more eco-friendly has perhaps understandably garnered a mixed reaction from fans of the brand.
Spooky season hit the shelves at an eerily early point this year with ‘Summerween’ celebrations
The spooky season has officially started, and if you haven’t noticed, it’s come around even earlier than ever before in many places, including the UK, where you don’t have to walk far before finding a bat-strewn supermarket aisle, or ghoulishly good seasonal treats section.