Food safety
Ghana’s president says Cocobod faces $1.3 billion gap in revenues
Ghana’s newly elected president, John Mahama, has asserted that the nation’s cocoa body, Cocobod, is anticipated to lose around $1.3 billion in funds as a result of major contracts moved to the 2024/25 season, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Early bird rates available for World Confectionery Conference 2025 edition
Early bird rates for our 2025 edition of the World Confectionery Conference are now available to both readers and potential exhibitors at our key annual event that will place a major spotlight on issues and opportunities across the sector, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive video: State of the Industry Conference 2025 report
A mood of resilience and determination summed up this year’s State of the Industry Conference in Miami, Florida, as editor Neill Barston examines in our exclusive video report below.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Mantrose delivers new clean label MantroShield gummy coating solution
The Mantrose Group has delivered a key development for its ingredients applications with new fat-free encapsulated acids developed for the gummy market.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Guest blog: Placing ‘factory earth’ first remains crucial for the fate of all business sectors
Bastien Sachet, CEO, Earthworm Foundation, offers a key view on why companies need to be more focused than ever on delivering sustainability policies at a time when there is industry lobbying pressure on watering down incoming measures amid economic turbulence
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive: ISM and ProSweets 2025 extended review
This year’s ISM and ProSweets made major strides in drawing the two major confectionery shows together, as editor Neill Barston discovers meeting key businesses across the events
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
ISM and ProSweets 2025 event reviews
Editor Neill Barston offers an exclusive review of this year’s ISM and ProSweets events in Cologne Germany, that placed a wide array of new products, equipment and technology under the spotlight
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Exclusive video: ISM & ProSweets 2025 event reviews
The organisers of this year’s ISM and ProSweets events have hailed the shows as another notable success, with more than 1,500 exhibitors, and a total of 32,000 visitors from 135 countries, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
World Cocoa Foundation claims sector first greenhouse gas accounting standards
A significant breakthrough has been delivered by World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) in launching what is believed to be the first-ever greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting standard for the industry.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
It’s a wrap for 2025’s ISM and ProSweets shows
After four action-packed days, the latest editions of ISM and ProSweets have come to a close, with plenty of creativity and innovation being displayed across both key shows.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Exclusive: SweetConnect makes the right digital connections
Since launching several years ago, the SweetConnect digital platform has been making significant waves within the confectionery manufacturing world, as editor Neill Barston discovers in speaking to Markus Rustler, president and CEO of founding partner business Theegarten-Pactec, and his colleague Tim Hellwig, discussing its major potential
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Oterra celebrates natural colours with its latest consumer trends report
Oterra, a leading producer of natural colours and industry solutions, has introduced its latest 2025 trends aiming to inspire brands, marketers, R&D teams, and consultants operating across the global food and drink sector, including confectionery.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Final countdown to Cologne’s major ISM and ProSweets shows
The final countdown to this year’s ISM and ProSweets is fast approaching, and we hope you’ve had chance to soak up our preview of both events that will be calling in on Cologne from this weekend.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Exclusive: World Confectionery Conference 2025 Ferrero launch interview
The World Confectionery Conference has continued to make its mark on the global industry, tackling major issues surrounding the sector’s sustainability, innovation and policy. Editor Neill Barston speaks to Ferrero’s Francesco Tramontin on the prospects for its Belgian return to Brussels for our 2025 event.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability