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Ferrero: World Confectionery Conference 2025 interview
Ferrero’s Francesco Tramontin reflects on the 2024 edition of the World Confectionery Conference and looks ahead to our 2025 event as it returns to Brussels, discussing key issues surrounding major supply chain policy including EUDR environmental legislation.
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Exclusive video: Ferrero World Confectionery Conference 2025 interview
With plans gathering pace for our 2025 edition of the World Confectionery Conference, we speak exclusively with Ferrero, which will be returning to play its part in the event once more.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Choco Tec event review 2024
Editor Neill Barston speaks exclusively to key contributors at this year’s Choco Tec 2024 event in Cologne Germany, including Andreas Bertram of ZDS, plus Palsgaard, California Cultured, Sollich, and NuKoko alternative cocoa, who were among many exhibitors at the key industry gathering, attended by hundreds of industry executives from around the world.
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European Parliament votes though year-long delay to EUDR laws
After an extended period of political debate and wrangling, the European Parliament has voted decisively in favour of adopting a year-long delay to EUDR environmental laws, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Hershey reportedly rejects Mondelez mega merger bid
The Hershey Trust Co, has reportedly rejected multi-billion advances from Mondelez International which had moved to make a takeover bid for the fellow US confectionery giant, writes Neill Barston.
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International Cocoa Organisation reports downturn in global production volumes
The International Cocoa Organisation has released its latest revised estimates for the last two years of world production, grindings, and stocks of cocoa beans, revealing that volume supply has dropped 13% to 4.38 million tonnes globally in the past twelve months, reports Neill Barston.
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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.
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Exclusive: Cologne’s Choco Tec places sector’s future in the spotlight
Hundreds of executives from across the confectionery sector have been gathering in Cologne Germany this week to discuss major topics from cocoa prices and the challenges of farmers, to the impact of AI upon the wider industry, writes Neill Barston.
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ofi strikes industry partnership for Ghana biochar cocoa processing pilot
Global ingredients group, ofi, has joined forces with key industry businesses including LOTTE, Fuji Oil, and MC Agri Alliance, to deliver a breakthrough cocoa biochar pilot in Dankwa County in the Central Province of Ghana, writes Neill Barston.
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World Confectionery Conference 2025 set for Brussels return
Following successful celebrations for Confectionery Production’s 90th anniversary with our latest live event, the World Confectionery Conference is set to return next autumn, writes Neill Barston.
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EUDR saga continues with provisional agreement dropping ‘no risk’ categories
The saga of delivering EUDR environmental laws took a further twist this week, as a provisional agreement within the European Parliament and Council has been brokered to remove controversial ‘no risk categories’ for countries from the legislation, writes Neill Barston.
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Exclusive: Global confectionery sector set to assemble for festive Choco Tec 2024 event
The bi-annual Choco Tec event is just around the corner once again, with cocoa prices, EUDR and industry innovation all on the agenda. Editor Neill Barston quizzes Andreas Bertram, managing director of ZDS, the German central school of confectionery, which is behind this year’s show, on what to expect from the event
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Choco Tec 2024 event preview interview
Editor Neill Barston offers an exclusive interview with Andreas Bertram, MD of ZDS confectionery college in Germany, which has organised the latest upcoming edition of Choco Tec, at which some of the world’s biggest confectionery businesses will be in Cologne between 10-12 December to discuss major issues affecting the industry.
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Exclusive video: Choco Tec 2024 event preview
The 2024 edition of Choco Tec in Cologne Germany is fast approaching next month, with a host of significant issues for the chocolate, cocoa and wider confectionery sector set to be explored in detail.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability