This year’s State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) event in Miami, Florida, shed some significant light on major trends impacting the US confectionery sector, which has attained sales totalling $54 billion in the past year despite a range of background challenges.
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Oils, Fats & Gum
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Emulsifiers
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Dutch-founded ethical chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely has made a renewed call to the confectionery sector to join its Open Chain system, as Ivory Coast raises its cocoa prices paid to farmers by 22%, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Plans for our World Confectionery Conference 2025 edition are continuing at pace, with Thierry Touchais of the Rainforest Alliance becoming the latest to engage with our event as part of our major Q&A on sustainability within the industry.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
A collaborative community engagement initiative linked to work tackling child labour has been delivered between Cargill and the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI), through hosting a graduation ceremony in Ghana for 60 teenage apprentices completing vocational and technical training courses, writes Neill Barston.
Nestlé has reached out to Aero fans after discovering a “bubble breach” at its York facilities that has impacted latest batches of the much-cherished bars – which remain safe to eat, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
A fresh piece of innovation has been delivered by Fox’s Burton’s Companies (FBC) as it ups its game further in expanding its classic Party Rings range, introducing a new shape for the first time in four decades, writes Neill Barston.
Laurent Freixe, Nestlé CEO has been elected to Nestlé S.A.’s Board of Directors, as part of key announcements at the Nestlé’s Group AGM, which saw its158th Annual gathering, staged at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne.
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