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ASA: WTO the only way
The goal of genuine global free trade in sugar is only possible through the World Trade Organisation (WTO), said a US sugar industry expert before...
Germans cautious over cocoa
London cocoa prices hit a new 15-month low last week, encouraging many German buyers to pull out of the market in the hope that prices...
Vietnam increases cocoa production
Vietnam is halfway through its 2003 programme of cocoa plantation. Hoang Thanh Tiem, the director of the Agro-Forestry Scientific and Technical Institute in Daklak, told...
Cadbury tactics questioned
Cadbury Schweppes, the UK soft drinks and confectionery group, has hit out at critics of its Get Active scheme which allows schools to swap chocolate...
Sweetworks acquires Sixlets brand
Hershey Foods Corporation has agreed terms for the sale of its Sixlets confectionery candy brand to New York-based firm Sweetworks. Included in the transaction is...
Cadbury schools scheme criticised
On the surface, it seems quite innocuous - a scheme allowing children to exchange their chocolate bar wrappers for points which can be redeemed against...
Innovate and invest, UK biscuit makers told
Innovation is the lifeblood of any business, and biscuit, cake and confectionery manufacturers in the UK are no exception. Speaking at the Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate...
Kerry adds to ingredients business
Kerry, the Irish ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group, has expanded its business in the US with the acquisition of two food ingredients businesses -...
Swiss biscuit sector hit by German decline
After five consecutive years of strong growth, the Swiss biscuit sector showed a marked downturn in 2002 as a result of increased imports and the...
Cheap imports hit Swiss confectionery market
Last month we reported that Swiss chocolate manufacturers had seen domestic sales fall as a result of lower tourist numbers and hot summer weather, but...
Europe concerned about GM biscuits
Confirming reports from the European Commission this week that the European consumer is sceptical about food-related biotechnologies, are the findings of a joint UK-US study...
UK tops the sweet tooth stakes
Brits may have the sweetest tooth in Europe but new evidence suggests that health and diet concerns are pushing the UK consumer towards healthier sugar...
Bio direction for minty-tasting coatings
The food industry could shortly be using a new, bio-based approach to manufacturing mannitol - the minty-tasting sugar alcohol used as a powdery coating on...
'Green' chocolate group gains ground
The US market for natural and organic chocolate increased rapidly last year, with two brands in particular driving growth - Newman's Own Organics and Endangered...
Exports boost Swiss chocolate sales
Switzerland is well known for many things - cuckoo clocks, cheese, banks - but one of its products above all others had a tough year...
Chocolate makers cashing in on love?
Valentine's Day is traditionally a day of love and romance, but it is also one of the prime times of the year (along with Easter...
Europe bans konjac in jelly sweets
The European Parliament yesterday voted with an overwhelming majority for a permanent ban on the use of the food additive E425, otherwise known as konjac,...
Valentine chocs good for the heart, in more ways than one
Results from research carried out at the University of California reinforce the recent revelations concerning chocolate's potential cardiovascular benefits. The review, published this month in...
Kids take on adults in international confectionery stakes
The International Sweets and Biscuits Fair (ISM) held last month in Cologne, Germany, clearly illustrated the key confectionery trends, write market analysts Euromonitor. Particularly evident...
New test to cut peanut allergen risk
Life for people allergic to peanuts might just have got easier with scientists in the UK announcing this week that they have developed a test...
Tough measures planned on health claims
The heated debate on the labelling of foodstuffs in Europe and the thorny issue of health claims was fired up once again this week when...
Barry Callebaut warns of cocoa crisis
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has warned that the deepening crisis in the Ivory Coast could have a serious knock on effect on cocoa prices,...
Confectionery challenge for private label
Private label products have come a long way in recent years, in many countries shrugging off the cheap and cheerful image and now being presented...
Tap into the cereal bar potential
Western Europe's cereal bars market is 'massively underexploited', according to market research analysts Datamonitor. Analyst Joanne Birtwistle reports that although cereal bars account for 14...
Fairtrade launches gather pace with drinking chocolate
There has been a lot of movement in the UK market for Fairtrade products in the last few months, spearheaded by the retailer Co-op. But...
