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Veggie confectionery could prove a winner with kids, says Mintel

06-Aug-2010 - Confectionery that includes vegetable ingredients could prove a winner with children and marketers, according to Marcia Mogelonsky, global food analyst with Mintel Food and Drink.

Cadbury launches £50m Olympic marketing campaign

05-Aug-2010 - A Spots v Stripes sport challenge is the centre piece of Cadbury’s £50m marketing campaign linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be staged in London in 2012.

Cocoa smuggling undermines Ghana’s aim to boost production

05-Aug-2010 - Ghana’s drive to boost cocoa production to 1m tonnes by 2012, is being frustrated by smugglers, warn government agencies.

ConfectioneryNews.com goes mobile

30-Jul-2010 - From today, you can access ConfectioneryNews.com from your mobile phone.

Roshen to invest €8m in Lithuania caramel plant upgrade

29-Jul-2010 - Ukrainian confectionery group, the Roshen Confectionary Corporation, has announced that is planning to invest €8m in the modernization of its caramel production facility in Lithuania.

Report finds hydrocolloids as fat replacers fuel additives growth

27-Jul-2010 - The hydrocolloids market has seen double digit growth rates between 2005 and 2009, with their fat replacer applications being boosted by the global health and wellness trend, according to a new Leatherhead report.

Large cocoa purchase to have negligible impact on choc industry, ICCO

21-Jul-2010 - The reported purchase of 240,100 tonnes of cocoa on the London futures market by a sole trader will not impact hugely on supply to industry, as cocoa processors have already shored up bean stocks for the next four months, claims the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO).

Opinion

Functional foods at a crossroads

19-Jul-2010 - Do functional foods work?

Dispatches from IFT

Beneo unites North American divisions to create Beneo Inc

19-Jul-2010 - The company announced the creation of Beneo, Inc at the IFT expo in Chicago on Sunday, a move that brings Beneo-Orafti, Beneo-Palatinit and Beneo-Remy together under one umbrella.

Cocoa bean grind up in US and Europe

16-Jul-2010 - North American cocoa bean grind in the second quarter of 2010 again showed double digit gains from the same quarter a year ago, according to data from the US National Confectioners Association (NCA).

News in brief

Emerging food safety issues 2010: What's lurking on the horizon?

16-Jul-2010 - Are you prepared for the next sudan-1 or melamine scandal? What are the food safety risks threatening the food supply chains of tomorrow, and do you have the technical and financial resources to deal with them?

News in brief

Are you a winner? Enter the Food Manufacturing Excellence awards

12-Jul-2010 - Relaunched with a simplified entry form and a brand spanking new London venue, this year's Food Manufacturing Excellence Awards offer your company a fantastic opportunity to get the recognition it deserves.

Cargill teams with WWF to assess its palm oil supply

09-Jul-2010 - Cargill has announced a new partnership with the World Wildlife Fund-US (WWF) to assess its Indonesian palm oil suppliers on the back of continued concern about palm oil sustainability.

ABF reports strong growth in sugar, food ingredients

08-Jul-2010 - Higher sugar prices and volumes have helped boost third quarter revenues at Associated British Foods, signalling continued strong performance into the second half of the year.

High-flavanol cocoa repairs blood vessels in CVD patients - Mars

08-Jul-2010 - Cocoa flavanols could improve poor blood vessel function in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), according to research by a team of researchers, including scientists from confectionery maker, Mars Inc.

News in brief

UK confectioner secures contract to supply Asda

07-Jul-2010 - Sheffield-based sweets manufacturer Simpkins has reached an agreement to supply leading UK retailer Asda with a range of confectionery products, according to reports.

Comment

The quest for a radical new world for antioxidants

05-Jul-2010 - Here’s a radical thought for the marketers - the benefits of antioxidants may not be related to antioxidant activity. Last week’s NutraIngredients Antioxidants Conference suggested some tough choices are ahead.

Premium products and Asia-Pacific market drive growth for Barry Callebaut

30-Jun-2010 - Leading industrial chocolate supplier Barry Callebaut reported buoyant third quarter sales volume gains of 11.3 per cent, based it said upon growth in Asia-Pacific and the luxury chocolate category.

Choc-blood pressure meta-analysis sees need for dietary habit studies

29-Jun-2010 - A new meta-analysis of studies investigating the effect of dark chocolate and flavanols on hypertension has drawn mixed conclusion and suggest more studies be done on dietary habits and genetic factors.

Comment

Where next for ingredients since Cognis and National Starch?

28-Jun-2010 - ‘Billion dollar deal’ was not a phrase bandied about the food ingredients industry much last year. With BASF buying Cognis for €3.1bn and Corn Products International paying $1.3bn for National Starch, M&A looks to be thawing – but best not get over-excited just yet.

Satiety and oral health demands drive Asia-Pacific confectionery market

24-Jun-2010 - Chocolate that suppresses appetite and delivers oral health benefits has been highlighted in a new survey of confectionery product launches in the Asia-Pacific region conducted by Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics.

News in brief

Ivorian cocoa exports gather pace

23-Jun-2010 - Cocoa exports from major grower Ivory Coast are said to be picking up, but imprecise counting techniques and smuggling brings figures into question, according to reports.

Comment

World Cup is an own goal for food culture

14-Jun-2010 - Sorry guys, the World Cup is not all about football. It’s about food too, and this year’s tournament should kick off a whole new debate about our sporting food culture.

Supply worries keep cocoa prices rising

14-Jun-2010 - As demand continues to outstrip supply, the world price of cocoa was more than 12 per cent higher at the end of last week compared with a year ago, according to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).