Processing & Packaging

07-May-2003 - The frustration of suffering the drip-drip effect of an ice lolly on a hot summer day may well be over as food ingredients giant Danisco...

Kellogg seeks kids' advice

06-May-2003 - Kellogg's Real Fruit Winders are to be put to the test in a new web poll of young consumers. The poll allows children to vote...

Innovative new bubble gum launched

05-May-2003 - US-based confectioner Perfetti Van Melle is set to launch an innovative new bubble gum product. Marketed under the Airheads brand name, the gum begins as...

Production of new sweetener underway

02-May-2003 - Europe's largest dairy group Arla Foods and German sugar manufacturer Nordzucker have begun production of Gaio tagatose in a custom-built plant located near Hannover, Germany....

Biscuit market booming

28-Apr-2003 - Despite an increasingly competitive environment and the impact of a global economic downturn the biscuits market in Europe is alive and well, according to a...

Fruity cappuccinos with a Milkybar biccy

15-Apr-2003 - Competition in the UK biscuit market is hotting up for traditional biscuit players such as McVitie's and Fox's Biscuits. And, it is not just Mars,...

Double trouble for Wrigley

11-Apr-2003 - The continued attempts by US chewing gum manufacturer Wrigley to register its Doublemint brand in Europe have once again hit a snag after a European...

Mini biscuits for the diet-conscious

07-Apr-2003 - Nestle Rowntree is entering the bite-sized sector with the launch of Kit Kat Kubes in the UK, the latest company to jump onto the bandwagon...

Improving wrapping quality

02-Apr-2003 - The Twist-Lyte Hicor produced by ExxonMobil Chemical already claims to be the lightest twist wrap film on the market, but now it can offer confectionery...

Yes to gummy bears

26-Mar-2003 - German company Amapharm has developed an innovative delivery method for children's daily vitamins. The YA YA Bear, to be unveiled at the Vitafoods trade show...

Space-age chocolate bar from Arla

20-Mar-2003 - Swedish food company Arla has been working with scientists at the US Space Agency, NASA, over the last 18 months to look at ways of...

Hershey goes sugar-free

19-Mar-2003 - US confectionery group Hershey Foods is to launch sugar-free versions of its Hershey's and Reese's brands, according to a report from Reuters. The new lines...

Striking pack boosts Altoids Sours launch

13-Mar-2003 - When Callard & Bowser-Suchard decided to expand its Altoids breath mint brand into the wider US sugar confectionery market under the Altoids Sours name, it...

Pick-and-mix pack innovation

12-Mar-2003 - Huhtamaki and Karkkikatu, a subsidiary of Leaf concentrating on pick-and-mix candy, have together developed a new concept for selling sweets that is said to make...

A bar is born

11-Mar-2003 - Four new chocolate bars from US-based Endangered Species Chocolate Company were launched last week at the Natural Food Products Expo West in California. The new...

Perfetti, Quaker team up for breakfast promotion

10-Mar-2003 - Perfetti Van Melle, the Dutch-Italian confectionery company, and Quaker Oats, the US company owned by PepsiCo, have joined forces to promote their respective Airheads and...

Got Milk? the chocolate hits the shelves

07-Mar-2003 - The US Got Milk? campaign which features celebrities with a 'milk moustache' in a bid to promote consumption of the dairy product has taken a...

Smooth as silk

06-Mar-2003 - Silky smooth, high-fruit chews can now be produced in a new, no-cook process following a recent development from British Sugar, the company claims this week....

New bag packer for confectionery makers

05-Mar-2003 - Eurosicma is due to unveil a range of new packing machine and feeder system technologies designed to meet the increasing demand and the special needs...

Adding shine with PearliCoat

03-Mar-2003 - The new PearliCoat Pearlescent Pigment System from US company Colorcon can give confectionery the allure of a pearl-like finish and the sparkle of vibrant colour,...

Non-GMO thumbs up for Degussa plant

27-Feb-2003 - Degussa Texturant Systems, a unit of the German speciality chemicals comapny, has been awarded Cert-ID non-GMO System Certification for its lecithin production system at the...

Elite probed on Cadbury move

27-Feb-2003 - The entry of Cadbury Schweppes into the Israeli confectionery market is to be examined by the country's Antitrust Authorities amid speculation that the local market...

Gumlink to focus on R&D

26-Feb-2003 - Danish chewing gum manufacturer Dandy, which changed its name in October last year to Gumlink, is to establish a new research and development centre in...

Wrigley to discontinue Surpass

24-Feb-2003 - Wrigley, the US-based chewing gum manufacturer, has today announced today that it is to stop shipping its Surpass Antacid chewing gum with effect from 28...

New packaging system for Droste

19-Feb-2003 - FlexLink has received an order from Dutch confectionery company Droste for turnkey automation installations. The order is a result of the ongoing automation of Droste's...