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28-Feb-2003
'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...
27-Feb-2003
Record year for Nestlé
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Well, not exactly, at least not in the case of the world's biggest food company, Nestlé. The...
Elite probed on Cadbury move
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...
26-Feb-2003
Gumlink to focus on R&D
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...
Non-GMO thumbs up for Degussa plant
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...
Stollwerck acquisition boosts Barry Callebaut
Barry Callebaut, the Swiss company which is the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has published its first set of quarterly results...
25-Feb-2003
Sweet performance from Thorntons
Thorntons, the UK confectionery producer and retailer, has reported solid first half figures, with turnover ahead 2.3 per cent to £104.7 million and operating profits...
24-Feb-2003
Wrigley to discontinue Surpass
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...
20-Feb-2003
Haribo boosts Spanish sales
Haribo España, the Spanish subsidiary of Germany's Haribo group, has reported sales of €35 million for 2002, a 17 per cent increase on the previous...
19-Feb-2003
New packaging system for Droste
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...
Biscuit or confectionery? - the lines are blurring
The lines are blurring between sweet biscuits and confectionery and between sweet biscuits and snacks, according to a recent review of last year’s various product...
18-Feb-2003
Christmas boost for Cloetta
Swedish confectionery group Cloetta Fazer celebrated Christmas in style with a 5 per cent increase in fourth quarter sales to SK985 million, the company announced...
17-Feb-2003
Luijckx joins Barry Callebaut group
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has continued its European expansion with the acquisition of the Dutch-Belgian company Luijckx, which operates at the luxury end of...
14-Feb-2003
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...
Danone bullish despite sales drop
Both sales and operating profits at French dairy products, bottled water and biscuit group Danone fell in 2002, largely due to the effect of currency...
X-ray checker on display
The UK division of Cintex, a leader in the design, production and manufacturing of food contaminant detection equipment, is to preview its latest low-cost X-ray...
13-Feb-2003
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...
12-Feb-2003
Cadbury expansion helps build sales
Cadbury Schweppes, the UK-based confectionery and soft drinks company, has today reported a 7 per cent rise in sales of the year to 29 December...
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,...
11-Feb-2003
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...
10-Feb-2003
Chupa Chups fighting for survival?
Last year was a difficult one for the Spanish confectionery group Chupa Chups, with revenues likely to fall short of the €370 million forecast, itself...
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...
07-Feb-2003
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...
Migros figures boosted by confectionery exports
Sales at the Swiss group Industrie Migros topped the SF4 billion (€2.7bn) mark for the first time ever last year with total sales by the...
06-Feb-2003
UB to cut biscuit capacity
United Biscuits, the privately-held biscuits and snacks group, has announced plans to reduce its production capacity in the UK as part of its ongoing programme...
05-Feb-2003
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...
Danisco hits record sugar output
Danish ingredients company Danisco said this week that its output last year hit a record high exceeding its European Union quota by more than 25...
03-Feb-2003
Stollwerck to close German facilities
Stollwerck, the German chocolate manufacturer owned by Switzerland's Barry Callebaut, is to close two production facilities in the Black Forest and transfer production of its...
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