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30-May-2003
Slimming costs with cheaper fats
European Union chocolate makers have an opportunity to make significant cost savings through the use of cheaper fats. European legislation, which could come into effect...
28-May-2003
Italy's sugar beet production in decline
Italian farm research body Istituto di Servizi per il Mercato Agricolo Alimentare (ISMEA) has estimated that the county's 2003 sugar beet area will fall nine...
Green light for tagatose Down Under
Good news for biotech firm Spherix today. The Australian and New Zealand foods regulatory authority (FSANZ) has recommended the approval of the low-calorie, full-bulk sweetener...
27-May-2003
Arla Foods initiates counterclaim
Denmark's Arla Foods has issued a counterclaim in response to an action for damages brought by its US tagatose licence partner, Spherix. The move follows...
Ferrero profits from product launches
The launch of a number of new products helped increase sales at Italian confectionery group Ferrero during 2002. Consolidated group sales for the year rose...
26-May-2003
A waffle revolution in Russia?
A survey of waffle consumption in Russia reveals that traditional non-packaged snacks remain very popular. The survey, conducted last month by consulting agency Market Advice,...
Speedy solution for sweet manufacturers
Tisma, the US packaging equipment provider, has launched the TC 400 series of vertical cartoners, said to be capable of reaching speeds of up to...
23-May-2003
CP Kelco outlines pectin plans
CP Kelco has announced plans to increase pectin capacity at its Skensved, Denmark and Limeira, Brazil facilities. Expansions are due for completion in mid-2003 and...
EC withdraws confectionery additive
The European Commission has announced the permanent withdrawal of the confectionery additive konjac (E425). The move comes after fears that the additive can potentially cause...
Spanish confectioner in sticky situation
Spanish confectionery group Chupa Chups has reported a 17 per cent drop in sales for the 2002/2003 financial year to €501 million, a performance which...
22-May-2003
Aarhus presents a mixed economic picture
Despite strong sales in confectionery speciality fats, Danish firm Aarhus Oliefabrik on Wednesday reported a drop in post-tax profits to DKK 19.4 million (€2.61m) for...
US to aid Vietnam cocoa
Vietnam's burgeoning cocoa industry received a significant boost last week after the US government confirmed it would provide $4 million (€3.4m) in development aid. The...
Mixed year for UK confectionery exports
The latest export figures from marketing agency Food from Britain reveal that UK confectionery exports were relatively stable last year. Total exports within this lucrative...
21-May-2003
Confectioners turn to whey
Are perceptions of whey products as more than a milk powder substitute changing? According to a new report from market analysts Zenith International, yes, as...
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...
20-May-2003
Thorntons' growth melts in the sun
While most people in the UK will have been pleased that the Easter holidays this year were blessed with warm sunny weather, this is not...
EU sweet on new additives
Following a proposal from the European Commission to allow the use of two new intense sweeteners - sucralose and an aspartame-acesulfame - the European Competitiveness...
19-May-2003
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...
16-May-2003
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...
15-May-2003
CFS bags Cadbury
CFS, the packaging and processing systems provider, has supplied new bagging system to international candy manufacturer Cadbury Trebor Allan. The SmartPacker C180 is designed to...
14-May-2003
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...
Confectioner introduces more accommodating packaging
The US arm of confectioner Perfetti Van Melle has launched new packaging for its Mentos mints product. The company believes that its new Mentos Box...
Mexican sugar production picking up
Mexican sugar production has fallen slightly since last year, according to figures released by the major cane workers' union. The country produced 4,380,248 tons of...
13-May-2003
All Candy Expo enters the computer age
Confectioner House of Brussels Chocolates (HBSL) has launched a range of Sonic The Hedgehog chocolates at this year's All Candy Expo in Chicago. Over 450...
12-May-2003
German confectioner launches new packaging
Confectionery manufacturer Van Houten is relaunching its Scholetta chocolate nuts brand in a contact clear and shatter resistant jar. The company required a jar that...
09-May-2003
zuChem celebrates funding success
Ingredients developer zuChem this week announced that it has raised a considerable chunk of capital in order to develop new methods to manufacture alternative sweeteners....
07-May-2003
No more messing around
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...
Australian sugar conference underway
The 25th annual Australian society of sugar cane technologists' conference, that started in Townsville, Australia yesterday, is aiming to highlight the latest advancements in research...
06-May-2003
Kellogg seeks kids' advice
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...
05-May-2003
Innovative new bubble gum launched
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...
02-May-2003
Production of new sweetener underway
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....
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...
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