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30-Jun-2003

Mauritius sugar exports down

The Mauritius Sugar Syndicate (MSS ) has reported that sugar exports in May 2003 were significantly lower than exports in May 2002. Some 29,459 tonnes of...

CAOBISCO calls for reform

CAOBISCO, the European association of chocolate, biscuits and confectionery industries, has called for major reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and the EU sugar regime....

Latvia achieves sweet deal

Latvia's food producers will be able to export a number of products to the European Union free of import duty as of 1 July 2003,...

27-Jun-2003

Macphie Triumphs again with Cappuccino Sauce

Cappuccino Sauce manufactured by Scottish confectionery firm Macphie won the foodservice dessert category at this year's Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards. The sauce was...

26-Jun-2003

Groundbreaking expo launched

The date for Confectionery Manufacturing Expo (CM-expo), Europe's first show dedicated to the suppliers and buyers of the chocolate and confectionery manufacturing industry, has been...

25-Jun-2003

Cocoa driving Russian drinks market

Earlier this week we reported on the state of play in the Russian cocoa market and the likely knock-on effect on the confectionery sector, according...

24-Jun-2003

Cocoa to bubble over?

Cocoa traders have predicted that cocoa prices are set to increase. This estimate follows an incredible period during which the price of the commodity has...

23-Jun-2003

Russia: a sweet-toothed nation

Consultancy firm Market Advice believes that the Russian confectionery industry is in good shape. The agency has drawn up a detailed impression of the current...

20-Jun-2003

Dansico goes steady

A satisfactory fourth quarter helped Danish ingredients giant Danisco achieve a 17 per cent increase in earnings per share for the 2002/2003. The company reports...

18-Jun-2003

Filling a gap in the market

Taste, texture, and stability in confectionery fillings can all be achieved with a new range of filling fats from Loders Croklaan , the Dutch-based company recently...

17-Jun-2003

Nestlé and Colgate stick together

Nestlé , the Swiss consumer goods group, is to team up with US-based personal care company Colgate-Palmolive to develop a range of functional confectionery products, a...

Squeeze-out at Stollwerck halted

The world's largest cocoa processor Barry Callebaut announced today that it has suspended efforts to take full control of chocolate maker Stollwerck after minority shareholders...

16-Jun-2003

Magic Momints

US-based confectioner Yosha! Enterprises is launching a new mint product that it believes will make a significant impact on the breath freshener market. The product,...

Germany increases cocoa acquisitions

Hamburg traders revealed that the German confectionery industry made significant cocoa and cocoa butter purchases last week. One leading European cocoa butter producer sold out...

12-Jun-2003

Cocoa butter replacer developed

As consumer groups in Europe and the US call on food manufacturers to cut the quantity of trans fats in food products, Swedish vegetable oils...

11-Jun-2003

Cadbury: a period of transition

Tough trading conditions and the impact of several significant acquisitions continue to take their toll on results at UK-based confectionery and beverage group Cadbury Schweppes ....

Haribo strengthens brand

Haribo Dunhills (Pontefract), the UK arm of the German confectionery company, is hoping to increase sales of its core Maoam range during the summer with...

10-Jun-2003

Liquorice licked

The ultimately strong taste of salty liquorice, widely popular in Scandinavian and North European countries, presents manufacturers with an on-going problem, writes UK microencapsulates company...

06-Jun-2003

Danisco to enhance flavour capabilities

Danish ingredients company Danisco will expand its flavour creation centres in the Netherlands and Belgium as part of the restructuring of the flavour research and...

05-Jun-2003

Speedy promotion for confectionery

Haribo Dunhills, the UK arm of German confectionery group Haribo, has unveiled a new sponsorship programme which it hopes will raise consumer awareness of its...

Sugar group posts profits

British sugar and sweetener group Tate & Lyle has reported an 18 per cent rise in annual profits. The firm, which produces branded sugars and...

04-Jun-2003

Retail giant drops confectionery operations

Dutch retail group Ahold has continued the sale of a number of non-core units with the disposal of its Dutch confectionery retail operations, Jamin Winkelbedrijf....

Kit Kat breaks with tradition

Kit Kat, Canada's best selling chocolate bar last year, is being repackaged after more than 50 years of being on the shelves. Nestlé Canada has...

03-Jun-2003

Penguin p.p.p.promotion

McVities, the UK biscuit maker owned by United Biscuits, yesterday launched a major new advertising campaign for its popular Penguin brand of chocolate biscuit, and...

Swiss to blitz UK market

Confectionery and biscuit manufacturer Swiss Delice is planning to expand into the UK market this Autumn. The Swiss-based company, which is part of Swiss retail...

02-Jun-2003

Ingredients giant predicts healthy year

Despite the challenging economic climate, Irish food ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group Kerry expects a good outcome for the full year. Speaking at the...

Sethness adds colour

A rich hue combined with a bland flavour profile is the latest caramel colour from US company Sethness. The 'Plain' caramel colour - SC105 -...

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