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29-Aug-2003
Chocolate blocked
Israel's leading confectionery maker Elite has been accused of abusing its dominant position and attempting to block the entry of UK rival Cadbury into the...
28-Aug-2003
Sugar reform leaves sour taste
Imminent reforms to the EU sugar regime - likely to be more radical than estimated - could slice millions off the sugar profits for Associated...
Heart of the matter
Evidence continues to mount in favour of dark chocolate and its heart healthy benefits, but new research indicates that when consumed with milk, whether in...
27-Aug-2003
Sheer decadence
British confectionery group Cadbury Trebor Basset is launching a new mail marketing drive for its Flake counterline bar which claims that unwrapping the chocolate bar...
Bumper Brazilian cocoa crop forecast
This season's Brazilian cocoa production is already up 57 per cent from thesame period last year, according to the Bahia Commercial Association. In a weekly...
26-Aug-2003
Lindt still feeling the heat
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has shrugged off the currency problems and weak market conditions which have affected many of its compatriots to report...
Bar wars
The three major players in the UK confectionery market are in a constant state of competition - vital in an increasingly saturated market. The latest...
25-Aug-2003
Ay Caramba!
Confectioner giant Haribo is to distribute a new range of Pez confectionery in the UK featuring cartoon family The Simpsons. The launch follows a two-month...
Solid as a rock
British summers are never complete without a visit to the seaside and a stick of rock or a mountain of candyfloss. Now British Seaside Candy...
22-Aug-2003
Currencies crush Nestlé sales
Exchange rates continued to impact operations at the world's largest food company, Nestlé , but the firm itself preferred to stress the good organic performance in...
ASA rules on choc advert
A complaint regarding an advert for Green & Black's organic chocolate has not been upheld by the UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). A consultant in...
21-Aug-2003
Good news from the dark side
Dark chocolate could potentially reduce both cardiovascular and thromboembolic disease, due to its high flavonoid-rich cocoa content, suggests new research on chocolate consumption. The findings...
Harvest hopes high
Despite a reduction in sugar beet acreage - a move designed to cut the amount of sugar on the world market - Danisco expects this...
20-Aug-2003
Oils and fats market hardens
Hardening competition in the vegetable oil industry saw margins cropped for Swedish oils and fats company Karlshamns in the first half of 2003. The group...
Into the black
Chr Hansen has developed a new form of natural colour that the company claims will allow manufacturers of confectionery to create the perfect black. The...
19-Aug-2003
All change at Aarhus
Danish oil and vegetable fat company Aarhus Oliefabrik is in for a make-over with 2004 heralding in a new name and company structure. At a...
Russia's chocolate revolution
The Russian confectionery market is undergoing a number of major changes at the moment, one of which could see the decline of one of the...
18-Aug-2003
Weak Polish market hits Cloetta Fazer profits
A second quarter affected by lower volumes, currency translations and increased cocoa costs all took their toll on first half results at Swedish confectionery group...
Easy as toffee
APV Baker has developed a new cost-effective system to manufacture a range of toffee and caramel products. The company claims that the new line offers...
13-Aug-2003
Tisma launches cartoner designed for confectionery needs
SWF Companies' Tisma Division has launched a high speed, small centre TC 100 vertical cartoner, which is claimed to reach speeds of up to 1000...
12-Aug-2003
ADM to increase sweetener production
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland yesterday announced it will increase its liquid sorbitol capacity by 60 per cent by the end of 2003 in order...
08-Aug-2003
Dark days for chocolate lovers
European dark chocolate lovers have lost their hard-fought battle to keep their chocolate pure. An EU directive is about to be passed that allows alternative...
07-Aug-2003
House of Brussels in order
House of Brussels Chocolates (HBSL) believes that restructuring and the implementation of a strategic business plan have put the firm in a strong position. Financial...
06-Aug-2003
Hershey reveals tasty results
US-based confectionery giant Hershey Foods has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.395 (€0.346) on the Common Stock, an increase of 20.6 per cent per share....
Greater consistency in chocolate
Detailed guidance notes to accompany the new EU-wide cocoa and chocolate product regulations, which came into force on 3 August 2003, have been published by...
05-Aug-2003
Germany: A sweet-toothed nation
German chocolate sales grew by 3.6 per cent in the first five months of the year to €1.1 billion, but the heat wave in June...
US sugar industry examined
US department of agriculture sugar-market economist John Love has predicted that producer prices for sugar for 2002/03 will be 5 per cent higher than last...
04-Aug-2003
UK sugar harvest imminent
British Sugar and the National Farmer's Union (NFU) have agreed the provisional factory opening dates for this year's sugar harvest. Newark factory will open on...
EU clears ADM purchase of Unilever unit
The European Commission on Friday approved plans by US company Archer Daniels Midland to purchase food giant Unilever's edible oil refining subsidiary VDBO. The EU...
01-Aug-2003
A sweet deal
UK sweeteners and starch group Tate & Lyle has completed the sale of its monosodium glutamate (MSG) production unit in France to Japanese seasonings company...
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