All news articles for June 2020

Flashback to the WCF's last partnership Meeting in Berlin. Pic: WCF

Coronavirus

WCF’s 2020 Partnership Meeting goes virtual

By Anthony Myers

The World Cocoa Foundation’s (WCF) 2020 Partnership Meeting, set to be held in Bogotá, Colombia, on November 18 and 19, has been switched to an online-only event due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization has announced.

Consumers are now paying more attention to the ingredients and nutritional content in their products. Pic: Cargill

Sugar reduction

How low can you go? The evolution of sugar reduction

By Anthony Myers

Consumers are now paying more attention to the ingredients and nutritional content in the products they purchase and are becoming more mindful about what they put in their bodies, food experts and analysts agree, and confectionery is on the front line...

Allulose is a versatile ingredient that satisfies both sweetness and functional build back aspects for sugar reduction. Pic: Ingredion

Sugar reduction

Ingredion’s Allulose offers sweet indulgence without the calories

By Anthony Myers

More and more consumers are cutting back on sugar — 84% say they have reduced their sugar intakes over the past year, according to latest research, Ingredion’s Allulose is just one of the alternatives on the market that offers a noncaloric solution to...

Calico Cottage is one of the world’s largest provider of fudge making ingredients. Pic: Calico Cottage

Coronavirus

Fudge maker Calico Cottage secures coronavirus loan from bank

By Anthony Myers

Cambridgeshire manufacturer and supplier Calico Cottage has secured a six-figure funding package from Lloyds Bank, via its Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, to support its operations through the covid-19 pandemic, the company has announced.