Premium sweet brand Uncle Joe’s says it is looking at a 10% rise in demand for its Halloween and bonfire night treacle toffee in the run up to this year’s celebrations.
The National Confectioners Association launched Halloween Central, an online hub packed with candy stats and resources to help parents navigate healthy choices with their children.
The tennis star Maria Sharapova teased the lip-shaped gummies at Sweets and Snacks in May, but they officially hit shelves this autumn in stand-up pouches of tangy and sour flavors.
Until now, 70% of a cocoa pod was discarded as waste so ‘Cacaofruit Experiences’ marks the next generation of a food & drink category and it’s bang on the clean label trend. We talk to Pablo Perversi, Barry Callebaut’s chief innovation, sustainability...
From December 2019, US law states states ‘non-synthetic flavors’ may be used when organic flavors are not commercially available, while new rules in EU on organic produce come into effect in January 2020.
‘No artificial colors’ is the top clean label claim in chocolate across all markets, followed by ‘no added sugar’, but consumers are not buying it for a number of reasons, we discovered.
Company recently highlighted three confectionery concepts colored with EXBERRY Organics - high boilings, pectin jellies and gelatin jellies. We also spoke with GNT USA's Jeannette O'Brien about the importance of natural colors in candy and other...
Technological innovations which were once driving the market have already disappeared (dvds, answering machines, MP3 players) and companies are still struggling to connect with millennials between 20-40 years old, according to Daniel Langer, CEO, Équité,...
Hosted by the Fine Cacao and Chocolate Institute (FCCI), the two-week event will welcome an estimated 3,000 attendees to taste, learn and experience chocolate alongside industry experts.
Swiss food giant Nestlé recently inaugurated its new research facility focused on tackling the problem of packaging waste. The company is taking a 5-step approach to this challenge. FoodNavigator goes behind the scenes at the facility to learn more.
The World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in Germany, goes back to the roots of sustainability in the industry, says Alexander Ferguson, the WCF’s vice president for communications and membership.
