Functional beverages
From protein sodas and prebiotic soft drinks to texture-led satiety and simplified ingredients lists, we explore strong what functional beverage reformulation looks like now and where the rapidly growing sector is moving next.
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Taste and Texture: What’s Tempting Consumers in 2026
In our latest broadcast, we’ll be diving into the next frontier of confectionery innovation through three powerful lenses – the consumer trends driving sales, the cutting edge technologies shaping production lines, and the creative breakthroughs...
Feeding the future with fibre
This session dives into the fibre renaissance, spotlighting novel sources, prebiotic innovations and formulation strategies that make fibre-rich products more appealing and effective.
Functional ingredients on the health frontline
Join us as we examine where innovation is happening, which health outcomes are gaining traction, and how brands can balance efficacy, regulation and consumer trust.
The Future of Chocolate
This broadcast explores the future of chocolate through three critical lenses - innovation, sustainability, and shifting consumer behaviours.
Healthy Snacking Trends
We explore what types of snacks - including categories, flavors, sizes, and nutritional profiles - modern shoppers want. We also look at what ingredients and diets are gaining traction, how marketing and merchandising is evolving and how brands and...
Reformulating for healthy indulgence
Together with an expert lineup of speakers, we ask how industry can stay ahead in this fast-paced, exciting, and oh-so-sweet category.
Packaging and labelling
Packaging is no longer just about containment – it’s a key player in sustainability, consumer engagement and regulatory compliance.
Circular processing
From by-products to breakthroughs, this session explores how food and beverage manufacturers can reduce waste, lower emissions and unlock new revenue by rethinking how ingredients are sourced, processed and reused.
Smart Farming
Discover how agri-tech, data, and policy are reshaping how we grow, source and secure the world’s food.
Sweetest Innovations 2025
In this webinar ConfectioneryNews will profile some of the key innovations in the sector that are being driven primarily by consumer trends.
Building sustainable and transparent supply chains in confectionery
In this webinar Confectionery News talks to key policymakers from the industry and civil society to see what we can learn from each other to make sure what we consume is ‘good for the planet’.
Is there a crisis in cocoa supply chains?
With the new European Union Deforestation Regulation on the horizon, should the industry adopt a more responsible approach to procurement when sourcing cocoa beans and other ingredients? Our latest webinar follows the highly successful and informative...
Time’s up: new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes into force at the end of 2024 - how ready is cocoa?
Although there are three pieces of legislation to the bill: Deforestation; Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; & Forced Labour Regulation, this latest ConfectioneryNews webinar will focus primarily on deforestation, which has been in force...
Sweetest Innovations
In this webinar ConfectioneryNews will profile some of the key innovations in the sector that are being driven primarily by consumer trends. As R&D budgets are increased, we have seen ground-breaking innovations in the gummy market and in vegan...