About us

About the publisher

We are William Reed​, the specialist B2B media, business intelligence and events group dedicated to helping businesses succeed.

Our diverse portfolio of category-leading brands serves a global audience of almost 5M monthly users, supported by sector-specific insights & research, up-to-the-minute digital media and cutting-edge customer solutions.

We believe in the value of shared intelligence for both customers and brands alike, informing business growth through collaboration & innovation.

For more information about William Reed, please visit our corporate website

About ConfectioneryNews

William Reed’s ConfectioneryNews brand has been the leading online news source for the confectionery market for more than 17 years, leveraging our digital-first position to bring powerful insights and robust information to help your business succeed.

Our team of award-winning journalists deliver daily news, analysis, online and face to face events, podcasts and video coverage of the issues and stories impacting decision makers in the industry.

ConfectioneryNews provides a 360-degree view of the confectionery market, spanning everything from manufacturing, processing and packaging, to commodities, retail and shopper insights, ingredients, R&D, market trends and regulation & safety.

Our editorial standards are unsurpassed and we deliver insightful content across multiple channels to the right people wherever they are operating.

Click here to view our editorial calendar​.

The team

Jess Spiring

Jess Spiring ​​
Editor-in-Chief​​
Crawley, UK​​

Jess has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist working in senior roles at national newspapers and magazines (Grazia, The News of the World, New Woman, Now and Zest) and as a freelance writer, editor and consultant (Heat, Stylist, The Daily Mail, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph). More recently she worked in commercial content at The Telegraph and Reach PLC and managed the editorial team at John Lewis.

Our e-newsletters

ConfectioneryNews delivers the latest industry news and analysis directly to your inbox. Click here to subscribe to the ConfectioneryNews.com free newsletter today​.

William Reed publishes a wide range of free-access websites and e-newsletters delivered free to registered subscribers. They provide industry news and analysis to industries including: food, beverage, nutrition, feed, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Our strategically relevant e-newsletters reach over 543,000 executives worldwide, in our chosen industries.

Contact us

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Company Secretary & General Counsel (for legal enquiries only)

Robert Proctor
Email: robert.proctor@wrbm.com​ 
Tel: +44 (0) 1293 610401

General Counsel and Data Protection Officer

Sergey Kvitkin
Email: fretrl.xivgxva@jeoz.pbz
Tel: +44 (0) 1293 610323

Global Headquarters

William Reed LTD
Broadfield Park
Crawley, West Sussex
RH11 9RT
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 129 361 3400

Website: https://www.william-reed.com