Ingredients

More chocolate, anyone?

More chocolate, anyone?

Although growth has been rapid for Nestlé in the Russian
confectionery sector, there are a number of challenges to be
tackled in order to ensure future expansion - low per capita
consumption and ingredients supplies being the primary...

Spanish snacking more

Spanish snacking more

Spain might well have a culinary heritage to rival that of France,
but like it trans-Pyrenean neighbour, consumption patterns have
been changing over the last few years, with more hectic lifestyles
(even in the land of the siesta)...

Healthy chocolate?

Healthy chocolate?

Eating two portions of chocolate a day may help prevent
cardiovascular heart disease claims Masterfoods USA. The company's
new functional chocolate, CocoaVia, contains plant flavonols and
phytosterols believed to reduce cholesterol...

Ritter goes Russian

Ritter goes Russian

German confectionery manufacturer Alfred Ritter is readying to open
up two new production lines in a 50/50 joint-financed project with
Russian company Odintsovo Confectionery. The $20 million investment
will see Ritter Sport brand...

Excelent, more chocolate

Excelent, more chocolate

One of Romania's leading and longest established chocolate makers,
Excelent, has relaunched its Kandia branded chocolate under a
multi-million dollar investment. The money has also included an
extensive revamp of its production...

Not so sweet for Tate and Lyle

Not so sweet for Tate and Lyle

Major British sugar and sweetener group Tate and Lyle has reported
a sixper cent decrease in half year profits today and the success
of agreementsfor future prices for it starches and sweeteners will
have a major impact onthe profits...

Why the sweet tooth?

Why the sweet tooth?

Research carried out by the US-based Howard Hughes Medical
Institute has moved closer to understanding why some people cannot
resist the impulse brought on by sweets.

Roshen set for Russian boom

Roshen set for Russian boom

Two years after the Russian authorities imposed massive import
duties on confectionery products in a bid to keep out cheap imports
from Ukraine, that country's biggest sweet maker Roshen is about to
take Russia by storm with...

No-go zone for check-outs?

No-go zone for check-outs?

The Food Commission has got the knives out for the UK supermarket
sector and confectionery manufacturers over the sale of sweets and
snacks at the checkout, which it claims is contributing to the
worsening health of the nation.

Cocoa must change

Cocoa must change

The sixth International Cocoa Agreement in three decades came into
force at the beginning of October, heralding a break from the past.

Kerry grows

Kerry grows

Ireland's Kerry group has continued its rapid expansion programme
which has already seen it add 20 new companies to its portfolio in
the last two years.

Chocolate gets medical

Chocolate gets medical

House of Brussels Chocolates has announced the development of a new
medical advisory board to investigate and research the use of
chocolate as a carrier for dietary supplements, functional foods
and pharmaceutical compounds to treat...

Regime change

Regime change

CAOBISCO has welcomed the European Commission's recent
communication on reform of the EU sugar regime, as reported in
Confectionery News.

Sweet warning

Sweet warning

Research examining the way foods such as confectionery are promoted
to children has been published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Tate & Lyle on target

Tate & Lyle on target

British sugar and sweeteners group Tate & Lyle said this week
that first half profits should be in line with expectations, and
the second half stronger than in the previous year.