UK-based chocolate and confectionery firm Hames Chocolates shares its story of dealing with the coronavirus – and how a pause in production allowed it to plan for the future.
Syntegon Technology has launched its Pack 202 next generation of flow wrappers, suitable for bars, bakery products, cookies and crackers, as well as non-food applications.
Ferrero has announced a revamped look with a new logo for its popular Crunch chocolate bar. The blue and red wrapper “everyone knows and loves will still stand true”, but is now completed with a modernized look to visually depict its 100% real milk chocolate...
Cadbury-owner Mondelēz International says it remains committed to reformulation via reducing portion sizes after a backlash over its move to shrink the sizes of all Cadbury chocolate bars sold in multipacks in the UK without changing the price.
Tray sealing specialist Proseal claims to have launched a revolutionary tray positioning system that calculates the required tray-spacing set-up parameters for individual tray sealing tool-sets, eliminating the trial and error usually associated with...
Italian packaging company SACMI has announced it has bought Puglia-based company Pack Sud - a leading supplier of bakery product vertical packaging technology.
With almost one in four UK confectionery buyers now claiming they choose sugar-reduced or sugar-free sweets over standard ones, sugar reduction is big business.
Supplier industry for sweets and snacks is placing its bets on a re-start after the coronavirus pandemic and is already looking at numerous bookings from firms in Europe and beyond.
The sustainable plant-based edible oils and fats specialist will inaugurate its first Creative Studio in Istanbul in Q3, a dedicated workspace designed to accelerate customer innovation in the growing Middle East/North African markets, while adhering...
Cocoa supplier Cargill has announced a significant expansion in Asia with the launch of its first chocolate manufacturing operation in western India with growth plans across region.
Group said it has reinforced its commitment in the Asia Pacific market by expanding its production at its Singapore facility by adding a fourth chocolate line.
COCO - The Art of Chocolate is an artisan chocolatier based in Edinburgh, Scotland, that places its emphasis not only on ethically sourced cocoa and fine couverture, but also the meticulous designs on its wrappers.
Nestlé International Travel Retail (ITR) has chosen Smarties to become the first global children’s confectionery brand to incorporate the company’s no single use plastic packaging.
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...
Bunge Loders Croklaan, one of the leading companies in edible specialty oils and fats production, has developed ‘Sweetolin’ that will enable up to 50% less sugar in the final confectionery product with ‘no compromise on taste experience’.
Swiss manufacturer claims it has developed a new era of moulding with the launch of its ChocoX (pronounced Choco Cross) system that combines ‘flexibility and agility in production and hygienic design, resulting in significantly lower operational costs’.
While COVID-19 has upended the status quo for the entire food industry from growers and distributors, to retailers and consumers, it has also exposed the lack of resiliency within the food supply chain to handle something as disruptive as a global pandemic,...
The international supplier fair for the sweets and snacks industry - staged parallel to ISM – is monitoring current developments on the coronavirus pandemic and has extended its early bird offer for the 2021 event until 29 May 2020 in order to give exhibitors...
With the cancellation of this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, Tomra Food solutions is offering its skill and guidance regarding confectionery sorting solutions online.
Nestlé has announced that it is to co-fund a new chair for sustainable materials at the EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland, together with Logitech, SIG and other industry partners.
Union Process has announced it has designed and manufactured the ‘Q2’ series circulation grinding Attritor for Chocolate Creations, based in Hartville, Ohio.
Brenntag Food & Nutrition and MANE have announced a new exclusive distribution agreement for Spain, Portugal and Switzerland regarding the distribution of its flavour and taste ingredients.
Despite the current crisis, Sealpac wants to reassure customers it continues to project manage bespoke, full line site installations, is respond to emergency call outs and can provide quotes for new orders across it product range.
Belgian food technology company has announced it is taking action to ensure business continuity while protecting its employees’ and customers’ health with the introduction of Virtual Demonstration Centers to provide interactive demonstrations during the...
McVitie’s is reducing sugar in nine of its best-selling UK biscuits by up to 10%, in what it calls a breakthrough in sugar reduction that doesn’t compromise taste.
Brenntag Food & Nutrition, UK & Ireland has been appointed sole distribution partner for Cargill’s industrial cocoa and chocolate portfolio, it has announced.
While the coronavirus outbreak has prompted existential questions for The Marshmallowist, the UK start-up says consumer engagement has increased – as has basket spend.
Flavorchem said it is responding to the current situation with COVID-19 and the increased demand for grocery items by functioning at full capacity and adopting best practices under the new restrictions.
The Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) has launched an endorsement pogram to promote companies that provide third party certification of Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics (PCR).
Coveris has announced it is investing €850k to switch to a carbon free source of energy at its facility in Egypt, as part of its corporate sustainability ambition.
The founder of global sports nutrition brand Grenade has revealed how he is working to keep his staff safe and ensuring the survival of his business during this extraordinary pandemic.
The American Bakers Association (ABA) has issued a shout-out to the thousands of workers in the bakery supply chain who continue to supply safe products for citizens, despite today’s unprecedented lifestyle caused by coronavirus.
Union Process has partnered with Chocolate Creations, in Ohio, to install a Q2 series grinding attritor to produce large quantities of bean-to-bar chocolate.
Superfos, a Berry Global company, has designed a Unipak tub for Al Wefag Trading & Manufacturing Company, one of Saudi Arabia’s sweet and savoury snacks producers.
The nu company has partnered with Futamura on its renewable and compostable NatureFlex packaging films for two of its vegan chocolate bars for ‘nucao’.
Confiserie Bosch, which makes Germany’s Wibele, sweet biscuits from the region of Swabia, has experienced rapid growth in recent years and has turned to Ishida to increase turnover, delivering a 30-fold increase.
Montezuma has relaunched its entire chocolate range using recyclable, compostable or biodegradable packaging, to create what it claims is 100% sustainable packaging.
Nestlé has signed the European Plastics Pact, to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable and reduce its use of virgin plastics by one third by 2025.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is rolling out a new Nutrition Facts label that shines a spotlight on ‘Added Sugars’ to help Americans cut back on the amount they consume, while on the other side of the pond, the UK’s sugar tax is producing...
Juicy Drop Pop has partnered with Wrights Plastics to create a two meter FSDU (Free Standing Display Unit) for its candy range in stores worldwide, including Saudi Arabia, UAE and South Korea.
