Crowds of food industry professionals will start pouring through
the doors of Chicago's McCormick Place South building this weekend
for the opening of the IFT Annual Meeting + FOOD EXPO. This year's
event - opened by Health...
UK arm of Nestle will cut type of fat linked to heart disease. The
move reflects increasing pressure on food manufacturers to reduce
the levels of trans fatty acids (TFAs) and comes in the same week
that US government announces all...
A strong rise in sales volumes in Western Europe helped Barry
Callebaut to post steady profit rise for first nine months. Company
on course to meet its target of EBIT SF200 million in 2002/03.
New flavour encapsulation technology could provide product
developers with a new tool to prolong shelf life, claims flavours
company International Flavors & Fragrances.
Confectionery producers in Ukraine are confident that they will be
able to increase output by 10 per cent this year, mainly as a
result of a recovery in exports to Russia.
The German NGG union, which represents many chocolate industry
workers in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, has agreed to meet
employer representatives for talks next week.
Chocotelegram, an innovative confectionery product allowing
consumers to send personalised messages to their friends and
families is set to hit retail shelves in Europe and the US over the
next few months.
Kraft Foods, the US prepared foods giant, has unveiled a package of
measures designed to curb the growing levels of obesity. But is it
just another example of the food industry cynically playing on
consumers' health fears to...
Cappuccino Sauce manufactured by Scottish confectionery firm
Macphie won the foodservice dessert category at this year's
Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards.
The date for Confectionery Manufacturing Expo (CM-expo), Europe's
first show dedicated to the suppliers and buyers of the chocolate
and confectionery manufacturing industry, has been confirmed.
Nestlé is to team up with Colgate-Palmolive to help develop the
latter's range of breath freshening chewing gum, a deal which could
be extended to other products if initial sales are a success.
Barry Callebaut announced today that it has suspended efforts to
take full control of Stollwerck after minority shareholders in the
German firm filed a lawsuit against a proposed squeeze-out.
US-based confectioner Yosha! Enterprises is launching a new mint
product that it believes will make a significant impact on the
breath freshener market.
Tough trading conditions and the impact of several significant
acquisitions continue to take their toll on results at UK-based
confectionery and beverage group Cadbury Schweppes.
The UK arm of the German confectionery group Haribo is to launch a
new product, Maoam Mini's, and introduce a major promotion for five
of its other major products during the key school holiday period.
Danish ingredients company Danisco will expand its flavour creation
centres in the Netherlands and Belgium as part of the restructuring
of its flavour research and development facilities.
Ahold has sold its Jamin confectionery retail unit via an MBO as
part of its strategic recovery plan. And UK press reports suggest
it is also considering offloading the US Foodservice arm at the
centre of a €750m fraud investigation.
A major advertising and sponsorship package for the Penguin range
of biscuits, including a TV ad for the new Chukka sub-brand, kicked
off this week in the UK. The campaign is one of the largest ever
undertaken by brand owner McVities.
Confectionery and biscuit manufacturer Swiss Delice is planning to
expand into the UK this Autumn. The Swiss-based firm believes that
the UK market presents a major opportunity.
A rich hue combined with a bland flavour profile is the latest
caramel colour from US company Sethness. The colour is soluble in
salt solutions of up to 20 per cent saline concentration.
Tisma, the US packaging equipment provider, has launched the TC 400
series of vertical cartoners, said to be capable of reaching speeds
of up to 750 cartons per minute.
The European Commission has announced the permanent withdrawal of
the confectionery additive konjac (E425). The move comes after
fears that the additive can potentially cause fatal choking.
Spanish confectionery group Chupa Chups has announced a 17 per cent
drop in sales for 2002 - a decline which has forced it to close
most of its foreign production units.
Despite strong sales in confectionery speciality fats, Danish
Aarhus Oliefabrik on Wednesday reported a drop in post-tax profits
to DKK 19.4 million (€2.61m) for the first quarter of 2003.
Vietnam's burgeoning cocoa industry received a significant boost
last week after the US government confirmed it would provide $4
million (€3.4m) in development aid.
