News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Fresh from airing its photographic chocolate technology on the BBC's Dragons Den, Chocpix looks to have more innovation up its sleeve. At the ISM show next month, it will be unveiling the world's first edible comic.
Ma Cameron's, a new confectioner of traditional Scottish sweets, is not only looking forward to its first Christmas but also hoping to rebuild the native confectionery industry through taping into a unique market - expatriates.
UK-based confectionery group Glisten has acquired Lyme Regis Fine Foods Limited and announced details of an office in Rotterdam with the aim of increasing foreign sales.
Cadbury Schweppes is to invest £70 million in building a manufacturing facility in Poland, whilst Kraft has moved production from Norway to Lithuania.
ADM Cocoa hopes to enable manufacturers to differentiate products and deliver uniquely attractive foods through the launch of a bright red cocoa powder.
German health ingredients firm Cognis has introduced an emulsifier-protein compound targeted for use in bakery applications, which claims to replace the need to use eggs in formulations without any significant changes to taste or texture.