News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Tough trading conditions in the confectionery industry have forced UK group, Lees Foods, to look at ways of diversifying - highlighting the tactics smaller sweet makers must adopt to ensure their survival in an increasingly competitive market.
Rousselot has acquired a fourth gelatin plant in China in order to satisfy increasing demand within the Asian food market.
Organic milk producers took a blow Tuesday after UK food authorities said their milk was not healthier than conventional varieties just because it contained more omega-3.
US scientists think they may have found a natural alternative to pesticides used by sugar beet growers to fend off their biggest enemy - the sugar beet root maggot.
Changes to Danisco's ingredients division will lift the EBIT margin for the segment to above 15 per cent, according to the firm's announcement of Q1 2006/07 results.
Manufacturers are lining up innovative processing equipment to attract confectioners at the upcoming international baking trade fair, the IBA.
GM bacteria that eat hemicellulose in corn fibre could be used as a new, biobased method of making xylitol, a mint-flavoured sweetener used in chewing gum.