News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Special Edition: Lower fat foods
Fats play such an important functional role in foods that it is difficult to simply remove or replace them. But by understanding the specific functional roles of fats in a product, it may be possible to tailor solutions that match full fat products, say...
Nestle will use price increases as a last resort in the face of rising raw material costs, says its CEO, and only after implementing its 4-point strategy based on trend predictions, engaging suppliers, replacing ingredients, and cutting down waste.
Sugar supplier to the bakery and confectionery industry, Ragus, said it expects further commodity price hikes and contests whether proposed EC intervention on import duty tariff reductions would have the desired effect on the deficit in the EU market.
Cocoa supplies are not currently disrupted by Ivorian unrest, according to the latest official data, calming the nerves of cocoa traders.
Rising demand in Germany informed a hike in sales to that market of nearly 17 per cent for Swiss chocolate manufacturers in 2010, who report sector recovery following the notable sales decline in 2009.