News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Moneta' is targeting the wider European market with its sustainable twist wrap for chewable candies, following take-up of the recently enhanced BOPP film by confectioners in Slovakia and Germany.
Special edition: Dry food packaging
A lack of recycling options makes compostable materials the best option for flexible packaging films in the dry food market, according to Innovia Films.
LycoRed is launching a new water-soluble beta-carotene colour, which can be used as a natural colour to generate the same orange and yellow hues as out-of-favour Southampton colours Quinoline Yellow and Sunset Yellow.
Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) discussions exposed ignorance among Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) about the food manufacturing and supply chain, said Nick Stuart, Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery (BCCC) sector group chairman.
Wrigley UK has appointed US Coca-Cola global marketing director for sports & energy, Daniela Campari, as UK marketing director to ‘re-invigorate’ its brands.
French supplier Roquette says recent positive health claim opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) linking sugar replacers with dental health, are applicable to soluble fibres.