German equity investment company Arques has taken over
confectionery firm van Netten in yet another example of private
investors moving into the food industry sphere.
A new Bosch plant in China is slated to become the German packaging
group's Asian headquarters, offering local confectionery makers
better prices over imported machines.
Growing demand for custom chocolate bars has forced US confectioner
Totally Chocolate to double its existing manufacturing capacity by
opening a new factory.
Scottish confectioner John Millar and Sons has gone into
receivership and blamed aggressive pricing from supermarkets for
contributing to its demise, Tom Armitage reports.
APV Baker's collaboration with ingredients companies has led to the
development of confectionery equipment that could help
manufacturers tap into some key trends, writes Anthony
Fletcher.
Keeping French consumers interested in chocolate has been the
driving force behind brand owners' investment in innovation in
recent years, and the latest product launches highlighted by the
Global New Products Database (GNPD)...
Finland-based paperboard packaging provider Stora Enso reports that
demand for its cupstock paperboard packaging product is growing
amongst leading confectionery players in the European market as
consumers seek more convenient packaging...
