Belgium

Entries open for the debut World Confectionery Awards

World Confectionery Conference rescheduled

The World Confectionery Conference is set to be rescheduled for Friday 26 March 2021, in response to the ongoing international situation surrounding coronavirus.

Cargill strengthens gourmet chocolate production in Belgium with €3.5 million investment

Cargill’s investment in its Kalmthout site adds a fifth gourmet production line and new chocolate tanks within the existing facility.

Entries open for the debut World Confectionery Awards

Some of the most noteworthy achievements of the past year within our industry will be celebrated this September with our World Confectionery Awards, which form a key part of the World Confectionery Conference.

Cargill named as a World Confectionery Conference sponsor

The global Cargill group has been confirmed as a sponsor of our debut World Confectionery Conference in Belgium.

Caobisco calls for collective due diligence to support cocoa sector sustainability

Caobisco, the trade association for the European chocolate, biscuits and confectionery manufacturing sector, has issued a statement calling for collective due diligence across the industry’s supply chain to address key human rights and environmental issues.

Innova Market Insights’ Myrthe de Beukelaar joins World Confectionery Conference

Myrthe de Beukelaar, market analyst at Innova Market Insights, a global knowledge leader in the food and beverage industry, has joined the World Confectionery Conference as a keynote speaker.

Fairtrade Foundation’s LJ Loftus becomes latest World Confectionery Conference keynote speaker

The World Confectionery Conference unveils its latest keynote speaker, LJ Loftus, Head of Supply Chain and Programme Management, Fairtrade Foundation.

World Confectionery Conference welcomes Caobisco’s Aldo Cristiano as a speaker

Aldo Cristiano, Head of Institutional Affairs & Sustainability at Ferrero in Germany, and Vice President of Caobisco (European Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and confectionery industry), becomes the second keynote speaker to be unveiled for our World Confectionery Conference.