Early bird rates available for World Confectionery Conference 2025 16 March 2025 Early bird rates for our 2025 edition of the World Confectionery Conference are now available to both readers and potential exhibitors at our key annual… Read more
Registration opens for the 2025 World Confectionery Conference 22 January 2025 With a host of key sustainability, innovation and technology developments continuing to evolve across our sector, we are pleased to confirm that registration for our… Read more
Exclusive video: Cargill sustainability supply chain specialist due for World Confectionery Conference 25 July 2024 This year's World Confectionery Conference is set to feature a wide array of talents from right across the confectionery and snacks value chain, including a… Read more
Exclusive: Tony’s Chocolonely returns to World Confectionery Conference 21 February 2024 This year’s World Confectionery Conference will be heading back to the Belgian capital, which remains a key hub for the industry. Editor Neill Barston speaks… Read more
Global industry shines at the 2023 World Confectionery Conference 14 October 2023 The 2023 edition of the World Confectionery Conference concluded successfully in Yorkshire, UK, last week, with sustainability, business resilience and industry innovation placed at the… Read more
Exclusive video: Fairtrade set for World Confectionery Conference presentation 20 September 2023 With our World Confectionery Conference just around the corner, we offer an exclusive sneak preview of Fairtrade Foundation’s plans for its keynote presentation at this… Read more
Exclusive focus: York Cocoa House leads second day World Confectionery Conference activities 17 September 2023 Sophie Jewett, managing director of York Cocoa House, will be among our keynote speakers at our Harrogate conference. Editor Neill Barston speaks to her about… Read more
Editor’s blog: Just weeks away until the 2023 World Confectionery Conference 17 September 2023 We’re now just three weeks away from our latest edition of our World Confectionery Conference, with the anticipation surrounding the event continuing to build, as… Read more
Cargill places sustainability at the World Confectionery Conference’s core 8 July 2023 This year’s World Confectionery Conference is set to be hosted in Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK, drawing together a wealth of dynamic industry speakers representing the full… Read more
Mighty Earth says sector needs to pay more for cocoa to deliver sustainability 30 December 2022 Not-for-profit organisation Mighty Earth has offered a key cocoa sector assessment, claiming sustainability initiatives are destined to fail unless the industry pays more for crops,… Read more
Exclusive video: Luker Chocolate World Confectionery Conference preview 25 August 2022 With this year’s World Confectionery Conference fast approaching, we speak exclusively to Paul Morris, European sales manager for Colombia’s ethically-focused confectionery business Luker Chocolate, writes… Read more
Exclusive: Aldo Cristiano, Caobisco president, discusses sustainability ahead of World Confectionery Conference 10 August 2022 As the newly re-elected president of CAOBISCO, the European chocolate, biscuit and confectionery trade association of Europe, Aldo Cristiano has a considerable array of industry… Read more
Nestlé unveils plans offering farmer payments tackling cocoa sector child labour 28 January 2022 Nestlé has moved to enhance its programmes addressing child labour with an income accelerator scheme in Ghana and Ivory Coast offering incentivised payments to farmers… Read more
Ghana’s cocoa sector explores medicinal use of crops with major study partnership 3 August 2021 Ghana’s Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has confirmed a joint project with the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) exploring uses for cocoa beyond confectionery, examining… Read more
Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa hails supply traceability gains in annual report 22 July 2021 The Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa (SWISSCO) has unveiled its latest annual report, detailing key achievements including its members committing to full supply chain traceability… Read more
