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
World Confectionery Conference plans move forward 18 March 2023 The World Confectionery Conference will return as a live event for 2023, and will be staged in the UK this autumn, featuring a dynamic range… Read more
Video exclusive: World Confectionery Conference Brussels 2022 22 September 2022 The 2022 edition of our World Confectionery Conference concluded successfully this month in Brussels, Belgium, attracting visitors and speakers from around the globe, in what… 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
Cama Group unveils speaker for the World Confectionery Conference 18 July 2022 Italian-based packaging systems business, the Cama Group, has confirmed that Wim Kruikemeijer, area manager for Northern Europe has been designated as the company’s keynote speaker… Read more
Tony’s Chocolonely signs up to the World Confectionery Conference 29 June 2022 Pascal Baltussen, chief impact and operations officer of ethically focused confectionery brand Tony’s Chocolonely has become the latest major industry name to sign up as… Read more
Kerry ingredients confirms speaker for this year’s World Confectionery Conference 27 June 2022 The Kerry Group has confirmed Alice Nongonierma, a senior protein scientist with the business, will be representing the global company at our World Confectionery Conference… Read more
ICCO expresses concerns over cocoa crops, with global production levels forecast for decline 7 June 2022 The International Cocoa Organisation today has projected a notable 6% decline in global production of cocoa to 4.923 million tonnes for the 2021/22 season, amid… Read more
Exclusive: World Confectionery Conference interview: FMCG Gurus 15 April 2022 Exploring industry trends forms a key element of this year’s World Confectionery Conference. Editor Neill Barston quizzes one of our keynote speakers, Will Cowling, of… Read more
Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade group warns of major industry crisis 5 April 2022 Germany’s BDSI confectionery trade body has warned the country’s industry is facing a severe combination of major challenges including the ongoing pandemic, rapidly rising energy… Read more
Mondelēz confirms latest CoLab businesses for its Snackfutures venture 7 March 2022 Mondelēz International has confirmed its latest intake of ten budding businesses utilising its Snackfutures innovation and venture hub devised to back inventive new firms. Read more
Swiss firm Selecta works on next generation confectionery vending with Mars Wrigley 22 February 2022 Swiss-based food solutions group Selecta has linked-up with Mars Wrigley to unveil next generation intelligent vending machines with user-friendly touch screens and smart payment systems. Read more
Cargill makes major $35 million investment in Malaysian site for confectionery ingredient processing 16 November 2021 Cargill has moved to further expand its Asian manufacturing facilities with a key investment of $35 million expansion of its production facility in Port Klang,… Read more
Germany’s BDSI confectionery body expresses concerns over ‘significant declines’ in exports 4 August 2021 Germany’s federal confectionery association, the BDSI has reported ‘significant declines’ its key export markets, with continued pressure on sales amid the impact of the global… Read more
