confectionery
Confectionery expert Baxendale aims to enhance Luker’s Colombian chocolate exports
UK-based confectionery expert Andy Baxendale is to deliver a project with Colombian chocolate producer Luker, tasked with enhancing the company’s understanding of the British market as its export portfolio continues to develop.
Nestlé annual report highlights global growth and key innovation projects
Nestlé has released its latest annual report for 2019, revealing an upturn in company performance and fast-tracking of 50 innovation projects across its international portfolio.
Olam Cocoa sets out digitally-led scheme tackling child labour in Cameroon
Olam Cocoa has confirmed a new digitally-led initiative enhancing measures in Cameroon aimed at tackling child labour through monitoring and a specific programme of action.
Industry report reveals blockchain could assist tackling deforestation
A report from Lumina Intelligence has highlighted potential for technology to address blind spots that have allowed land degradation and forest clearing to persist despite the chocolate industry’s push for deforestation-free cocoa.
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.
Puratos marks centenary with new global innovation centres
Global chocolate and bakery applications business Puratos is marking its centenary through creating three new innovation centres for its operations in Taiwan, Brazil and Mexico.
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.
UK confectionery expert helps produce legal cannabis gum in US
Andy Baxendale has been recruited by a US firm to develop a range of legal cannabis-based chewing gum, responding to a notable surge in demand for sweets infused with the drug.
NCA results show majority of consumers set to buy confectionery for Valentine’s Day
According to research from the US-based National Confectioners Association, 87% of consumers across the country say they’re planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day by sharing a gift of chocolate or candy.