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Exhibitors assemble for our key Brussels event

30 August 2025

An array of industry talents will be exhibiting their work as part of the World Confectionery Conference next month, with companies from across the sector…

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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…

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Can Buharali, president of Caobisco, set to make keynote speaking return for Brussels

14 March 2025

The World Confectionery Conference is set offer a welcome return for Can Buharali, president of Caobisco, the key European industry trade association, which has continued…

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Exclusive: World Confectionery Conference to make Brussels return

7 December 2024

Following successful celebrations for Confectionery Production’s 90th anniversary with our latest live event, the World Confectionery Conference is set to return next autumn, writes Neill…

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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…

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Ritter Sport names Jamie Lowe as its World Confectionery Conference speaker

27 September 2023

Ethically-focused premium chocolate brand Ritter Sport has named Jamie Lowe, its head of sales as among our speakers for this year’s World Confectionery Conference taking…

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Exclusive: MacIntyre delivers best of British engineering to the world

17 September 2023

MacIntyre Chocolate Systems will be joining the World Confectionery Conference 2023 edition, offering a keynote presentation at the event. Editor Neill Barston visits the firm’s Scottish base…

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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…

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MacIntyre Chocolate Systems names Linda Mather as its speaker

3 September 2023

The World Confectionery Conference continues to drive forward with MacIntyre Chocolate Systems confirming its speakers for this year’s key industry gathering taking place in Harrogate,…

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Baker Perkins names confectionery specialist Tom Phillips as keynote speaker

3 September 2023

UK-based Baker Perkins has unveiled its speaker for this year’s World Confectionery Conference, with its sector specialist Tom Phillips set to reveal how the business…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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

12 December 2019

Aldo Cristiano, Head of Institutional Affairs & Sustainability at Ferrero in Germany, and Vice President of Caobisco (European Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit and confectionery…

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