Don’t miss out on our World Confectionery Conference early bird rates and final speaker positions 26 April 2026 With globally-significant developments coming thick and fast across the confectionery and snacks sector in terms of new product developments and policy, this year’s World Confectionery… Read more
Innovative firm Planet A Foods set for conference Q&A session 25 April 2026 A significant addition to our World Confectionery Conference comes in the form of Planet A’s co-founder Maximilian Marquart, who is set to join our Q&A… Read more
World Confectionery Conference gathering pace for 2026 12 April 2026 Our fifth live edition of the World Confectionery Conference is set to make a debut appearance in London this September. Editor Neill Barston casts an… Read more
Cargill’s Renee Boerefijn becomes World Confectionery Conference keynote 17 January 2026 The dynamic line-up for our World Confectionery Conference 2026 is fast taking shape with the addition of Renee Boerefijn, senior R&D director at Cargill joins… Read more
Registration fully opens for World Confectionery Conference 2026 15 November 2025 Registration for our 2026 edition of the World Confectionery Conference is now open, continuing the momentum for our key industry showcase as it looks towards… Read more
Alland & Robert brings ingredients excellence to 2025’s conference line-up 11 June 2025 French-based ingredients specialists Alland & Robert will be lending key expertise to this year’s World Confectionery Conference, as Dr. Isabelle Jaouen is added to the… 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: 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… 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
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
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
Dawn Foods cocoa filings target sweet baked goods category 1 February 2022 An innovative launch from Dawn Foods is set to benefit the sweet baked goods category in the form of its new fat-based, pre-and post-bake, ready-to-use… 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
Provenance and sustainable sourcing highlighted by Innova as major trends 20 January 2021 The provenance of product ranges, sustainable sourcing and packaging are set to play a significant role in the sweets and snacks category for 2021, according… Read more
The colour of love holds the key for GNT, hailing red as 2021’s major product shade 24 November 2020 Colouring food specialists GNT has identified red as the key colour trend for 2021, as a shade that has long held a place in many… Read more