innovation

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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Trend focus: Creating product transparency rises to the top of the agenda

21 October 2020

Transparency emerges as a clear winner in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2021 with brands upping their game to meet evolving ethical, environmental…

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Cargill set to expand its Mouscron innovation facilities with new House of Chocolate

21 September 2020

Construction has started on a major project for Cargill, which is set to deliver a €21 million investment in creating a House of Chocolate innovation…

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Time for business stars to shine with the World Confectionery Awards

5 August 2020

Plans for our rescheduled World Confectionery Conference are moving forward with plenty of optimism for our fresh date of 26 March, 2021, in Brussels, Belgium.

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Tate & Lyle reports challenging market conditions for industry ingredients and solutions

27 July 2020

The Tate & Lyle ingredients and industry solutions group has reported challenging global market conditions, as the business continues to evolve its strategies during the…

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Entries open for the debut World Confectionery Awards

25 March 2020

Some of the most noteworthy achievements of the past year within our industry will be celebrated this September with our World Confectionery Awards, which form…

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Caobisco calls for collective due diligence to support cocoa sector sustainability

3 March 2020

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…

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Puratos marks centenary with new global innovation centres

26 February 2020

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.

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