innovation

Kerry ingredients confirms speaker for this year’s World Confectionery Conference

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 event this September, reports Neill Barston.

Mondelēz confirms latest CoLab businesses for its Snackfutures venture

Mondelēz International has confirmed its latest intake of ten budding businesses utilising its Snackfutures innovation and venture hub devised to back inventive new firms.

The colour of love holds the key for GNT, hailing red as 2021’s major product shade

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 spheres including within cosmetics, beauty, fashion, film and design.

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

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 and clean label consumer demands, explains the research group.

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

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 facility at its Mouscron site in Belgium, reports Neill Barston

Time for business stars to shine with the World Confectionery Awards

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.

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

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

Entries open for the debut World Confectionery Awards

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 a key part of the World Confectionery Conference.

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.