Blogs
Call for extending trade negotiations amid pandemic makes sound business sense
Without doubt one of the most significant news stories of the past week has been the plea from the Caobisco European confectionery organisation for the EU and UK to continue crucial trade talks beyond the fast-approaching cut-off point of December 2020.
Fairtrade report highlights urgent need for joint industry action on sustainability schemes
The latest set of studies from Fairtrade released this week into sustainability initiatives in core cocoa growing locations, including Ghana and Ivory Coast, have produced some extremely notable findings.
Confectionery and cocoa sectors continue efforts to support communities through coronavirus
With latest production deadlines looming, this week’s blog will be a short one from myself, just simply to re-emphasise that it has been particularly notable to see how the confectionery industry around the world is doing its bit to give back to those less fortunate during the coronavirus pandemic.
Facing up to challenging times amid the rise of coronavirus
If you turn on the TV, radio, or scan your computer screen or smartphone, there seems to literally, and all too understandably, be just one news story in town at present – the continuing rise of coronavirus around the world.
Mars goes retro with Starburst’s brief return to original Opal Fruits
One of the week’s more intriguing confectionery tales concerns the UK revival of Opal Fruits for the first time in 22 years, albeit for a limited time period only.
Get ready for this year’s ISM and ProSweets
With press deadlines looming, this short, but hopefully sweet, entry for this week’s blog simply offers a reminder that there’s just several weeks to go until ISM/ProSweets 2020.
An event packed year ahead beckons
Just as a particularly memorable year came to a close, there are some equally fine prospects on the horizon for 2020 in terms of events, conferences and trade fairs.
A successful Parisian ingredients mission
Last week’s Food Ingredients Europe offered some excellent industry insights into an array of major developments being fashioned across the sector.
Entries set to open for World Confectionery Awards
For next year’s World Confectionery Conference, we are proud to unveil a new series of accolades that will celebrate the brightest and best achievements in our industry.
Concerns over the next generation of manufacturing engineers
One of the key themes to emerge from this year’s Food Matters Live has been the issue of innovation in manufacturing, and where the next generation of engineers will come from within the UK sector.
A wealth of industry insights revealed at Gulfood
Last month found the Confectionery Production and Sweets & Savoury Snacks World team at Gulfood Manufacturing, which proved to be an extremely fascinating event.
Improving cacao farming techniques set to offer major sector breakthrough
The past week has seen the launch of Barry Callebaut’s latest series of sustainably sourced chocolate in San Francisco, which promises a significant breakthrough in terms of making use of the whole of the cacaofruit as part of its product.
All systems go for our global confectionery conference showcase
Marking 20 years in business for our parent company, Bell Publishing, we believed that the timing was right to launch our debut World Confectionery Conference event in Brussels next year.
The season of major international trade shows begins
With autumn around the corner for us here in the northern hemisphere, the season heralds a particularly busy period for our events calendar.