Blogs
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.
Campaigners call for action on product calories
Campaign group Action on Sugar has called on the UK government to introduce a calorie tax for sweet goods including confectionery.
It’s all gold for Ferrero
The Ferrero Group unveiled its products for Christmas 2019 at a (literally) glittering launch event at London’s Café de Paris last week.
Global confectionery talent celebrated at the Academy of Chocolate Awards
This week saw the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards staged at Claridge’s in London, where a host of confectionery talent gathered eagerly to awaited the results of months worth of painstaking judging.
Seeking the next generation of Willy Wonkas
This week has seen a rather popular job advert go live for Mars Wrigley in the UK, which is seeking its very own team of eight Willy Wonkas to become professional chocolate tasters.
Remaining on trend is vital for the confectionery trade
Keeping ahead of the pack as a manufacturer in terms of market trends is something that provides our industry with a constant challenge.
Sweets and Snacks Expo serves up some real treats
This past week in Chicago has thrown up plenty of fascinating new product ranges and sector developments at the Sweets and Snacks Expo event.
Celebrating the finest chocolates from across the globe
As we reported this week, the UK’s Academy of Chocolate has just confirmed its first tranche of winners for its annual awards, attracting an impressive array of entrants.
Rise of the machines poses challenges and opportunities
The results of a survey released this week revealing a third of UK manufacturers expect lower-skilled job losses over the next five years due to growing automation is perhaps hardly surprising.
Cheese eggs and hazelnut squirrels make the grade for Easter
With Easter just around the corner, it has been encouraging to see a typically robust range of products making their way to market.