Final countdown for the 2025 World Confectionery Conference

With our World Confectionery Conference opening its doors within the next 48 hours, all that remains to be said for this week’s missive, is that we look forward to welcoming you to Brussels very shortly.

We have an action-packed agenda awaiting attendees this year at our venue of the Marriott Hotel, Brussels, Grand Place this Thursday (11th September), that will shine a light on some of the hottest topics of the moment.

From equipment and ingredients trends, to new product development issues and global market activity that is shaping the confectionery and snacks landscape in 2025. We also continue to explore some of the most vital matters affecting our supply chains, including the cocoa sector – which has been hard hit in the past year amid major price spikes amid supply deficits, and uncertainty surrounding the EUDR deforestation legislation that has been hailed as a landmark measure.

Registration for this year’s event is closing shortly, so make sure you secure your place via our website, confectioneryconference.com to take your place in this year’s event, via the following link.

Over the past five years, we have set out to ensure our events are a broad reflection of our combined industries, and we welcome industry professionals from right across all segments of the business.

So whether you’re in new product research and development, brand creation, equipment engineering, involved in forging innovative alternative ingredients, or operating within key cocoa supply chains, we will warmly welcome you in Belgium this week.

There will be networking opportunities during the day with our lunch and breaks, as well as our closing receptions, so please do make a point of saying hello to myself and the rest of the team, who have all worked collectively extremely hard to deliver the event. See you soon.

Neill Barston, editor, Confectionery Production

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