Nestlé adds extra milk and cocoa to KitKats
Nestlé UK and Ireland’s flagship confectionery brand KitKat will contain extra milk and extra cocoa from this week as the food giant continues efforts to reduce sugar.
KitKats to have 10% less sugar
In keeping with last week’s sugar reduction and reformulation theme, Nestlé’s UK and Ireland has revealed that 10% of sugar will be removed from its well-known brands, including KitKat, Aero, Smarties, Munchies and Rolo by next year.
Sweet success
Almost 38,000 trade visitors from over 140 countries attended ISM in Germany from 29 January to 1 February, with 1,647 exhibitors from 68 countries.
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Live from ProSweets and ISM
Today, my blog comes to you live from the ProSweets and ISM trade fairs in Cologne, Germany, where everything from automatic panning and moulding machines to chewy sweets and turn into gum are being presented.
Let’s get creative
Supporting its commitment to new product development, last week Cornelius officially launched its Creative Centre at its headquarters in Hertfordshire, UK.
Award winning chocolate
Host Nigel Barden presented the Gold winners of the 2015 Academy of Chocolate Awards at a sparkling awards party at Fortnum and Mason in London. There were additional awards for exceptional entrants: Bertil Akesson was awarded the coveted Golden Bean for his outstanding Åkesson’s 75% Criollo Cocoa Madagascar; Chika Watanabe was chosen as Best Newcomer […]
Expo retailer impact forum
NCA has enhanced the educational lineup in both the keynote sessions and Sweet Insights Theatre at the 2015 Sweets & Snacks Expo, which will be held in Chicago from 19-21 May. Most notably on Wednesday, 20 May, leading retailers will provide industry perspective on the current economic climate; snacking and lifestyle mega trends; and the […]
Gummy vitamins sweets
Perrigo Company’s Nutritionals division has signed a supply agreement with Ferrara Candy Company to manufacture store brand gummy vitamins and dietary supplements to be sold across the United States. The five-year supply agreement gives Perrigo exclusivity on a full line of store brand gummy vitamin, mineral, and supplement products using Ferrara’s gummy technology and manufacturing […]
Premium chocolate launched
Rajhans Nutriments, a division of Rajhans (Desai-Jain) Group, has launched Hoppits, a premium chocolate bar range. Bollywood’s leading lady and international pop icon Priyanka Chopra has been named ambassadors for the brand. Launched under the Schmitten umbrella, the chocolates are available in four variants including Rich Caramel with Golden Nougat, Roast Almond with White Nougat, […]
What price chocolate?
Susannah Millen reports on the Academy of Chocolate Conference, which was held at The Royal Automobile Club in London’s Pall Mall in October.
New product innovation at US expo
The 2014 Sweets and Snacks Expo, sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, was held 20-22 May this year at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The Expo hosted more than 650 exhibitors of candy, snack and gourmet products from 23 countries with global industry participation from more than 90 countries. In addition, nearly 6,000 pre-qualified candy and snack trade […]
Beyond the bean
Susannah Millen meets Herman G Rowland, chairman of the board for the Jelly Belly Candy Company and recipient of the first ISM Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lifetime achievement award
Herman G Rowland, chairman of the board for Jelly Belly Candy Company, received the first ISM Lifetime Achievement Award on 26 January at a formal gala dinner in Cologne, Germany, held during the International Sweets and Business Fair (ISM). Mr Rowland was selected by an international jury of industry members. Mr Rowland accepted the award […]
New chief executive
Tangerine, a European confectionery company, has announced that it has selected Benoit Testard as its new chief executive. Testard joined Tangerine as a non-executive director in October 2013, and he will begin his new role in March. Steven Joseph, currently Chairman of the Group, will take up the role of interim CEO to maintain the […]