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Confectionery
 | Whether you’re in chocolate or candy manufacture; in count lines or luxury items; health or indulgence, it’s all about new markets and product innovation; process efficiencies and consolidation. People want the sweet things in life, but at a price they are prepared to pay. Keep on top of the latest business trends and science about cocoa and sugar. |
Thermal transfer printer gives 12 month pay-back
04-Dec-2012 - Wafer biscuit and chocolate bar manufacturer OP Chocolate expects to recoup its investment in a new thermal transfer printer in just 12 months, since installing the equipment at its Merthyr Tydfil plant last summer.
Opinion
Labelling, obesity and the Titanic's deckchairs
04-Dec-2012 - In recent weeks, the discussions have all been about food labelling in general and traffic lights in particular. Deja vu pervades.
Feature
Sweet sensation
04-Dec-2012 - It's all about the brands for Mondelēz International, reports Gary Scattergood
Nestlé boosts confectionery R&D with technology centre
21-Nov-2012 - Global food giant Nestlé is aiming to boost confectionery research and development with the inauguration of its newly extended Product Technology Centre (PTC) for confectionery in York.
News in brief
Dorset confectionery factory to close with up to 75 job losses
19-Nov-2012 - Tangerine Confectionery has announced the closure of its factory in Poole, Dorset, with the loss of up to 75 jobs.
Danish decision to ditch fat and sugar taxes welcomed
13-Nov-2012 - Food manufacturers across Europe have welcomed Denmark’s plans to ditch its fat tax , as exclusively revealed by FoodManufacture.co.uk in August.
Chocs away at Callebaut
31-Oct-2012 - Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has sold its factory in Dijon, France, to new set-up Chocolaterie de Bourgogne.
Are cake pops the new cup cakes?
31-Oct-2012 - A US-themed stand at a London Coffee Festival inspired a Welsh bakery to launch US-style chocolate cake pops for the UK's coffee shops and retail outlets.
Nestlé boosts Fairtrade by certifying 800M 2-finger Kit Kat bars
26-Oct-2012 - Fairtrade certification for two-finger Kit Kat bars will double Nestlé UK & Ireland’s commitment to the ethical sourcing brand from January 2013.
Opinion
Cadbury wins Nestlé colour purple row but what next?
15-Oct-2012 - Cadbury has recently been successful in extending the trademark protection for its purple colour, despite spirited resistance by Nestlé, writes Christopher Pett, consultant at Dehns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys. But what are the implications of the decision?
Chocolate control with infra-red
02-Oct-2012 - A 9kW carbon infra-red heating system from Heraeus Noblelight is helping to ensure consistent chocolate quality while reducing production line downtime at OP Chocolate's South Wales factory.
News in brief
Banbury Barry Callebaut workers call off strikes
27-Sep-2012 - Unite union members at chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s Banbury site in Oxfordshire have cancelled plans for strikes later this week after agreeing a pay deal with the firm.
Nestlé faces union legal action over women workers in HQ move row
27-Sep-2012 - Nestlé UK is being threatened with legal action by the GMB union over the fate of low-paid catering workers affected by its move to new headquarters.
Mars Chocolate unveils new £6M R&D facility
26-Sep-2012 - Mars Chocolate’s new £6M research and development (R&D) facility will attract “world class expertise”, says business and enterprise minister Michael Fallon.
Barry Callebaut rejects ‘paltry pay offer’ claim after strikes
25-Sep-2012 - Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has rejected claims by Unite the union of making “a paltry pay offer”, after more than 100 members of the union staged two one-day strikes on September 22 and 24 at the firm’s Banbury site in Oxfordshire.
Thorntons suffers from savvy shoppers and weak footfall
12-Sep-2012 - Sales savvy shoppers and weak footfall on the high streets contributed to a drop in sales and profits at chocolate retailer Thorntons.
Sugar to drive ABF results 'substantially ahead' of last year
10-Sep-2012 - Food and fashion firm Associated British Foods (ABF) will report adjusted operating profit for the second half of its financial year “substantially ahead of last year”, thanks to a strong performance in sugar.
News in brief
Mars disowns deep-fried Mars bars
05-Sep-2012 - Chocolate manufacturer Mars has disowned the iconic northern delicacy the deep-fried Mars bar.
Weighing solution packs and protects fragile product at rapid speed
04-Sep-2012 - Working with the Sucralliance subsidiary of confectionery group Cemoi, Ishida has devised a multihead weigher design to pack products with brittle shells at up to 50 150g packs a minute without significant collision damage.
Cookie jar design clearly maximises product display
04-Sep-2012 - A Christmas gift pack for Thorntons' premium twist wrap brand Moments will this year feature a bespoke jar and lid.
Barry Callebaut's cocoa training
04-Sep-2012 - Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut is working with the Rainforest Alliance to train Cameroon farmers and improve traceability of cocoa supply.
Denmark to drop fat tax and shelve sugar tax plans
30-Aug-2012 - The Danish government has revealed plans to drop its tax on saturated fats, introduced in October 2011, and shelve plans to introduce a tax on sugar from January 2013.
Sieve sorts out contamination
31-Jul-2012 - An American confectionery firm has installed a customised Blow Thru Sieve from Russell Finex to eliminate contamination from the sugar delivered to its site.
Barry Callebaut wins EFSA health claim on cocoa flavanols
17-Jul-2012 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved the first health claim for cocoa flavanols, following an application from Swiss-based chocolate maker Barry Callebaut.
Non-GM oat-based protein claims a 'first'
02-Jul-2012 - In response to the rising price and short supply of traditional protein, a Swedish firm has launched an oat-based protein product called Proatein.