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Asia Pacific: Chinese consumers enjoy dessert after meals, finds Mintel

About 56% of urban Chinese respondents who are consumers of ice cream eat it to treat or indulge themselves, according to a Mintel research. It...

World: Cargill paid €14M paid to cocoa farmers in 2015

In 2015, cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire have received more than €7 million (US$7.77 million) in premium payments under the Cargill Cocoa Promise, while...

Americas: Private label firm releases dairy-free chocolate in US show

Private-label firm Carmit Candy Industries will launch its new vegan line of milk chocolate snacks, coins and buttons at Natural Product Expo West from...

Europe: Tetra Pak buys filling machine maker

Tetra Pak buys Big Drum Engineering, a supplier of filling machines for the ice cream industry. The acquisition of will strengthen Tetra Pak's presence in...

Americas: Mondelez International advances well on environmental goals

Mondelez International says it has exceeded nearly all of its 2015 environmental footprint goals and has set more aggressive 2020 targets to fight the...

Europe: Seasonal chocolate in demand, report

Research finds seasonal launches accounted for 25% of global chocolate new product launches in 2016, the biggest area of chocolate new product development (NPD),...

Europe: Piping system with portioning feature

Unifiller Systems will showcase its latest portioning system, the Piping Bag Station, at bakery trade fair IBA in Munich, Germany from Sept 15 to...

Americas: Scientists found metals in chocolates purchased in Brazil, may affect children

Scientists have found that commercial samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain varying levels of lead and cadmium, which can cause health problems, and...

Asia Pacific: Ingredion’s Sweetis allows formulations of 50% less sugar

Ingredion introduces Sweetis sweetener systems across Asia Pacific to help food and beverage manufacturers create sucrose-like taste profiles with the mouthfeel of sugar. With growing...

Europe: Ishida machine chosen to handle sticky ingredients

A 12-head Fresh Food Weigher from Ishida Europe has enabled leading Belgian delicatessen producer Deldiche to handle a huge range of different products on...