Confectionery
Americas: Perforated conveyors reworked for pizza producer
A US-based pizza producer had been purchasing solid, endless, stainless steel metal conveyor belts from Belt Technologies.
However, the belts were breaking and warping when...
Europe: Sugar replacer offers possibilities for chewing gum
Beneo showcased its new Isomalt translucent gum coating technology for the first time at ISM 2016 in Cologne, Germany recently.
This coating process enables chewing...
Asia Pacific: Morinaga Milk opens Singapore subsidiary
Morinaga Milk Industry opens its new subsidiary, Morinaga Nutritional Foods (Asia Pacific) in Singapore.
A vigorous demand for dairy products has been developing in Southeast...
Europe: Herza launches sucrose-free, organic chocolate pieces
Herza launches a range of organic chocolate pieces that is produced without sucrose.
The sweet taste is achieved with natural sweeteners such as coconut sugar,...
Americas: General Mills is happy about sodium reduction efforts
General Mills says seven out of 10 product categories are lower in sodium by 20%, with reductions across the 10 categories ranging from 18-35%....
Asia Pacific: Hershey acquires 80% of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock
The Hershey Company has completed the initial closing and acquired an 80% stake in Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (SGM), a...
Europe: Baker Perkins’s one-shot technology for deposited double-ball lollipops
Baker Perkins has extended the appeal and diversity of lollipop production by developing one-shot technology for depositing double-ball lollipops on its ServoForm range of...
Americas: Mars, university to create institute for breakthroughs
The University of California (UC), Davis, through its World Food Center, and Mars, Inc. have on September 17, 2014 agreed to pursue the establishment...
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...
Americas: Cargill buys ADM’s chocolate business, six facilities in Europe, US
Cargill says it will purchase Archer Daniels Midland Company’s global chocolate business for US$440 million.
“This acquisition is a major milestone in Cargill’s chocolate growth...