Confectionery
Asia Pacific: Barry Callebaut inks second supply deal with Garudafood
Barry Callebaut Group has signed an additional agreement for the long-term supply of another 7,000 tons of compound chocolate per year to Garudafood’s biscuit...
Americas: Mondelez International stops plans to acquire Hershey
Mondelēz International ended discussions with The Hershey Company regarding a possible combination of the two companies.
"Our proposal to acquire Hershey reflected our conviction that...
Asia Pacific: DKSH expands ecommerce footprint in China
DKSH has bought 51% stake of Shanghai-based eSweets, which the latter employs 55 specialists, primarily in marketing and sales related functions.
DKSH has the...
Asia Pacific: Flexco shares tips on getting out of sticky situations
Creative recipes and the use of sweet and sticky substances challenges food processors to ensure their conveyor belts remain clean and efficient.
Mold prevention on...
Americas: US FDA approves spirulina for use in more applications
Spirulina is now approved in the US for use in a wider range of applications for food and beverage as a naturally derived blue...
Asia Pacific: India poised to be huge consumer of chocolate, report
While the global chocolate confectionery market posts slow growth, research from Mintel finds that India is defying the odds as one of the world’s...
Europe: Barry Callebaut Group buys Belgium specialty chocolate maker
The Barry Callebaut Group has signed an agreement to acquire Europe Chocolate Company (ECC), a Belgian privately-owned B2B manufacturer of chocolate specialties and decorations.
This...
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: 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: Barry Callebaut goes fully RSPO with two products
The Barry Callebaut Group has switched the production of two of its most popular fillings for bakery and confectionery products from Roundtable on Sustainable...