News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
InBev has acquired the remaining 50 per cent of Lion Group's beer business in China $131.5 million. The move gives the leading international brewer a 100 per cent controlling stake in the business, further enhancing its operations in the growing China...
Global prices for ingredients such as soy and wheat are still vulnerable to increases as global harvests could be impacted by weather risks and generally low stocks, something that will inevitably hit the China market hard as it is increasingly...
Research from the US suggests that women could have a sweeter tooth than men - good news for confectionery manufacturers looking to roll out new products with a feminine slant but less so for women seeking to keep control of their weight, perhaps.
Researchers in the UK have developed a new robotic arm that is fully mobile, has accuracy that rivals industrial fixed robot arms and could cost significantly less.
Month-on-month growth for Tate & Lyle's zero calorie sweetener will offset a dip in figures at the firm's European starch operations as long term investment in added-value ingredients starts to pay off.
Buhler has launched a control system capable of supervising an entire bagging unit.