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Fazer CEO departs; former Hershey exec joins Wolfgang Candy
Fazer CEO Karsten Slotte plans to leave the Finnish company, while former Hershey executive Andrew Jacobs joins premium confectioner Wolfgang Candy.
Archives for January 14, 2013
‘Surprising lag’ in European stevia launches in 2012, says Euromonitor
There was a surprising lag in the launch of new products containing stevia in Europe last year – but look out for a sharp increase in 2013, says Euromonitor International’s head of ingredients research John Madden.
Mondelez develops bitterness masking using vitamin E
Mondelez International has developed a method to cover unpleasant bitter tastes in confectionery products using a vitamin E compound.
Bristol couple sell shop to set up chocolate factory
Bristol couple Ian and Ruth Yard sold their food retail outlet and invested the £250,000 in setting up their first factory manufacturing Ooh! Chocolata chocolate bars.
Wrigley UK foresees 'small bottle' £12m sales win
Wrigley UK is expecting an additional £12m ($19.3m) in sales by introducing smaller sized bottle packs for chewing gum that are more affordable for consumers.