News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Special Edition - Flexible and high-speed candy making
Confectionery packaging speeds are nearing their peak with better in-feed and downstream equipment, combined with advances in printing technology, according to the chairman of the NCA’s Supplier Advisory Committee.
Special Edition - Flexible and high-speed candy making
A group of small-to-medium-sized enterprises along with multinationals Nestlé and Valor have embarked on a project to improve chocolate tempering using ultrasound.
The UK organic food sector remained flat in 2012, but branded goods enjoyed a sales boost as supermarkets shrank their organic private label portfolios, according to the Soil Association.
SPECIAL EDITION - FLEXIBLE AND HIGH-SPEED CANDY MAKING
Enrobing is fast and arms manufacturers with the ability to create varied, decorative confections that appeal to the ever-demanding consumer, a leading industry consultant says.
SPECIAL EDITION - FLEXIBLE AND HIGH-SPEED CANDY MAKING
Robots are quicker and more agile than any human, never go sick and don’t take holidays. But these solid, nimble giants come with their own challenges.
SPECIAL EDITION - FLEXIBLE AND HIGH-SPEED CANDY MAKING
Kraft Foods (now Mondelez) has filed a patent for a chewing gum manufacturing process that can form the gum mass while cooling or heating at the same time.