News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
ECMA Congress 2019
‘There is a trend for plastic packaging acquisitions despite all the bad rap for plastic, and that’s despite companies such as DS Smith turning towards Amazon,’ claims Nick Mockett, head of packaging M&A, Moorgate Capital.
ABB Distribution Solutions has redesigned its low-voltage switchgear to launch NeoGear across Europe in 2020, following trials in Switzerland and China.
WCF Partnership Meeting 2019
Rick Scobey launched this year’s WCF Partnership Meeting in Berlin with an impassioned speech outlining a fresh vision and investment to alleviate farmer poverty and improve sustainability in the cocoa sector, as Mars Wrigley launches its own Sustainable...
HALLOWEEN
The confectioner assured consumers that a raft of marijuana-laced candies found by police in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were indeed counterfeit.
Kar’s Nuts has appointed snack food veteran Victor Mehren as its new chief executive officer to drive its next phase of growth and innovation.
Halloween
More than 170m Americans will celebrate Halloween in 2019, according to the NRF, with about a third of $9.1bn in sales going to candy.
Fi Asia Thailand 2019
All-natural food colours firm GNT is looking to stand out from its colourful competition in Asia based on the high levels of self-sustainability and traceability of its products.