Coronavirus
Covid-19 impact on Germany’s confectionery industry could be felt until 2023
The German confectionery industry has said it does not expect business to return to normal until next year at the earliest.
Archives for June 10, 2021
Innovation
Tony’s Chocolonely launches collaboration beer with BrewDog
Tony’s Chocolonely has announced a new collaboration beer with BrewDog, the world’s first carbon negative brewer, as it continues to disrupt the chocolate industry and ‘make the world a better place, one beer and one bar at a time’.
Healthy Sweets special edition
SmartSweets continues its kick sugar campaign with first hard candy innovation
The low-sugar candy market leader’s individually wrapped lollipops come in two flavours per bag (Blue Raspberry and Watermelon) and have only 1g sugar per 2 lollipops.
Healthy confectionery special dedition
Confectionery’s dilemma: ‘There’s more to sugar than just a sweet taste’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) expects type 2 diabetes to increase by 55% in the next 20 years - so it is crucial that confectionery companies are aware of its sugar consumption guidelines.
Healthy sweets special edition
Spoonshot report on sugar reduction looks at consumer sweet spots
A new report from Spoonshot, ‘Sugar Reduction: A Bittersweet Pill’ includes must-haves for food and beverage manufacturers responding to growing consumer demand for reduced sugar and sugar replacements.
Healthy Sweets Special Edition
Confectionery Conundrum: Finding balance between quality, health and indulgence
The focus on healthy sweets means many innovative companies are striving to make their products ‘sugar-free’ by using alternative processes and nature’s own sweet solution to keep candies tasting wonderfully indulgent without the guilt factor.
Healthy chocolate
Cacao Barry releases first wave of WholeFruit chocolate for chefs and artisans
Two years since its impressive launch in San Francisco, Barry Callebaut’s global brand, Cacao Barry, has announced the release of its first couverture chocolate made from 100% pure cacaofruit for chefs and food artisans.