Category: Confectionery
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Nestlé is trialling regenerative wheat in KitKat wafer production lines. The project links British farming practice with high-volume confectionery manufacturing.
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Cocoa prices have fallen, but sourcing pressure remains unresolved globally. Manufacturers still face crop risk, traceability demands, and farmer-income challenges.
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Touton appointment arrives during another volatile cocoa trading cycle globally. Antoine Delsart has been named chair of the Federation of Cocoa Commerce as manufacturers face pricing, sourcing, and traceability pressure.
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GNT is expanding colour application work across food formats globally. The company is linking plant-based colour systems, product development, and regional support capacity as colour formulation becomes more technically demanding.
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Undeclared milk has triggered a plant-based confectionery recall in Britain. Buttermilk Confections is recalling Honeycomb Blast Choc Bar because milk casein is present but not declared on the label.
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Theegarten-Pactec has strengthened management ahead of a planned succession programme. Digitalisation and operational efficiency shape the machinery brief.
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Dawn Foods’ 2026 Trend Report for Europe and AMEAP sets out four sweet bakery trends, linking consumer behaviour with scalable product development, formulation, and manufacturing decisions.
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Ferrero is investing €60m across French Nutella production, professional packaging, and cookie manufacturing as the group expands its European industrial footprint.
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Mondelēz International’s R&D agenda is bringing together regenerative agriculture, cocoa resilience, packaging materials, start-up collaboration, and process efficiency as manufacturers face tighter supply, cost, and sustainability pressures.
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Cargill is deepening its Belgian chocolate and oils manufacturing base. The €56m programme will expand gourmet chocolate production in Mouscron, edible oils bottling in Izegem, and pilot-scale product development in Vilvoorde.