Category: Confectionery
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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.
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AAK has launched ILLEXAO EN 10 for global enrobed applications. The cocoa butter equivalent is designed to stabilise flow, reduce buildup, and preserve sensory quality at higher substitution levels.
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Bühler has upgraded chocolate refining and conching systems for processors. The Edition 26 Finer S and ELK S add automation, hygienic design, remote access, and energy-efficiency improvements for tighter mass control.
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Soufflet Malt and Ferments du Futur have started an 18-month programme to develop cocoa alternatives from fermented sprouted grains, using solid-state fermentation and a four-ton demonstrator in France to test flavour, functionality, and scalable ingredient production.
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Mondelēz faces German scrutiny over Milka’s reduced chocolate bar weight. The ruling sharpens pack communication risk as confectionery producers manage cocoa volatility, price sensitivity, and format changes.
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Mars is investing £190m in its Slough factory, adding robotics, AI, upgraded machinery, advanced cooling, energy-efficient utilities, and digital twin technology to strengthen UK confectionery manufacturing.