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Explore the latest UK confectionery product launches, where texture, nostalgia, and health-conscious formats are driving ...
Discover seven essential dos and don’ts for confectionery manufacturers in 2025 — from flavour-first innovation and ...
Startups with limited retail distribution can test consumer interest in potential new regions and generate viral buzz that can prime a market for launch with digital sampling campaigns that convert ...
Discover how Ferrero, Mars, and Cadbury are driving seasonal innovation in confectionery with bold flavour trends, interactive packaging, and global brand strategies.
As cocoa prices soar, legacy brands and startups are rethinking chocolate. Discover how Hershey, Celleste Bio and Voyage Foods are tackling supply chain volatility with cell-based and cocoa-free ...
Brussels, do we have a problem with the EUDR? That’s the question Confectionery News posed back in May as the bloc’s director general for Trade called it “extremely burdensome”. It seemed the director ...
The Fairtrade Foundation has issued a statement in response to Nestlé’s surprise announcement that it is planning to stop using Fairtrade cocoa and sugar in its chocolate bars, including the ...
Soaring cocoa prices and the cost-of-living crisis are pushing confectioners to rethink pricing, pack sizes, and innovation. Discover how brands are adapting to the new confectionery economy.
Probiotics and prebiotics in confectionery like chocolate and candy are growing in popularity as functional confectionery takes off, appealing to shoppers’ calls for treats that do more than satisfy ...
The commodity alternatives industry is spinning up serious growth, driven by crises in cocoa, coffee and even citrus as ingredients majors respond to mounting shortage concerns. Big focus has been ...
Cocoa prices hit a 60-year high in 2025, forcing chocolate manufacturers like Barry Callebaut, Mondelēz and Hershey to cut production and revise earnings forecasts. Discover how soaring costs and ...