Chocolate and confectionery ingredients

Salon du Chocolat 2019

Salon du Chocolat hits 25 and claims it’s ‘as sexy as ever!’

15-Oct-2019 By Anthony Myers

‘Unmissable international platform for industry professionals and consumers’ returns to its spiritual home to celebrate chocolate and cocoa with a new identity, content and packed five-day program in Paris.

A1C Foods develops bread and chocolate for low carb market: ‘The intent is to make this diet sustainable’

30-Sep-2019 By Flora Southey

Israeli start-up A1C Foods has developed bread and chocolate products that are both low carbohydrate and low GI to make low carb-high fat diets easier to maintain.

Former Mondelēz, PepsiCo execs believe ethical kids chocolate brand has starry future

12-Sep-2019 By Kristine Sherred

PLAYin Choc’s educational, ethical chocolate – packed in a recyclable toy box – has entered more than 1,000 stores, garnered £250k ($309k) in funding, and now has two industry pros on its side.

Snack tax may be more effective than soda tax in obesity fight: BMJ study

09-Sep-2019 By Rachel Arthur

Taxing high sugar snacks – such as sweets, cakes and biscuits – may be more effective at reducing obesity than taxing sugary drinks, according to a new study published in the BMJ.

NPD trend tracker: From food-to-go falafels to centre-plate veggies

09-Sep-2019 By Katy Askew

This week's NPD round-up brings you information on the latest products to be hitting the shelves across Europe. Highlights include Iglo's efforts to deliver centre-plate vegetable options in Germany and Dina Foods' offering for the fast-paced...

Dr. Oetker slammed over E171: ‘Stop using titanium dioxide’

30-Aug-2019 By Katy Askew

A consumer watchdog has launched a campaign calling on Dr. Oetker to stop using the controversial ingredient titanium dioxide (E171) in its bakery ingredients and decorations in Germany.

‘Consumers are not satisfied with its taste’: FMCG Gurus research flags shortcomings of stevia

27-Aug-2019 By Katy Askew

Consumers are increasingly working to cut their sugar intake. But, according to a recent poll from consumer research and insight provider FMCG Gurus, shoppers are also unconvinced by one of the most common natural alternatives: stevia.

‘We want to be the number one snack bar brand in the UK’: Fulfil

23-Aug-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Fulfil CEO Brian O’Sullivan discusses the Irish snack bar’s heady rise.

Sugar levels in chocolate have soared 23% since 1992: study

21-Aug-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Reformulation efforts in sugar have been hampered by costs and consumer tastes, research suggests.

Hershey targets European expansion with Fulfil acquisition

20-Aug-2019 By Oliver Morrison

Hershey has acquired a 'significant' minority stake in Irish protein bar maker Fulfil, which may itself use the move to eye US growth.

Mondelēz ‘slightly decreases’ chocolate and biscuit sizes to tackle childhood obesity

05-Aug-2019 By Flora Southey

The confectionery giant says the move will bring all chocolate and biscuit products typically purchased for children to under 100 calories in the UK and Ireland.

Dark chocolate lowers risk of depression, study finds

05-Aug-2019 By Oliver Morrison

The study is the first to examine the association with depression according to the type of chocolate consumed.

‘Sales of aspartame should be suspended’: EFSA accused of bias in safety assessment

22-Jul-2019 By Katy Askew

EFSA’s decision-making process may have been biased by ‘conflicts of interest’ and the distribution and sale of aspartame in the EU should be suspended, says the author of a new research dossier calling the safety of the sweetener into question.

‘Start taking bold action’: Food companies urged to step-up deforestation efforts

17-Jul-2019 By Katy Askew

The food industry is largely failing to provide transparent information detailing the impact of their supply chains on deforestation, despite growing investor and consumer pressure, a new report finds.

Deep dive: Six mega-trends shaping innovation in flavours and colours

17-Jul-2019 By Katy Askew

Shifting consumer demand is shaping innovation in food flavours and colours. FoodNavigator speaks to experts in the field to bring you a rundown of the top six trends delivering disruptive innovation.