May 3, 2018 | Chilled Foods, Confectionery, Dairy, Fish Processing, Fruit Processing, News, Poultry Processing, Ready Meals, Red Meat Processing, Retailing, Vegetable Processing, Wholesaling
Supermarket listings are not the only route to success for smaller manufacturers – this is the message that Gareth Downie, director of West Coast Foods, is looking to spread. According to Downie, although the big retailers are encouraging more small enterprises in...
Apr 26, 2018 | Confectionery, Fruit Processing, News, Ready Meals
Petrow Food Group has improved its levels of safety and quality capacity, following a major investment in a new fruit processing line. Petrow, a UK supplier of ingredients to the breakfast foods, confectionary, bakery, ready meal, and snacks sectors, has spent...
Apr 5, 2018 | Confectionery, News
Products playing on the convenience and free-from trends dominated retailers’ shelves this Easter, including the prevalence of free-from chocolate and other alternatives. According to grocery researcher IGD, a quarter (25%) of shoppers showed an interest in free-from...
Mar 27, 2018 | Confectionery, News
There has been a significant 23% rise in Easter chocolate launches over the past year, according to the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD). Leading the way in Easter chocolate innovation is Brazil, which accounts for 11% of global launches, followed by the UK,...
Jan 26, 2018 | Confectionery, News
Action on Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, has urged for a complete ban on all confectionery price promotions, along with a sugar tax on all confectionery of at least 20%. The call follows its product survey, which reveals the amount of sugar in...
Jan 17, 2018 | Confectionery, News
The Ferrero Group is to acquire Nestlé’s U.S. confectionery business in a $2.8 billion deal that will see it become the third largest confectionery company in the US market. Ferrero will acquire more than 20 American brands, including chocolate brands such as...
