Confectionery

Designing confectionery products including hard candy, lozenges, mints, gum, chocolate, gummies, toffee, caramel, fondant, jellies and taffy, and their market trends, technology, ingredients (i.e., confectionery fat and compound coating; sugar, syrups and other sweeteners; fillings and flavoring,), formulation, and technology and processing, such as tableting, conching, tempering and crystallization.

Tate & Lyle Opens New Technical Service Facility in Mexico City

Tate & Lyle opened its new Technical Service Center in Mexico City. The facility is part of Tate & Lyle’s extensive global network of innovation, application and technical service centers that provide application development, rapid prototyping and complete ...More
3 hours ago
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Image Gallery: Ice Cream—Summer's Dessert Headlines

Ice cream headlines in news from around the world as ice cream brands, makers and shop owners compete to creatively reinvent summer's perfect treat. ...More
Yesterday
Posted in Galleries, Bakery / Cereal, Flavor
Eating Candy Doesn’t Increase Obesity, CVD Risk

Good news for candy lovers. Adults who consume candy at least every other day are no more likely to be overweight nor have greater risk factors for cardiovascular disease than people who eat candy once a week or even less than three times a month, according to a new study ...More
May 22, 2013
Posted in News
Wellmune WGP Wins NBT Award at Vitafoods

Biothera's Wellmune WGP® was awarded "Outstanding Application in Health Management" during the recent Nutraceutical Business and Technology (NBT) Awards event at Vitafoods Europe in Geneva. ...More
May 21, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal, Fiber, Nutraceuticals
Birthday-Cake Flavors Score Among Nostalgic Adults

Birthday-cake flavorings have started a whole new trend in the food industry, showing up in everything from vodka to ice cream. ...More
May 20, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Global Gluten-Free Sector to Hit $6.2B by 2018

The global gluten-free product market is projected to reach $6.2 billion by 2018, representing a CAGR of 10.2%, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. North America is the largest market for gluten-free products, and Europe is expected to show significant growth ...More
May 17, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Products Must Fulfill Health Claims Promise to Succeed

Growth trends indicate that a number of products with individual health and wellness claims have recently experienced declining sales; however, there is evidence that products providing a holistic approach that advances general health and well-being are gaining market ...More
May 16, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Unhealthy Food Ads Dominate Spanish TV Shows For Kids

Industry leaders have publicly recognized the need to reform food advertisements targeting children; however, the food and beverage industry’s pledge to self-regulate is not effective, especially on Spanish-language television, according to a new study published in the ...More
May 15, 2013
Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
Cocoa Prices Rise on Supply Worries

Cocoa for May delivery commands over the July futures tripled on speculation supplies in Europe will be limited before the May contract expires, reported Bloomberg. ...More
May 15, 2013
Posted in News
Kids, Teens Top Consumers of Snack Foods, Women No. 2

Kids and teens turn to snack-oriented convenience foods most, with the typical American eating more than 1,000 snack foods a year and women eating on average 3.1 snack-oriented foods a day compared to men who eat an average of 2.7 snacks a day, according to snacking ...More
May 15, 2013
Posted in News