CONTENTS 14 NEWS
06 INDUSTRY NEWS The latest news in the confectionery industry
46 MOVERS AND SHAKERS Key appointments and promotions that are shaking up the industry
INTERVIEWS
10 BIG INTERVIEW - OFI We sit down with Simon Brayn Smith and Irene Ter Laak explain how ofi is redefining “fine flavour”
38 MARKET INSIGHT Durk Bosma, Head of Thought Leadership at the Future of Food
Institute reveals how brands can combine pleasure, trust and care in everyday indulgence
EVENTS
14 PROSWEETS/ISM REVIEW Kennedy’s Confection reviews Cologne’s ProSweets/ISM with key insights from exhibitors
20 PACKAGING INNOVATIONS & EMPACK Birmingham’s NEC opened its doors to the UK’s leading packaging event
FEATURES
22 ALTERNATIVE SWEETENERS & SUGAR REDUCTION
Confectionery manufacturers are turning to integrated sweetening systems that rebuild taste, texture and structure from the ground up
26 PRECISION DEPOSITING AND MOULDING
The most important technologies that are enabling greater precision and product consistency in modern confectionery depositing and moulding solutions
32 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION PRACTICES
Some of the practices and tools that can be employed by confectionery producers to help meet ever more stringent sustainability goals
40 ECO-FRIENDLY PACKAGING INNOVATIONS
As EU regulations push for recyclable, transparent packaging, manufacturers are turning to advanced printing technologies to replace labels
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