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News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Biscuits

23-Jul-2024

Special Edition: What's with sugar?

Last year there was a sugar shortage that affected confectionery and candy production worldwide, meanwhile consumers are trying to reduce or avoid sugar, and the demand for low or no sugar alternatives continues to rise with a health-conscious public. Is now the time when alternative sweeteners step up to fill the void and offer a healthy solution?Â Check out our articles below to find out more.

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Are sweeteners leaving a sour taste with consumers?

Hereâs how manufacturers can navigate the changing perception of sugar-reducing ingredients among confectionery shoppers.. Read

Are sweeteners good or bad for the planet?

Research suggests some could be more harmful to the environment than others... Read

Tate & Lyle buys CP Kelco in response to shifting consumer demand

Tate & Lyle was once a major player in sugar. Now, over a decade after it spun-off its sugar business, it's continuing to invest in sugar reduction technologies with the buyout of CP Kelco... Read

Could sugarcane super crop cut cost of sugar?

The cost of sugar has increased sharply in recent years. Now researchers believe gene editing could boost supplies. But how, and what does this mean for manufacturers?.. Read

Sugar reduction: Three learnings from growth markets

How do approaches to sugar reduction in growth markets differ from those in the rest of the world?.. Read

Monk fruit ingredient no longer a novel food in UK, what about EU?

In sweet news for food manufacturers, monk fruit decoctions are no longer classified a novel food in the eyes of the UK Food Standards Agency. What does this news mean for the EU?.. Read

âKeto-Fructoseâ sweetener developed for consumers following ketogenic diet

With its low-calorie and low-carb profile, a new sweetener developed in the Netherlands is targeting a very particular segment of consumers... Read

Is zero-calorie sweetener xylitol bad for the heart?

Another sweetener has come under fire from researchers, and industry is pushing back... Read

Is high inflation squeezing new ingredient opportunities into sugar and confectionery?

As the UKâs latest inflation levels show sugar and confectionery prices remain highâa fate mirrored in EuropeâF&B makers are turning to other ingredients to remain competitive at the checkouts... Read

How much sugar is really consumed globally? And how much do shoppers care?

New data reveals the countries with the highest appetite for the sweet stuff and how much those sweet-toothed consumers worry about their intake.. Read