Melbourne-based confectionery company Betta Foods has entered into administration, in an attempt to save the business by selling it. Established in 1954, Betta Foods produces liquorice and marshmallow products under the Capricorn and ...
Australia’s oldest chocolate business, the iconic Ernest Hillier has been placed into voluntary administration, and a meeting with creditors will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2014. Hillier’s administrator, Bruno Secatore ...
Tags: chocolate business, Agriculture
Earlier in December 2014, Australian Food News reported that food manufacturing was one of four manufacturing sub-sectors to expand in November 2014, according to the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
Hershey has acquired an 80% stake in the Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock (SGM), a privately held confectionery company based in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Company product range includes Golden Monkey candy, ...
Confectionery company Cloetta has announced the acquisition of Ireland-based Aran Candy, the owner of the Jelly Bean Factory brand, for SEK140m ($21m). Aran Candy, established in 1998, producer and seller of gourmet Jelly Beans. ...
Tags: Jelly Bean, core market
Confectionery company Cadbury has launched a new version of its Boost chocolate bar, Boost Nuts, available from February 2014. Cadbury said the launch of the new bar looked to build on the success of Boost Totally Nuts in 2008, which was ...
Tags: Boost bar, Cadbury Boost Nuts, chocolate, confectionery
Jelly Belly launches Beer-flavored jelly beans Global confectionery company Jelly Belly Candy Company (Jelly Belly) are set to launch a new beer flavoured jelly bean, available in global markets from early 2014. The new product appears to ...
Tags: Beer-flavored jelly beans, effervescent, Draft Beer jelly bean
Thorntons chief executive Jonathan Hart expects further growth from supermarket sales in the coming year, he told FoodManufacture.co.uk, after the company posted strong fourth quarter growth in the division including that area. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, cady
US chocolate manufacturer Hershey is planning to introduce an improved food labeling system to its US product range. Under the new labeling system, the company will provide front-of-pack nutrition information to make it easy for consumers ...
Tags: Hershey, Food Labeling System, chocolate
Finnish food group Raisio has added to its confectionery stable with the acquisition of Czech group Candy Plus. Raisio said the EUR20.5m deal would "complement" its UK confectionery operations, which the Fox's mint brand. The company ...
Tags: Raisio, acquisition, Candy Plus, food industry
American confectionery company Mars has opened a EUR80m chocolate factory in Ulyanovsk, Russia, as a part of its plan to strengthen its position in the BRIC chocolate market. Initially, the factory will manufacture chocolate bars, and the ...
Tags: confectionery company, chocolate factory, chocolate market
UK-based confectionery company Tangerine Confectionery plans to relaunch Wham chew bar, which was introduced in the 1980's, as new Wham Rocket this month. The new bar will feature original raspberry flavor and colorful sugar crystals ...
Tags: Wham Rocket, Wham brand, twist, RRP
Cadbury,the confectionery brand owned by Kraft Foods,has dropped its dark-purple wrapping and introduced green and gold wrapping for its Dairy Milk chocolate product,in order to show support for the Australian athletes who will be ...
Tags: wrapping, athletes, Olympic Games