Immense opportunities in the Indian confectionery market are encouraging confectionery companies from the West to enter into the Indian horizon by launching more and more new products for Indian consumers. India,...

Kraft Foods has opened a facility in Switzerland to develop new products for a slew of Cadbury-owned confectionery brands, including Trident gum and Halls candy. The US food giant said it had spent US$14m...

Kraft Foods today announced it has signed an agreement to sell Cadbury’s E. Wedel-branded chocolate and sugar confectionery operations in Poland to Lotte Group for an undisclosed sum. The sale, which...

In today’s environmentally aware and increasingly socially responsible society, food manufacturers are increasingly being held accountable for more than just quality and flavour.  Consumers are...

Nestle-owned candy maker Wonka is to launch its first range of premium confectionery for the US market. The Wonka Exceptionals line are “inspired” by the famous story and include; Wonka Chocolates,...

Cadbury’s Australian employees are cautious after the takeover by US manufacturing giant, Kraft, although there are high hopes that job cuts will not eventuate. Last night, the confectioner’s...

Kraft has overcome the final challenge in wresting control of iconic British firm Cadbury, with the majority of the confectioner’s shareholders voting in favour of the A$21 billion takeover. “Kraft...

The world’s largest food group, Nestlé, is expected by analysts to look at the prospect of acquiring Hershey in the years ahead as they see themselves fall down the confectionery pecking order. The...

Hershey has advised that they will not make a bid for Cadbury in light of the revised Kraft offer that surprisingly gained the British confectioner’s support last week. Talks between Kraft’s...

As UK consumers throw their arms up in despair at Kraft’s takeover of a British icon, we take a look at the impact of the $21 billion deal in Australia… Market power Kraft and Cadbury are...