3D printed confectionery has become a reality Confectionery company, The Hershey Company (Hershey’s), has announced that it has entered into a multi-year joint venture development agreement with 3D printing...

New flavours and 'low calorie' chocolate set to become trends in US chocolate industry Innovation of new products in dark chocolate and milk chocolate wage not switch new flavours and low-calories...

Confectionery company Ferrero Australia has appointed Craig Barker as its new Managing Director for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Mr Barker has 20 years of experience in the confectionery industry,...

Confectionery manufacturer Cadbury Dairy Milk has relaunched its aerated chocolate ‘Bubbly’ range with pieces that are shaped like bubbles. The new range also includes a new flavour, ‘Bubbly Strawberry’. “We...

Nearly half (49 per cent) of Australians aged 14 and over ate chocolate bars in an average four week period in the year to March 2013, down from 53 per cent in the year to March 2009, according to market...

Food manufacturer Nestle Australia Ltd has launched new Wonka Chocolate Blocks. The Wonka brand is associated with the Willy Wonka character from popular children’s book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate...

Australian macadamia confectionary manufacturers Paton’s Macadamia Plantations Pty Ltd (Paton’s) have launched a new range of chocolate coated Australian macadamias, called ‘MiniMacs’. Paton’s...

Two food product brands, Cadbury and Weet-Bix, have ranked among the top ten Most Trusted Brands in an annual survey conducted by Reader’s Digest, and released late last week. The survey, which Reader’s...

Mexican company The Chicza Rainforest Gum initiative is set to launch its biodegradable chewing gum called Chicza, made from latex extracted from chicozapote trees in the jungles of South-eastern Mexico,...

Nestle has proceeded with applying for a patent for a non-melting chocolate, despite the fact that rival chocolate maker Mondelez, which manufacturs for Cadbury, has also lodged a patent. Nestle filed...