Confectionery

Another EUDR backflip: How did we get here?

Another EUDR backflip: How did we get here?

By Flora Southey

In a dramatic pivot, the EU’s anti-deforestation law looks like it will be pushed back for some, and reworked for all. Here’s a timeline to help with the whiplash

Raw chocolate: The trend to watch

Raw chocolate: The trend to watch

By Donna Eastlake

Raw and minimally-processed chocolate is bringing bold flavours, rustic textures, and transparency to the premium confectionery space

Inside the EUDR IT system

Inside the EUDR IT system

By Augustus Bambridge-Sutton

Problems with the system, through which businesses must submit EUDR due diligence statements, were the given reason for the regulation’s potential second delay

Ferrero’s WK Kellogg takeover has everyone talking

Ferrero’s WK Kellogg takeover has everyone talking

By Gill Hyslop

With Ferrero’s $3.1 billion deal for WK Kellogg done and dusted, the cereal aisle is buzzing again and competitors are scrambling to figure out what this means for the rest of Big Food

Top confectionery trends for 2026

Top confectionery trends for 2026

By Donna Eastlake

Top trends driving innovation in confectionery include personalisation, premiumisation, and ultra-limited editions