Breaking the mould
Susannah Millen meets Flo Broughton for a tour of the Choc on Choc factory in Rode near Bath, Somerset in the UK. When I visited the home of Choc on Choc in the pretty English village of Rode near Bath...
View ArticleFudge theatre
Fudge Kitchen has been trading for more than 30 years. In fact, the company first started making fudge in the UK as Jim Garrahy’s Fudge Kitchen in 1983. Its original, American style slab fudge is still...
View ArticleChile: chocolate consumption soars
The Chilean chocolate market has grown by almost 11 per cent annually over the last four years, to hit 2.4 kg per head during 2014. The country’s consumption overtook Argentina for the first time,...
View ArticleAll things toffee
Emma Walker, marketing director at Walkers Nonsuch, explains where it all began and what is on the horizon for the UK-based toffee manufacturer. What is the background to the company? Walkers Nonsuch...
View ArticleMochi with a twist
What is the background to the brand? Our parents had been making mochi for years and we always thought it was an amazing product that more consumers should know about. Popular in Asia, mochi is...
View ArticleBringing macaroons to India
If further evidence was needed that India’s sweet bakery and confectionery market was becoming more international and sophisticated, exporters may look to Mumbai’s macaroon specialist Pooja Dhingra....
View ArticleA mellow experience
What is the background to the brand? I moved to Paris at 18 years of age and trained as a patisiere/chocolatier. After four years, I returned to the UK to live in London and began working for a luxury...
View ArticleA taste of Japan
Bobbie van de List meets chocolatier Antonio Koji Tsuchiya to talk about his chocolate brand Théobroma. The popularity of high quality chocolate is on the rise in Japan. Chocolate maker Théobroma, ran...
View ArticleFudge mania
What is the background to the brand? Buttermilk is a family business, born and bred in Padstow, Cornwall, in 1964, now run by David and I. All our treats are handmade in-house by our craft...
View ArticleBaking to success
Joanna Brennan, co-founder of Pump Street Bakery, discusses how she turned her love for both baking and chocolate into a thriving business. What is the background to the brand? We are a small,...
View ArticleMore than just a nibble
Since revealing that it was looking to expand its existing facilities or move to larger premises in Northumberland, UK, after securing contracts with two UK discount retailers at the end of last year,...
View ArticleA delight for the senses
Spotting a gap in the UK market for authentic Turkish Delight, Zeynep Turudi, founder of Truede, has made it her mission to re-establish this sweet treat as a confectionery force to be reckoned with....
View ArticleA winning formula
What is the background to the brand? Baking has always been one of my favourite pastimes and in 2014 I decided to leave my career in the Civil Service to share my love of sweet treats with the people...
View ArticleProtein to the rescue
Fulfil founders Tom Gannon and Niall McGrath discuss what makes their protein snack bars thrive in a highly competitive market. What is the background to the brand? Tom and I were originally work...
View ArticleGreen credentials
Plamil sales and marketing manager Julian Lucas talks about the chocolate company’s free from products and why the trend is here to stay. What is the background to the brand? Plamil is the oldest vegan...
View ArticleJust confectionery
Matt Pye, vice president of trade relations and corporate affairs at Just Born Quality Confections, discusses distribution growth, packaging challenges and the so-called demonisation of sugar. What is...
View ArticleA look at Loacker
The company, which operates two production facilities at 1,000 metres above sea level, one in South Tyrol in northern Italy and one in Heinfels in Austria, produced 36,629 tonnes of wafers and...
View ArticleFrom bean to box
Having launched at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair in London in September, Jimmy Attias, co-founder of Bean & Pod, outlines the chocolate brand’s ambitions. What is the background to the brand?...
View ArticleClean confectionery
As a pediatric dentist with a serious sweet tooth, Dr Jenny searched high and low for tasty sugar-free candies she would feel good about recommending to patients. With her husband, Tom, she cooked...
View ArticleEthical endorsements
UK chocolate company Whitakers Chocolates is now certified to manufacture chocolate approved by the Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade and UTZ. Katie Smith speaks to sales manager Ian Webster to find out...
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