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nuts, dried fruits and confectionery firm zeina foods has boosted its cold storage capacity by 70% following a £1.7m investment in a new cold store. located opposite the family-owned firm’s factory in ossett, west yorkshire, the new 30,000 square foot purpose-built cold room now houses a selection of the company\\\'s dried fruits and nuts, middle eastern pastries and chocolate. investment in the new store has provided significant environmental benefits for zeina foods, which has been able to reduce its carbon footprint, extend the shelf-life of some products and reduce its need to outsource supply, which has often led to waste.

british confectionery firm cadbury has recalled all of its chocolate products manufactured at its beijing plant as a precautionary step 'after monitoring' melamine-contamination events in china, the chocolate maker said this morning. eleven chocolate products exported to hong kong, taiwan and australia, have all been withdrawn from the market. "no other products and countries are affected," cadbury said in a statement.

cereal, cocoa and fruit ingredient prices may have soared in the past year, but these building blocks in confectionery formulation hold sway, evident in the recent swathe of product designs that boast a health and wellness twist. and with a nod to the recent exponential growth in the cereal bar market, the uk's number one confectionery firm cadbury will next week roll out a cranberry and granola variant of its iconic dairy milk brand.

by-products from food production pose a major problem to industry. foodnavigator is seeking your views on how food companies can minimise their waste and put their leftovers to good use. several factors are driving companies to take another look at their waste – not least the issue of disposal. some 4.1m tonnes of food waste coming solely from food manufacturers in the uk alone every year, according to the waste and resources action programme.

avebe (stand j 90) will present different starches for food industries. various product ranges include potato starches for yoghurt and other desserts; clean label starches for powdered and liquid food applications; a range of cold water swelling starches, paselli ez (potato or tapioca based ) for selected applications in bakery products, dressings and powdered foods; a new generation of low de maltodextrins ( potato starch based ) as fat replacers in low fat dressings and spreads.

the asia-pacific region will witness some of the biggest percentage increases in obese and overweight children in the world, finds datamonitor. research by the independent market analyst has found that in china, for example, although 15.9% of children aged between 5 and 13 are currently obese or overweight, this will rise by 9.4% year on year to 2014 as expenditure on confectionery and savoury snacks continues to soar.

media reports have suggested that nestlé's leading chocolate brand kit kat is set to become fairtrade certified, in a move that would mirror cadbury’s recent move to fairtrade for its dairy milk chocolate. kitkat is the biggest selling chocolate bar in the uk and it sales in that country have risen 8.6 per cent since the start of the year. certification of the brand would certainly catapult the notion of fairtrade into the minds of chocolate consumers.

flavour firm symrise has added new development labs and a sensory and consumer research centre to its site in moscow, as it aims to increase understanding of russian tastes. the russian market is regarded as one of high potential for the food industry, as earnings are going up and an emerging middle class has more to spend on novel goods. income in russia soared from an average of us$1185 per capita in 2001 to us$4803 per capita in 2007.

new product launches for organic sweets in europe increased by a factor of six from 2006 to 2008 suggesting confectioners are starting to tap into new organic revenue streams as this burgeoning food trend spills over into confectionery. double digit growth rates for the burgeoning €25.8 billion global organic market contrast sharply with estimated market growth of just 2 per cent for the confectionery market in the uk alone.