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Kennedy's announce Food & Drink News Review
564645_fdnrcoverssmall.jpgA REVIEW OF THE BEST NEWS AND OPINION
In essence, Food and Drink News Review from Kennedy’s is unique as it sums up the news (every month) from the international media on important issues effecting the food manufacturing industry over the previous month in one single read.Read more...
New US eating movement puts the finger up to correct eating
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By Angus Kennedy - I am fascinated by this piece of news.. Kennedy’s has been made aware of a new craze taking shape in America called the ‘gross food’ movement... Read more...
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Mirror Mirror On The Wall Who Now Is The Biggest Confectioner Of Them All?
cadb.jpgKraft has now become the world's biggest confectionery company
By Angus Kennedy

I started writing about this last summer and remember saying it would be a long drawn out battle (5 months to be exact). It was the largest deal in history for a European food or beverage company creating the world's largest confectioner...
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CasaLuker open a brand new state of the art production facility in Bogota
casal.jpgEstablished over 100 years ago, this fine Colombian company are genuine chocolate couverture specialists with roots going back right the way through to the origins of the beans where their head office is based.

CasaLuker have offices in Colombia, Russia Panama and Ecuador, and recently opened an office in Belgium late in 2009 to service the European Market, where we spoke to Guy Brugge, who is heading up European Sales. Read more...
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120 YEARS OF CONFECTION
120 YEARS OF CONFECTIONWhat’s in 120 years? We send our editors down into the vaults of Kennedy's. View it
Fair changes its name to Sweets and Snacks Expo
Fair changes its name to Sweets and Snacks ExpoThe change of name depicts the changing industry and product categories. View it
Leader in chocolate emulsifiers
Leader in chocolate emulsifiersPalsgaard, a global leader in emulsifier solutions for the chocolate industry. View it
Profiling ProSweets
profiling prosweets ProSweets has quickly established itself on the scene.
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GENERAL NEWS
Lion gets a new all-natural look
Lion, Tangerine Confectionery's original hard eating gum brand, is being relaunched with a brand new look and all-natural colours and flavours.Read more...
UK retail sales up in February
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) yesterday reported that UK high street sales were up in February, following a poor January.Read more...
New educational products from Mars
Mars International Travel Retail (MITR) will present eight new or updated product lines at this year's Tax Free World Association Asia Pacific exhibition in Singapore, including an educational range.
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World Cocoa Foundation launches new farmer's programme in Nigeria
On 8th March, the World Cocoa Foundation held an opening ceremony in Osogbo, Nigeria, to launch the Cocoa Livelihoods Programme (CLP). Initially announced in February 2009, the programme is set to significantly improve the livelihoods of almost 30,000 cocoa farmers in Nigeria by 2014.Read more...

Up to 150 Cadbury jobs to go
US firm Kraft Foods have warned that up to 150 Cadbury staff face redundancy, following their takeover of the UK chocolate maker.Read more...

Konti-Rus admit copyright violations
The Federal Antitrust Commission of Russia has ruled that Konti-Rus, a Russian confectionery manufacturer, broke competition laws when producing Esfero Crema sweets.Read more...

Back to Basics Easter Eggs
Irish luxury confectioners Pandora Bell have decided that Easter eggs are best when packaged as naturally as possible - in real eggs.Read more...
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Innovation From The Netherlands
holland.jpgBy Angus Kennedy

Ok, I am now ready to start writing about this truly wonderful country and its people and I would like to thank those Dutch companies that provided us with so much candid information about Dutch people and their culture. You can’t write about Holland without picking up the phone and talking to the Dutch. I was told straight away, ‘you will find Dutch people all over the world and if you do not find Dutch people in a country, then you will not be able to make a living there!’

The Dutch are robust, to the point, honest and have become known as some of the best negotiators in the world. I should know; I sold advertising to companies in Holland for over half of my life! Of course just because they are sharp on barter, does not mean in any way that you are going to get a bad deal. Moreover, the opposite, their attention to detail, service and quality is second to none... Read more...
For the love of chocolate
loveofchoc.jpgPeople crave it. It may protect our hearts, and could also stave off inflammation... But what effect does eating chocolate have on our behaviour? Dr G Neil Martin, from the Department of Psychology at Middlesex University in the UK, investigates further...

Sex, drugs, rock and roll, and cinema seating preferences… psychologists have devoted much time and effort to studying a myriad interesting, exotic things in the discipline’s short history. But one subject, which seems to have more allure than the standard psychological fare, has been largely neglected. Chocolate! Despite the popularity of what the Aztecs called ‘bitter water,’ psychology, and indeed, science in general – has been somewhat aqueous... Read more...
 
 
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