Today, Puratos Group and Grand-Place® Holding, two international groups active in the B2B supply of raw materials and ingredients to the food industry, have finalised the negotiations for a joint venture agreement in Vietnam, due to be in effect as of January 2013. The signing marks the start of a project that will support the growth of both Groups in the region.
Five of the top pâtissiers, chefs and chocolatiers from across the country have been selected to compete for the coveted title of National Chocolate Master, hosted by Cacao Barry®, Callebaut® and Carma®, the gourmet chocolate brands of Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products.
As 2013 planning season draws near, businesses will again intensely think about what consumers might want and need. Competition will continue to intensify and we will all continue to look for uncontested market spaces where we can add value. These spaces are increasingly hard to find, yet the emerging small household demographic represents such a space.
Attendees who register for the National Chocolate Show trade event between now and Oct. 15 will receive free admission. After Oct. 15, attendees will be charged an admission price of $25.
The National Chocolate Show premieres as the only tradeshow dedicated to the chocolate industry Nov. 16-18 at Chicago’s Navy Pier. The show will take place in conjunction with the consumer-targeted Chicago Fine Chocolate Show.
Mondelez International has launched a mobile marketing initiative. The new program aims at igniting the company’s consumer connections by working and collaborating with some of the brightest and most innovative minds in the mobile space – start-up entrepreneurs. The program will pair Mondelez International’s power brands with select start-ups to not only accelerate and scale existing mobile innovations, but also incubate brand new mobile ventures, each in just 90 days.
Cargill continues to establish itself as a thought leader on food security, as Cargill leaders contributed to the ongoing global discussion at three different conferences around the world.
After a successful event in 2010 that saw a 40 per cent increase in attendance, IBIE is setting its sights on even greater participation in 2013. Held triennially, the 500,000 net square-foot event is expected to bring the entire professional baking community together in record numbers, connecting an anticipated 700-plus exhibiting companies with more than 20,000 baking professionals for four days of business-building interaction.
