Organizers for ProSweets Cologne say the 2023 edition — postponed from January to April 23-25 — will be staged in a “compact and agile” format alongside ISM in light of challenges facing the confectionery and snack industries.

Identifying areas throughout the gummy production process and wider value chain where efficiencies can be made will be critical to tackling the world’s food waste problem.

The confectionery sector presents multiple quality control challenges to manufacturers, and product inspection systems ensure that only items in perfect condition reach the retail supply chain. 

And this year, they even have machines talking to themselves. It’s dubbed Industry 4.0. As Wikipedia explains, “Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things and cloud computing.”