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Coverage on the newest industry equipment offers readers what they need to make informed decisions about what’s on the market.

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Processing

An update on the latest technological tweaks and breakthroughs in automation and technology.

Packaging

Check out ongoing developments and innovations in the packaging of confections.

Logistics

A look at managing the supply chain locally as well as globally.

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Bosch sells packaging technology business to CVC Capital Partners

The company’s packaging division will remain whole through transaction.

July 12, 2019

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Bosch will sell its entire packaging machinery business to a newly incorporated entity managed by Luxembourg private investment firm CVC Capital Partners.

Nestlé launches YES! snack bars in recyclable paper wrapper

Vegan fruit and vegetable bars are free of gluten, lactose and added sugar.

July 3, 2019

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Nestlé has launched a new recyclable paper wrapper for its YES! snack bars, marking the first time a confectionery bar has been packaged in paper using a high-speed flow wrap technology.

Hershey honors Rovema with 2019 Supplier Excellence Award for role in switch to standup pouches

Rovema provided VFFS machines, on-site support to Hershey.

June 26, 2019

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Bestowed at Hershey’s annual Supplier Summit in mid-May, the award recognized Rovema’s efforts in support of the candy company’s initiative to introduce standup pouches.

After the upgrade, the TLM machine now packs 380 products per minute into cartons.

Case Study

Case study: An upgrade instead of a new acquisition: Line tuning for bar packers

Swiss confectionery specialist Chocolat Frey AG commissioned Gerhard Schubert GmbH to upgrade a TLM machine originally installed in 2002.

June 5, 2019

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Chocolat Frey AG commissioned Gerhard Schubert GmbH to upgrade a TLM machine originally installed in 2002.

How Ruby is changing the color of chocolate

Ruby chocolate continues to face regulation challenges in the U.S. but it's sparking love internationally

Crystal Lindell

May 17, 2019

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It's been more than a year since Barry Callebaut launched Ruby chocolate, derived from special pink cocoa beans.

SEPCO helps chocolate manufacturer prevent losses with conche sealing

No flushing, maintenance required for this sealing technology.

May 16, 2019

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Leakage causes product loss, housekeeping issues and many other time-consuming problems.

Goetze’s launches limited-edition Cow Tales, packaging redesign

Sour Strawberry and Caramel Brownie Cow Tales to ship May 2019.

Alyse Thompson

May 13, 2019

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Goetze’s Candy Co. will launch two limited-edition varieties of Cow Tales in time for the Sweets and Snacks Expo: Sour Strawberry Cow Tales and Caramel Brownie Cow Tales.

Nestlé verifies three-quarters of its supply chain as deforestation-free

Company’s palm oil, pulp and paper supply chains monitored with satellite imagery, other tools.

April 30, 2019

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More than three-quarters (77 percent) of Nestlé’s agricultural commodities are verified as deforestation-free, the company announced Tuesday.

How Hershey is changing the candy industry

The Hershey Co. is changing the way candy is being sold, both in the store and online.

Crystal Lindell

April 24, 2019

Hershey is turning 125 years old in 2019, but it’s the company’s future that’s most interesting right now.

PMCA to host fall seminar on cannabis products

Organization voted in 2018 to accept applications from companies that make cannabis-infused products.

Alyse Thompson

April 22, 2019

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The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) is planning a fall 2019 seminar on challenges with incorporating cannabis into confectionery and snack products.