Confection & Candy

Could Nestlé's new reduced-sugar chocolate bar be a game changer?

Nestlé Milkybar Wowsomes is the first chocolate bar to use uniquely structured particles of sugar to deliver 30% less sugar than similar chocolate products.

April 26, 2018

Confection & Candy: Page 7

Confection & Candy

Nestlé to sell U.S. confectionery business to Ferrero for $2.8 billion

The transaction is expected to be final by the end of the first quarter of 2018.

January 17, 2018

Confection & Candy

Voided, bio-based film being tested by Mars launched at interpack

A four-year, European-funded project involving all players in the supply chain, including end-user Mars, comes to fruition with a new voided, bio-based, multilayer laminated film that lowers density and improves yield.

May 5, 2017

Confection & Candy

Premier chocolate maker opts for short-run coding self-sufficiency

Easy to self-install, cost-effective, cartridge-based, small-character ink-jet printer offers coding operations flexibility and independence.

March 6, 2017

Confection & Candy

Built-in redundancy keeps Clif Bar running smoothly

Two carton-packing lines at Clif Bar’s new Twin Falls, ID, bakery are equipped with robotic equipment that allows for speed, redundancy, and system flexibility.

July 26, 2016

Confection & Candy

Robotic bow-tying system adds personal touch to chocolate boxes

Robotics solutions provider designs a system to wrap chocolate boxes with a ribbon and form a bow using a six-axis robot programmed to operate in a number of unusual angles.

July 9, 2016