Robotics

It’s a marshmallow world that just got brighter for Just Born

A new robotic packaging system allows Just Born to produce its soft and delicate chocolate-dipped PEEPS® Delights™ and traditional PEEPS® chicks and bunnies in a wide variety of configurations in a much more efficient and highly automated process.

August 2, 2019

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Reese’s (Hershey) was the top-selling confectionery brand in the U.S. for 2018

M&M’s (Mars) brand is second, according to research by Euromonitor. Rankings are based on total retail sales.

November 9, 2018

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New versatile small batch confectionery depositor

Baker Perkins (Booth #S-2695) has introduced the ServoForm Mini, a high-output small batch candy depositor.

October 14, 2018

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New versatile small batch confectionery depositor

Baker Perkins (Booth #S-2695) has introduced the ServoForm Mini, a high-output small batch candy depositor.

October 8, 2018

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Confectionery processing machinery deep dive

New study by PMMI Business Intelligence breaks down food and beverage processing machinery sales by market, with detailed analysis of trends driving purchases.

June 11, 2018

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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