It is not possible to cover in any detail all the myriad of possibilities which there are for products in the confectionery business in an article such as this. There are some basic ideas and guidance here, but unless you are reasonably experienced in all aspects of the industry you will need to seek advice …
Category Archive: Chocolate
Mar 27
So… you want to start a Chocolate Business – Part 1
Lots of people want to start a chocolate business; it is one of the most frequent enquiries which come to my inbox. I can understand why, I’ve worked in chocolate most of my career and I’m still as entranced by it today as I was when I started. So what do you start with? …
Jan 02
New Directions
New Product Directions – Some Challenging Thoughts for the Future The challenge and opportunity exists to change the whole direction of Chocolate and Confectionery development and to offer the consumer a series of radical new choices, relevant to now and the future rather than being rooted in the past. This also signals the opportunity for …
Sep 24
Starting a Chocolate or Confectionery Business
Starting or radically extending a business in chocolate confectionery is an exciting and challenging thing to do and extremely satisfying if it is successful. The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the important issues you have to consider, choices you may have to make and where it may be useful to seek …
Apr 12
Chocolate
Great stuff chocolate, very, very few people don’t like it and I would guess it must be about the most universally accepted flavour. It is also a huge subject – after about forty years in the industry I have come to the conclusion that experience just proves how little, rather than how much, you know …
Mar 21
Cocoa from Tree to Bean
Cocoa bean is the basis for the world’s most loved flavour – Chocolate – so its origins and a bit about its science is not only interesting but also has some general lessons on the importance of understanding traditional methods of primary crop treatment. The ways in which many crops are harvested and treated immediately …