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 …
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Sep 21
Change is a Way of Life
We can’t go on like this!” Almost every manufacturing operation eventually needs to change. The reasons for this can include expanding or relocating production, manufacturing cost reduction, equipment which is worn out, processes which are no longer acceptable from a hygiene or labour point of view, expansion into a new market place and many others …
Mar 26
Making Things – Profitably!
A high proportion of the work we do as a consulting business involves helping people to bring their ideas to fruition. This requires working with them to identify the best technical and commercial approach to achieve a profitable realisation and commercial success from their idea. Most small and start-up businesses in food and confectionery fall …
Feb 05
Why has Confectionery become so boring?
Why has the Confectionery Display become so boring? A glance at any confectionery display – whether in a supermarket, service station or newsagent – will convince you that new product development has all but ceased in the confectionery industry. Of course there are occasionally a few unfamiliar products, but these are generally either imports that …