Articles Tagged with ''sugar''

A group of stakeholders led by the National Confectioners Association and the Sweetener Users Association has formed the Alliance for Fair Sugar Policy with the goal of pushing Congress to modernize the U.S. sugar program.

On July 1, consumers living in Cook County, a good chunk of Chicagoland, were greeted with a new tax, one that slapped a penny surcharge on every ounce of sweetened beverage, which included items such as soda, sports drinks, flavored water, energy drinks, pre-made sweetened coffee and tea with less than 50 percent milk content, among others.

The global confectionery ingredients market is expected to reach $109.48 billion by 2025, according to a report by Albany, N.Y.-based research firm Transparency Market Research.

Public Health England (PHE), an executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Department of Health, last week released guidelines for sweets manufacturers to cut sugar levels by 20 percent over the next three years. 

I do see two issues looming ahead, however, and those are sugar taxes and legalized marijuana, both of which have major implications for the confectionery industry. But let’s focus on something all confectioners should do well to monitor: sugar taxes.

The confectionery ingredients market is expected to reach $76.81 billion by 2021, according to a new report by India-based market research firm Markets and Markets.

Scheduled to begin operations in late 2016, the 20-acre bulk storage and transfer facility is expected to improve service and reliability.

Anderson Global Group recently launched AllSweet Allulose Low-Calorie Sugar for food and beverage formulators seeking to reduce total calories in their products.

Did you miss the new products, ingredients and equipment posted on www.snackandbakery.com this week? If so, check them out now.

The second annual study from Mintel and Nielsen for the Corn Refiners Association analyzes ingredient avoidance for 15,000 consumers based on lifestyle segment, age group and media consumption.