According to a survey of British confectionery market 2012 year – new report, published by analytical company «Key Note», UK market of flour confectionery products rose 7,5%, to 5.41mlrd. pounds (£) c 2011 year. In the British confectionery industry, chocolate confectionery sector is estimated to be 4 billion. pounds sterling after rising 7,2% during a year, and the value of the sector of sugar confectionery rose 8,5% to 1.41mlrd. pounds . «Key Note» attributes the success of the industry by various factors, but the growth in consumer demand for sweets in packages large format plays, According to analysts, dominated.
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sugar market continues to grow
Tuesday Sugar rafineries futures rose on speculative traders, yields are expected to decrease in the central-south and north-east regions of Brazil due to heavy rains and drought. The current contract for raw sugar on the New York Mercantile Exchange ICE, adding 13 points against the previous session, closed at 20,40 cents / lb (449 USD per ton).
Ukraine began investigating Kazakhstan restrictive measures on imports of caramel and chocolate
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine launched an investigation to establish the facts of discriminatory actions by the Republic of Kazakhstan on Ukrainian confectionery enterprises, which deliver to this country karamelni and chocolate products. According to UNIAN available to the document, Minister asks Ukraine State Customs Service until mid-May to provide statistics on exports to Kazakhstan Ukrainian caramel and chocolate products for the period 2005-2012 years. continue Reading »
Arab tourists spend in Europe millions of dollars on chocolate
Tourists from the Gulf countries in Europe spend millions of dollars on chocolate. Each person leaves an average order $3 thousand. in the shops, selling this delicacy.
The most popular among wealthy Arabs enjoy expensive chocolate production in Switzerland, Belgium, Britain and Germany, According to the TV channel "Al Arabiya". As they say themselves, tourists, European product is very different in taste from produced in Arab countries. maybe, it is not least due to the presence of preservatives and, since Western-made chocolate, usually, a small shelf life, and east can be stored for a long time, that does not speak in favor of the quality of the latter. Often on sale in the Arab stores comes with a white chocolate bloom, that is overdue, which is not the buyer's demand. continue Reading »
