Work continues on providing confectionery manufacturers with new fats and oils that streamline ingredient labeling, enhance health benefits and promote sustainability.
The question, “What have you done for me lately?” is one that faces research and development teams on a daily basis. When dealing with confectionery ingredients, the focus lately has been on clean labels, health benefits, functionality and, as always, lowering costs.
Within fats and oils, the challenge to deliver health benefits while still retaining taste and functionality continues to be a life journey. Consider Josh Rahn’s observations regarding cocoa, chocolate and confectionery coating trends for 2013.