On 23 May, the Confectionery Innovation Award of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers was presented to Csinta, a manufacturer of pure fruit snacks, for its new family of chocolate-coated dried fruit bars. We asked Péter Redő, Managing Director of Aloha Kft. in Pomáz, about the history of the products, which have a contemporary flavour, and about their future plans.
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In times of peace, crisis and war, people have always loved, love, consumed and consume biscuits, chocolate, candies and other delicacies, said Dr Róbert Török, director of the Hungarian Trade and Hospitality Museum, at the traditional pre-Easter round table discussion of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers.
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The consumption of sweets at Easter could reach around 900 tonnes, predicted MÉSZ (the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers) at its spring press conference, where the results of a recent survey conducted by the Association and the TÉT Platform revealed why we choose certain sweets and how industry players respond to our sweet preferences.
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COVID-19 poses serious challenges in the impulse products market, but this cannot end the 5,000-year history of chewing gum. Manufacturers are responding to the changes with innovation and functional products, which were presented by the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers at the end of July.
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Almost everyone has eaten or has rubbed gum arabic on themselves or on their teeth, which incidentally has no connection with the Arabs. Gum arabic is a resinous material sourced from the acacia tree, it is rich in minerals and bacteria that is useful for humans, and after processing it is added to a diverse range of foods from soft drinks to confectionery because it is an excellent texture modifier.
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