Illustration - Honey

Illustration - Honey

HAUTES-ALPES, 05, PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DU QUEYRAS, CHATEAU-VILLE-VIEILLE MAISON CRAFT QUEYRAS HIVE MAIA, CONFECTIONERY TRADITIONAL HONEY-BASED Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Honey

Illustration - Honey

HAUTES-ALPES, 05, PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DU QUEYRAS, CHATEAU-VILLE-VIEILLE MAISON CRAFT QUEYRAS HIVE MAIA, CONFECTIONERY TRADITIONAL HONEY-BASED Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

Production of curd snacks in Tere factory

14.10.2024 Viljandi. Curd snack- a dairy confectionery that is prepared with sweetened and pressed curd cheese. Photo Marko Saarm, Sakala

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CANDY-MAKING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CANDY-MAKING

(240220) -- KABUL, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man works in a candy-making plant in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2024. The plant produces candies locally known as Noqhl, a piece of confectionery, which mostly made of rice flour, sugar and almond nut. Afghans often serve noqhl with tea after having meal. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CANDY-MAKING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CANDY-MAKING

(240220) -- KABUL, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker packs candies in a candy-making plant in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2024. The plant produces candies locally known as Noqhl, a piece of confectionery, which mostly made of rice flour, sugar and almond nut. Afghans often serve noqhl with tea after having meal. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

China's consumer reality inspires Ferrero's global strategy: Global Marketing President

STORY: China's consumer reality inspires Ferrero's global strategy: Global Marketing President SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an exhibition of the Ferrero Group and its products 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEROME GRAY, President of Global Marketing Premium Chocolate, Ferrero STORYLINE: For many global companies, China remains an attractive and crucial market. Among them is Italy's confectionery giant Ferrero. According to Jerome Gray, President of Global Marketing Premium Chocolate at the Ferrero Group, the Chinese market is very advanced when it comes to new sales channels. Ferrero can learn from consumer reality in China to develop their global strategy. SOUNDBITE (English): JEROME GRAY, President of Global Marketing Premium Chocolate, Ferrero "My last trip actually in China was four years ago, and I'm very happy to be back now to witness the fantastic atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. We see a st

36th Salon de Gourmets held in Madrid

STORY: 36th Salon de Gourmets held in Madrid DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 36th Salon de Gourmets in Madrid 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NIEVES YI, Wan Run Restaurant 3. various of the 36th Salon de Gourmets in Madrid STORYLINE: The 36th edition of Salon de Gourmets, the biggest fine food and beverages fair in Europe and one of the most prestigious in the world, is held in the Spanish capital of Madrid from Monday to Thursday. The event attracts over 2,200 exhibitors and 100,000 professional buyers. It showcases products like processed and packaged food, seafood, meat, poultry products, dairy products, food additives and ingredients, bakery and confectionery equipment, wine, liquor and beverages, coffee and tea, etc. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): NIEVES YI, Wan Run Restaurant "I think food is culture. I would like Spanish and Europeans to know true Chinese food, and Chinese people to get to know good Spanish food. Spain has wonderful raw mate

KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-RAMADAN

KUWAIT-HAWALLI GOVERNORATE-RAMADAN

(230324) -- HAWALLI GOVERNORATE, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker carries sweets on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a confectionery store in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

Children buy confectionery at an amusement park in Kyiv on Dec. 28, 2022, as Russian missile attacks continue.

Soccer ball-shaped cake

Soccer ball-shaped cake

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken in Kobe on June 20, 2014, shows soccer ball-shaped cakes sold by Juchheim, a confectionery company based in Kobe. The cakes, a vanilla mousse covered with chocolate, will be sold at Juchheim shops across Japan until July 13, when the World Cup final will be held in Brazil.

Soccer ball-shaped cake

Soccer ball-shaped cake

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken in Kobe on June 20, 2014, shows soccer ball-shaped cakes sold by Juchheim, a confectionery company based in Kobe. The cakes, a vanilla mousse covered with chocolate, will be sold at Juchheim shops across Japan until July 13, when the World Cup final will be held in Brazil.

Morozoff releases chocolate Christmas ornaments

Morozoff releases chocolate Christmas ornaments

OSAKA, Japan - Morozoff Ltd., a confectionery maker based in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, has released the "Christmas Lovely Bear," a chocolate product in two designs intended for Christmas decorations, in 2014.

Package craftwork artist shows off products

Package craftwork artist shows off products

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuma Takahashi shows off his package craftwork in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, made from empty packages for confectionery, soap and other products.

New product in 'Choco Egg' series goes on sale

New product in 'Choco Egg' series goes on sale

OSAKA, Japan - Furuta Confectionery Co.'s "Super Mario 3D World," put on sale in October 2014, is the latest in the Choco Egg series of egg-shaped chocolate products containing tiny toys modeled on popular characters.

Confectionery shop in Tehran

Confectionery shop in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - A confectionery shop in Tehran offers a wide variety of cakes and other sweets, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014.

Japanese patissiers win top awards at Paris chocolate fair

Japanese patissiers win top awards at Paris chocolate fair

PARIS, France - Susumu Koyama, a Japanese patissier and owner of a confectionery shop in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, is honored for the third time with one of the top awards at the Salon du Chocolat global chocolate fair in Paris on Oct. 31, 2014.

Gift shoppers swarm shop for India's Diwali festival

Gift shoppers swarm shop for India's Diwali festival

TOKYO, Japan - A confectionery shop sets up a temporary gift section preparing for the Hindi Diwali festival, a major shopping season, in Mumbai, India, on Oct. 14, 2014. E-commerce is rapidly growing in India, impacting consumer behavior during the seasonal shopping period.

Maria Sharapova in Tokyo

Maria Sharapova in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova (L) gives confectionery to children dressed up in Halloween costumes in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2014. The professional Russian tennis player was visiting Japan to promote her confectionery.

Maria Sharapova in Tokyo

Maria Sharapova in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova poses for photos with a child in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2014. The professional Russian tennis player was visiting Japan to promote her confectionery.

Maria Sharapova in Tokyo

Maria Sharapova in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova (C) poses for photos with children dressed up in Halloween costumes in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2014. The professional Russian tennis player was visiting Japan to promote her confectionery.

Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A new giant electronic billboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co., featuring the company's signature image of a runner with his hands in the air, is lit up in the Dotonbori area in downtown Osaka on Oct. 23, 2014. The sixth Glico runner billboard since 1935, measuring 20 meters high and 10.38 meters wide, employs around 140,000 energy-efficient light emitting diodes.

Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A new giant electronic billboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co., featuring the company's signature image of a runner with his hands in the air, is lit up amid scattering confetti during an unveiling ceremony in the Dotonbori area in downtown Osaka on Oct. 23, 2014. The sixth Glico runner billboard since 1935, measuring 20 meters high and 10.38 meters wide, employs around 140,000 energy-efficient light emitting diodes.

Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

Glico unveils new runner billboard in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A new giant electronic billboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co., featuring the company's signature image of a runner with his hands in the air, is lit up during an unveiling ceremony in the Dotonbori area in downtown Osaka on Oct. 23, 2014. The sixth Glico runner billboard since 1935, measuring 20 meters high and 10.38 meters wide, employs around 140,000 energy-efficient light emitting diodes.

Store owner shows cake marking princess's wedding

Store owner shows cake marking princess's wedding

IZUMO, Japan - Confectionery store operator Etsuo Sakane shows a box of red and white "manju" steamed bean-jam buns in Izumo, western Japan, on Oct. 5, 2014, produced to celebrate the wedding of Princess Noriko, daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.

Tokyo Metro puts handy-size cakes on sale

Tokyo Metro puts handy-size cakes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Metro Co. unveils the baked confectionery "Tokyo Metro Rainbow" in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2014. The product has three different flavors and comes in packages with colors matching those of three subway lines: green for the Chiyoda Line, gold for Yurakucho Line and purple for the Hanzomon Line.

Young patissiers show skills after winning int'l contests

Young patissiers show skills after winning int'l contests

NIIGATA, Japan - Mirina Ueno (L), an instructor at a culinary and confectionery school in the city of Niigata, and student Midori Matsuda demonstrate their skills at the school on April 26, 2014, after winning separate international confectionery contests.

Glico to renovate famed billboard

Glico to renovate famed billboard

OSAKA, Japan - People pose for photos in Osaka's downtown Dotombori area on the night of April 3, 2014, in front of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co.'s giant electronic billboard, the fifth generation of a series famed for the image of a runner with his hands in the air. Glico announced the same day that the company will renovate the billboard, saying the current display has worn out. The first generation appeared in 1935, and the current one was completed in 1998.

Glico to renovate famed billboard

Glico to renovate famed billboard

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in Osaka's downtown Dotombori area on the night of April 3, 2014, shows confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co.'s giant electronic billboard, the fifth generation of a series famed for the image of a runner with his hands in the air. Glico announced the same day that the company will renovate the billboard, saying the current display has worn out. The first generation appeared in 1935, and the current one was completed in 1998.

Patissier aiming to promote Japanese confectionery

Patissier aiming to promote Japanese confectionery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2013 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward shows patissier Hironobu Tsujiguchi holding a certificate of the highest award he won at the Salon du Chocolat global chocolate fair in Paris in November, together with his winning chocolates, at one of his shops.

Japan's 1st halal food trade fair

Japan's 1st halal food trade fair

FUKUOKA, Japan - Muslims view a halal food trade fair in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 25, 2013. The event showcased about 40 items such as processed foods, condiments, confectionery and spices made in Japan according to Islamic Law.

Japan's 1st halal food trade fair

Japan's 1st halal food trade fair

FUKUOKA, Japan - Muslims view a halal food trade fair in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 25, 2013. The event showcased about 40 items such as processed foods, condiments, confectionery and spices made in Japan according to Islamic Law.

Giveaway chocolates

Giveaway chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a machine giving away free "Black Thunder" chocolates at an underground area of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station on Feb. 7, 2013. The product's maker Yuraku Confectionery Co. launched the project as a promotional event ahead of the Feb. 14 St. Valentine's Day, when women give chocolates to men in Japan.

Japanese wins junior world confectionery championship

Japanese wins junior world confectionery championship

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Mirina Ueno stands in front of her work in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 15, 2012, after winning the junior world confectionery-making championship for contestants under 25.

St. Valentine's Day chocolates

St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami.

Keene museum to open in Niigata Pref.

Keene museum to open in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Donald Keene (R), a renowned scholar of Japanese literature who decided to live permanently in Japan, gives a certificate of donation including his book collection and furniture for the opening of a museum to Yasushi Yoshida, president of confectionery maker Bourbon Corp., in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2011. The Kashiwazaki-based company became the sponsor of the museum honoring Keene that is expected to open in the city in the fall of 2013 at the earliest.

Glico sign

Glico sign

OSAKA, Japan - A huge signboard of confectionery maker Ezaki Glico, a landmark of Osaka, is lit up with neon lights on April 4, 2011, after remaining dark since March 12 in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan the previous day. The company said it had decided to light up the sign again following requests from many people, who said the Kansai region centering on Osaka should regain its brightness and vitality for the sake of the entire nation.

Gigantic billboard for chocolate bar contends for world record

Gigantic billboard for chocolate bar contends for world record

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 8, 2011, shows a big billboard -- about 166 meters in width and 28 m in height -- in the form of a chocolate bar in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. Confectionery maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. set up the billboard along the outer surface of its factory ahead of Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 when it is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men. The company has applied to Guinness World Records for the billboard to be registered as the world's biggest advertising board made of plastic.

Dancing Peko-chan robot at Fujiya museum

Dancing Peko-chan robot at Fujiya museum

TOKYO, Japan - A high-tech ''Peko-chan'' robot answers a girl's questions at a special museum of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 1, 2010.

Peko-chan station master

Peko-chan station master

OSAKA, Japan - Peko-chan (C), a mascot of confectionery maker Fujiya Co., sees off a train as a specially designated station master beside her boyfriend Poko-chan (L) at the Osaka-Uehommachi Station of Kintetsu Corp. in Osaka on Sept. 23, 2010. The companies organized the event as both are marking their centenary this year.

Peko-chan dolls

Peko-chan dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peko-chan mascot dolls -- (From L) a model from the 1950s (L), the newest version with a talking feature (C) and a present model -- being displayed at a Fujiya Co. store in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. The confectionery maker began introducing talking Peko-chan dolls, with an updated look, at some of its storefronts as part of its celebration to mark the centennial of the establishment of the company.

Lawson to boost No. of stores in China

Lawson to boost No. of stores in China

CHONGQING, China - Takeshi Niinami, president of Lawson Inc., holds a confectionery at a newly opened shop in Chongqing, China, on Sept. 2, 2010. Niinami said the Japanese convenience store chain operator intends to raise the number of its stores in China to a maximum of 10,000 from some 300 at present over the next 10 years.