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Large Dutch food trade show opens in Amsterdam

STORY: Large Dutch food trade show opens in Amsterdam DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 65th HORECAVA food trade show STORYLINE: Plump sausages, juicy burgers... these are only a fraction of tasty foods on display at the 65th HORECAVA food trade show, which opened on Monday at the RAI conference center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Opening until Thursday, the large Dutch event for the food industry has brought together thousands of exhibitors to kick-start the food industry badly hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event hosts more than 2,000 exhibitors including bakers and confectioners, large kitchens, and from sectors such as fast service, food and wine and many others. More than 700 companies from the food industry are taking part in the trade show to demonstrate their innovative products and services. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam. (XHTV)

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Japanese confectioner's gold-winning candy making on display

NIIGATA, Japan - The candy making display by Japanese confectioner Midori Matsuda for which she won the gold medal in the 2014 Union of International Bakers and Confectioners Junior World Pastry Championship is exhibited at her school in Niigata on April 26, 2014. The competition was held in Taipei in March 2014.

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Centrair celebrates 5th anniversary with Nagoya Castle cake

NAGOYA, Japan - A cake in the shape of Nagoya Castle made from Japanese sweets is displayed at Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, south of Nagoya, on June 16, 2010, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the airport. A confectioners' group in Nagoya spent six months to complete the castle cake.

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Fujiya picks director Yasufumi Sakurai as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, who was picked as new president of Fujiya Co., speaks at the inaugural meeting of eight outside experts at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. The panel was set up to reform the management of Fujiya, one of Japan's longest-standing confectioners, which is reeling from a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients for its cakes.

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Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai (R), new president of Fujiya Co., and former president Rintaro Fujii (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. Fujiya, one of Japan's oldest established confectioners known for introducing Japan to Western-style cakes, faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family.

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Greek bakers, confectioners struggling to sustain amid energy crisis

STORY: Greek bakers, confectioners struggling to sustain amid energy crisis DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bakery store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece 3. various of the bakery store 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): IOANNIS GLYKOS, President of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece 5. various of the bakery store 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Baker 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): TASSOS VAZAKAS, Baker STORYLINE: Ioannis Glykos, the president of the Federation of Professional Confectioners of Greece, has recently received constant phone calls from anxious confectioners asking him to request more state subsidies for energy costs. While increased subsidies are still a far reach, many have started to seek self-rescue. According to Glykos, many businesses have reached deals with electricity companies to pay their bills in installments, while abou

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Inside "Red October" chocolate factory in Moscow

STORY: Inside "Red October" chocolate factory in Moscow DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of chocolate museum at "Red October" factory 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): OLGA ONUCHINA, Head of PR service of the United Confectioners of Russia 3. various of "Red October" production line 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): OLGA ONUCHINA, Head of PR service of the United Confectioners of Russia STORYLINE: July 11 is a big day for chocolate lovers in Russia, where celebrations take place in many parts of the country. Xinhua correspondents take you to "Red October" chocolate factory in Moscow and see how the famous "Alyonka" is made. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): OLGA ONUCHINA, Head of PR service of the United Confectioners of Russia "The fact is that in Russia, they really love chocolate and confectionery, and it even seems to me that we have such a Russian tradition to drink tea with chocolate, cookies, and sweets." United Confectioners holding includes 19 confectionery f

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Fujiya picks director Yasufumi Sakurai as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, who was picked as new president of Fujiya Co., speaks at the inaugural meeting of eight outside experts at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. The panel was set up to reform the management of Fujiya, one of Japan's longest-standing confectioners, which is reeling from a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients for its cakes. (Kyodo)

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Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai (R), new president of Fujiya Co., and former president Rintaro Fujii (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. Fujiya, one of Japan's oldest established confectioners known for introducing Japan to Western-style cakes, faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family. (Kyodo)

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Centrair celebrates 5th anniversary with Nagoya Castle cake

NAGOYA, Japan - A cake in the shape of Nagoya Castle made from Japanese sweets is displayed at Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, south of Nagoya, on June 16, 2010, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the airport. A confectioners' group in Nagoya spent six months to complete the castle cake. (Kyodo)

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo