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Confitexpo 2023: A world of innovation, sweetness and business

Confitexpo Informa

The 37th edition of the most important confectionery exhibition in Latin America took place from August 1 to 3 at Expo Guadalajara. Successfully, Confitexpo brought together manufacturers of candy, snacks, chocolates, cookies, disposables, party supplies and machinery with the largest marketers and distributors in the industry. The opening of the event was chaired by Mr. José María Herrera, director of the exhibition; Mrs. Graciela Díaz Serrano, president of Confitexpo; Alicia Páramo Ortega, general director of the National Association of Chocolate, Sweets and Similar Manufacturers (ASCHOCO/CONFIMEX); On behalf of the Secretary…

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7 products that Mexico supply to the world

Confitexpo Informa

Food products of Mexican provenance, such as corn and tomato, have reached all the five continents and modified the way the whole world eats. Recently, another Mexican product, the avocado, has become one of the most desire products on earth. For example, in the last 40 years, Mexico has quintupled its annual avocado production, that is why the country is the major exporter of this precious large oily berry. Therefore, Mexico keep setting the trend with its endemic products worldwide. The following is a short list of seven Mexican food…

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From Street Foods to Confectionery Delights: Wonders of Mexican flavors

Confitexpo Informa

Mexico is a trending destination, the country has been capturing the attention of people worldwide for a while now. Interestingly, the pandemic played a significant role in elevating the country’s popularity. The influx of digital nomads and influencers has shed light on the incredible flavors Mexico has to offer, placing Mexico on the map like never before. At the same time, everyone is starting to recognize the extraordinary gastronomic experiences that await them in Mexico, thanks to the remarkable quality and diversity of its products. Recognition of Mexican Gastronomy On…

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Mexican cocoa: quality and flavor that captivates the market

Confitexpo Informa
Mexican cocoa beans

Cocoa is one of Mexico’s most important and emblematic products. Its production and export play a significant role in the country’s economy, since Mexico is one of the main producers and exporters of cocoa in the world. Cocoa is a representative product of Mexico, its historical and cultural importance is well known. The main Mexican cocoa producing states in the country are Chiapas, Tabasco and Guerrero, together they represent more than 90% of the national production. The value of cocoa market in Mexico The value of the cocoa market in…

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Confitexpo opens the registry for its 37th edition

Confitexpo Informa

Confitexpo, the most important international confectionery exhibition in Latin America, has opened the online registration process for buyers from the confectionery, snacks and party supplies industry to obtain their badges to attend the event, which will be held from August 1 to 3 at Expo Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Since its beginnings in 1986, Confitexpo has become a prestigious forum where manufacturers, suppliers and marketers of the sector can do business in an atmosphere of camaraderie and professionalism. That first edition was very successful, gathering fifty exhibitors among manufacturers, equipment, machinery…

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Mi Dulce Angelito endulza en paladar de Bogotá

Confitexpo Informa

Por: Malinali López Desde hace 15 años Mi Dulce Angelito se ha encargado de endulzar el paladar de la gente de la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia. Natalia Gil nos contó que esta empresa familiar comenzó con un local pequeñito con el cual buscaban generar ingresos adicionales; “mi mamá tomó la decisión de abrir un negocio y alguien nos recomendó que acá en el sector donde nosotros estamos -que es la zona comercial y hay piñaterías-, abriéramos una dulcería como para suplir esa necesidad que había para complementar las piñatas. “Así…

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What is the current context of traditional Mexican candies?

Confitexpo Informa

According to the Mexican Chamber of Food-Processing Industry, Mexico is the third largest consumer of candy in America, just behind the United States and Brazil. The Mexicans average consumption of sweets is 4.5 kilograms every year, which is a very good deal for the confectionary industry of Mexico. Beyond the Mexican borders, Mexican candies are valued as well. The Agrifood and Fisheries Information Service of Mexico (SIAP, by its Spanish acronym) informed, for example, that confectionary’s exportation in 2020 was worth 744 million dollars; meanwhile, chocolate’s exportation profited 641 million…

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Genesis of traditional Mexican candies

Confitexpo Informa

Traditional Mexican candies as we know them today originated in the colonial times, when the Spanish learned the possibility of extracting sugar from sugar canes.  Before that, candies did not exist; during the Pre-Hispanic times, what was considered as the finest dessert were little honey ant sacks, sweetened with mead, bee honey or agave honey. The original residents of Mexico obtained sweeteners by boiling agave leaves, which chewed them or crushed them. For the ancient Mexican people, mixed bee honey or agave honey with amaranth was the way to ate sweets.  Since…

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Confitexpo 2022, celebrates its 36th edition

Confitexpo Informa

With a thank you “to the exhibitors, who have the confidence in Confitexpo to continue forward, they are visionary companies from Mexico and abroad; to buyers, who also make an effort to attend to the show and find out new alternatives to make their businesses grow and therefore, all together, achieve changes in our country’s economy”, from Lic. José María Herrera Díaz, general director of Confitexpo, began the inauguration of the thirty-sixth edition of Confitexpo, the International Candy Show. Lic. Pedro Martínez Ponce, General Director of Internal Trade of the…

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