Winkler und Duennebier Suesswarenmaschinen GmbH grows its OTC sweets line

摘要

THE SHIFT to a healthier lifestyle around the world is pushing up interest in over-the-counter confectionery for health and medical use, with nutritional supplements in candy format leading the way and remaining very popular for use by children. But besides vitamin candies, lozenges, jelly-type medication and fruit gums for pain relief or headaches are increasingly becoming popular as nutritional supplements or nutraceuticals, itself a growing market as more people start looking after their health, especially with the pandemic. Winkler and Duennebier Suesswarenmaschinen GmbH (WDS), a leading global manufacturer of confectionery machines, draws upon its expertise in moulding plants, to offer OTC variants across its main product and machine categories, from hard candies to jellies and even chocolates. The company has the capability to handle the entire range of deposited sweets with different applications and throughputs, with complete development of individual OTC sweets with exact dosage of active ingredients. The Germany-based company can also tailor production processes and ensures GMP-compliant design.