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Although sugar had an immense appeal, only the rich were privileged to consume it. The profession of confectioner was related to that of the pharmacist because the trade with sugar was exclusive to pharmacists. The German word “Konfekt” (English: confection) to describe sweets stems from the language of the drug makers, which were also ...
confiseur (confectioner): responsible for candies and petits fours; décorateur (decorator): responsible for specialty cakes and show pieces; glacier: responsible for cold and frozen desserts; Job requirements Proven experience as a pastry chef, baker, or relevant role; Great attention to detail and creativity; Organization and leadership skills
Chocolatier in Grenoble, France A chocolatier making chocolate eggs Hollow chocolate figures for Saint Nicholas and Christmas celebrations. A chocolatier (/ ˌ tʃ ɒ k əl ə ˈ t ɪər, ˈ tʃ ɒ k əl ə t ɪər / CHOK-əl-ə-TEER, -teer, UK also / ˌ tʃ ɒ k ə ˈ l æ t ɪər / CHOK-ə-LAT-eer, French: [ʃɔkɔlatje] ⓘ) is a person or company who makes confectioneries from chocolate.
Fruit-shaped hard candy. Hard candy, also referred to as boiled sweet, is a candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160 °C (320 °F). After a syrup boiled to this temperature cools, it is called hard candy, since it becomes stiff and brittle as it approaches room temperature.
Confectionery can be mass-produced in a factory. The oldest recorded use of the word confectionery discovered so far by the Oxford English Dictionary is by Richard Jonas in 1540, who spelled or misspelled it as "confection nere" in a passage "Ambre, muske, frankencense, gallia muscata and confection nere", thus in the sense of "things made or sold by a confectioner".
Pastries on display at a bakery (boulangerie) in Lille, France Pastries from a bakery in Montreal, QuebecA pâtisserie (French:), patisserie in English or pastry shop in American English, is a type of bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets.
A store in Illinois, United States. A confectionery store or confectionery shop (more commonly referred to as a sweet shop in the United Kingdom, a candy shop or candy store in North America, or a lolly shop [1] in Australia and New Zealand) is a store that sell confectionery, whose intended targeted marketing audiences are children and adolescents.
The National Confectioners Association is an American trade organization that promotes chocolate, candy, gum and mints, and the companies that make these treats. NCA lobbies the American government in favor of the confectionery industry, evaluated at US$35 billion.