What's the difference between confectionary and confectionery?

Confectionary


Definition:

  • (n.) A confectioner.
  • (a.) Prepared as a confection.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cariogenic diet was estimated by the consumption of sweets, confectionary and soft drinks.
  • (2) In milk, dairy and confectionary products it is isolated in 3.8 per cent of samples, while in tinned foodstuffs - in 1.8 per cent.
  • (3) In taking account of confectionary purchased from NAAFI sources the total energy intake was raised to 4200 kcal of which 40 per cent were derived from fats (15 per cent saturated fats) and 12 per cent from added sugars.
  • (4) Success in the confectionary business pushed Jacqueline Mars to joint number 36 with her brother John and Forrest.
  • (5) Isomalt appears to be a palatable alternative sweetener capable of reducing the glycaemic effect of diabetic confectionary.
  • (6) As a GP dealing daily with diet-related problems, I have been advising patients to stop adding sugar to hot drinks or other foods, to stop soft drinks altogether and to have biscuits or confectionary only on special occasions.
  • (7) The sample included meat, dairy, fruits and confectionary products.
  • (8) For this purpose a confectionary was designed and elaborated consisting of five different bars, made of natural raw materials (dehydrated fruits, milk, eggs, nuts, fat), which supply an important quantity of fats and carbohtdrates, minerals, and vitamins.
  • (9) Thirty confectionary workers alternated piece-work (payment by results) and work with a fixed daily wage while 30 metal workers alternated work on an assembly line with work off it.
  • (10) The 27 clinical and 50 food isolates, mainly from meat products, frozen confectionaries, and cheeses, confirmed as L. monocytogenes were compared biochemically and serologically.
  • (11) The cited data support the expediency of using methylcellulose in the confectionary industry.
  • (12) Egyptian authorities, who have blamed traders and suppliers for hoarding and smuggling goods, said they have so far seized 9,000 tonnes of sugar in raids on factories and warehouses, including facilities belonging to Pepsico and Edita, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of confectionaries.
  • (13) Android 4.4 continues the confectionary naming scheme Facebook Twitter Pinterest Android is now named after the Kitkat Nestle chocolate biscuit.
  • (14) In an apparent allusion to the attempted acquisition of Cadbury by the American confectionary group Kraft , Myners asked shareholders to stay firm in the face of a hostile buyer and focus on long term returns rather than "the bounce in a share price that comes with a takeover".
  • (15) Not to everyone's taste, admits the French chocolate-maker Sylvain Musquar , who suggests customers should avoid looking closely at the original handmade confectionary in pride of place in his patisserie shop in Nancy.
  • (16) The aim of this study was to determine the nutritional content of the foods provided to, and the confectionary purchased by, personnel serving at sea in British warships.
  • (17) Although he did not mention Cadbury by name, Myners comments are bound to resonate with investors in the 185-year-old confectionary firm, which is the subject of at least two possible bids from the US.
  • (18) This is often blamed on a situation where confectionary, soft drinks and refined sugar-containing snacks have become easily available.
  • (19) A bitter pill The Mexican government has made many attempts to fight the pervasive weight problem, attracting international attention for its implementation of a national tax of one peso for sugar-sweetened beverages, and an 8% price rise on high-calorie foods such as ice-cream, chocolates and confectionary.
  • (20) Well, I'd like to apologise to the date for rejecting its quiet, wrinkled brown-ness for the easy allure of foil-wrapped confectionary.

Confectionery


Definition:

  • (n.) Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a confectioner; confections; candies.
  • (n.) A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are made or sold.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cadbury became the world's largest confectionery company in 2003 after buying up a number of gum brands, including Trident and Stride, but ceded the number one spot to Mars when it took over gum maker Wrigley last year.
  • (2) As I outlined during our meeting, I believe we can strengthen both of our companies by bringing them together, enhancing their worldwide scale and scope, and capitalizing on significant opportunities, building on the position of Kraft Foods Inc. ("Kraft Foods") as a global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals for the benefit of all of our respective stakeholders.
  • (3) This study shows that restricting consumption of confectionery and beverages may be effective in preventing dental caries; however, encouragement of toothbrushing may not be effective in limiting dental caries progression.
  • (4) Confectionery levels ranged between 0.26 and 7.9 mg g-1, whilst contents in health products were 0.30-47.1 mg g-1, the highest values being measured for throat pearls.
  • (5) Kandyman , a psychopathic killer hired by Helen A, ruler of human colony Terra Alpha, is some kind of confectionery weirdo.
  • (6) "It was very pleasant this Easter on the Côte de Mersey but we're not so sure that the British avoided higher end chocolate ovals because of rocketing temperatures as opposed to households counting their pennies in tough times – chocolate has become much more expensive – and the questionable health credentials of confectionery taking further hold on parents," said Clive Black of Shore Capital.
  • (7) The boost has been driven by an approximate 40% year-on-year increase in ad spend by food companies, a 47% boost by drinks brands, a 44% climb in advertising by confectionery firms and a 40% lift in pharmaceutical spend.
  • (8) The SIR for lung cancer in bakers and pastrycooks were significantly lower in regions where the percentages of employed in big bakeries and confectioneries were high.
  • (9) Pneumoconiosis is not reported in food industry workers, and more specifically in the confectionery industry.
  • (10) Confectionery giant Joseph Rowntree, for example, inspired by his own research into the social effects of poverty, provided a library, social welfare officer, doctor and dentist for his workforce, as well as setting up a pension fund for them.
  • (11) It was subsequently shown for confectionery and snack food products wrapped in commercially printed polypropylene films that plasticizers only present in the printing ink migrated into the foods.
  • (12) It was twice as common among those handling fish, meat and vegetables or making "instant" food as among those making confectionery.
  • (13) The authors backed away from earlier suggestions they would call for a blanket ban on packed lunches, although they do want schools to monitor lunches brought from home, and for schools to ban sugary drinks and confectionery.
  • (14) The AS relationship was supported by a separate association between frequency of confectionery consumption and CD.
  • (15) Teeth-tolerable confectionery can be specially marked.
  • (16) "We believe scale will be an increasing source of competitive advantage in both the confectionery category and the global food business as a whole," said Rosenfeld, who pointed out that the tie-up will allow Kraft to become the world's leading confectionery company with a market share of 14.8%, a sliver higher than its US rival Mars, which recently bought Wrigley's chewing gum to take its share to 14.6%.
  • (17) Bad taste confectionery aside, Hadlow acknowledges that she would love another big (normally) pre-watershed comedy like Miranda, but says BBC2 "must have the ability to prize things for other reasons than [audience] volume".
  • (18) I read The Vagina Monologues and thought it sounded like post-feminist confectionery - fleetingly bonding, perhaps, but scarcely more consciousness-raising than a trip to see the Chippendales.
  • (19) Most outbreaks during all analyzed years were connected with private homes, but most cases--with public cafeterias until 1979; with coffee, ice cream and confectionery places in 1985-1987 and with private homes in 1988-1989.
  • (20) The Christmas tub of confectionery, for instance, has reduced in size over the last few years to keep within the £4 to £5 price tag.” Manufacturers argue they have had to respond to rising commodity prices, while at the same time dealing with retailers that do not want to lose out to competitors by putting prices up.