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Innovation meets heritage: The enduring appeal of EU confectionery

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Treating culture drives US confectionery sales

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Texture innovation: Confectionery’s next frontier

Texture innovation: Confectionery’s next frontier

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Can brands cut sugar without killing taste, texture or trust?

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What’s hot in confectionery? Cadbury refresh, Potter Peeps and beauty cakes

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Future chocolate: Mondelēz, Lindt and Barry Callebaut reshape taste

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Nestlé’s alt chocolate bet is make-or-break for cocoa-free

Nestlé’s alt chocolate bet is make-or-break for cocoa-free

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Hershey courts Gen Z with premium, better-for-you snacking playbook

Hershey courts Gen Z with premium, better-for-you snacking playbook

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Hershey u‑turns as real chocolate makes a comeback

Hershey u‑turns as real chocolate makes a comeback

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Texture innovation: Confectionery’s next frontier

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