The US chocolate giant says it is on track to deliver its first ever $600m seasonal sales thanks to its strong sales performance leading up to Halloween.
US appeals court for the ninth circuit has allowed a child slavery-related lawsuit against Nestlé and Cargill to proceed, and the human rights advocate group that filed the suit warned more chocolate companies, including Mars, will be its next targets.
Announcement made at WCF conference in Sao Paulo. Cocoa Life will bring economic and social development for Brazilian cocoa farmers and their families while reforesting degraded land in the Amazon rainforest.
Nestlé Zone Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) CEO, Wan Ling Martello, will leave the KitKat maker as well as its group executive board by the end of 2018.
Brothers Craig and Greg Sams will take to the stage next week to talk about how they entered the healthy-eating market with their Whole Earth Food Brand in the early 70s, before it became on-trend and how biochar is changing the future of organic farming.
Confectioners, Ferrero and Godiva, have named new executives to lead their government affairs and marketing teams, according to two separate announcements recently.
Ferrara will start producing revamped Butterfinger by the end of this month and shipping the products to the US market early next year, ConfectioneryNews learned at the recent NACS Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cadbury owner Mondelēz has countered tax avoidance accusations, insisting it has complied with all UK tax legislation and stressing it has invested more than £200m in UK manufacturing and research and development (R&D).
David Manzini says that new bars will be available in the shops in Britain next year, as he also announces changes to his leadership team, making it more diverse.
Mars Wrigley Confectionery has released its latest merchandizing guidelines based on the most recent shopper behavior data to help c-stores drive sales.
Nestlé has ceased its production of Marella Jubes in Australia, which is part of Allen’s confectionery line, after the brand experienced a declining consumer demand.
Reuters say that sources close to the company claim process expected to start in weeks, a day after rival Hotel Chocolat announced plans to move into Japan.
Rainforest Alliance says its SAT4Farming, a satellite technology that was recently adopted by 1,000 cocoa farmers in Ghana, could potentially provide ‘cheaper and more reliable’ sustainability certifications to chocolate companies.
Hershey has recently released several key strategies it has been implementing to attract more online shoppers as it expects e-commerce penetration for US FMCG to reach mid-single digits in the next five years – more in line with Europe, which is currently...
Websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in UK for targeting junk food products, following complaint.
Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) has named Rachel Chambers and Dan Hamilton as its new VP of marketing and VP of sales, respectively, for its North American business.
Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) has promoted its senior brand manager, Nizar Belhachmi, to the position of marketing manager, effective this month.
Mars International Travel Retail (ITR) heads for the Duty Free Travel and Retail Global Summit in Cannes with bold plans that 'addresses all consumer needs'.
In the first of our 'Sweetspot' video series, we look at the launch of Ferrero's Christmas range ... and how the company lived up to its reputation for putting on a good 'reception'!
Katjes International is hoping to merge its French and Belgian businesses with CPK, an independent chocolate confectionery production group that French investment firm Eurazeo formed last year after buying a collection of Mondelēz’s European candy brands.
Mars Wrigley has announced the return of its Sweet Sundays promotion in the UK, which offers consumers free movie tickets through its chocolate brands.
As big brands look to the lucrative Halloween market, Nestlé UK announces that it has launched a Smarties pack for the first time to tap into demand for spooky sweets.
Mars Wrigley and Hershey have launched new US candy lineups for Halloween this year, most of which are innovated around their core brands including M&M’s, Reese’s and KitKat.
Chocolate manufacturer, known for its Dairy Milk bar, will introduce ‘original’ plain flavor and a roasted almond one – and is first of big companies to add a standard dark milk option to its range.
Nestlé Australia has launched a limited edition KitKat Gold that contains the traditional wafer fingers covered in white-colored caramelized chocolate.
Hershey’s chief financial officer Patricia Little has decided to retire in the spring of 2019 after working for the chocolate maker for nearly four years.
Confectioner Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) has announced that Sylvia Buxton will succeed Mehmet Yuksek to be its North America’s president and CEO, effective August 17.
Nestlé UK and Ireland has added a salted caramel fudge variety to its KitKat Chunky range as the company rotates new flavors for the chocolate brand each year since 1999.
Mondelēz Australia has unveiled two special edition Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate products that are added with Kettle potato chips and CC’s Original corn chips.
