Environmental nonprofit Mighty Earth has found large chocolate companies have made 'very strong' commitments in policy and practices to reduce deforestation on their cocoa farms in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire but the level of engagement does...
Mintel’s latest report shows global launches of chocolate products described as ‘bites’ and ‘thins’ have grown 50% and 48% respectively over the past five years.
Nestlé will launch Milkybar Wowsomes exclusively in the UK and Ireland in the coming weeks with 30% less sugar than other chocolate products in its portfolio.
Mondelēz will close two manufacturing plants in Brazil (Bauru and Piracicaba, São Paulo) by the end of 2018, and transfer their production to two other facilities in the country.
Ferrero Group has closed its fiscal year 2017 with a consolidated turnover of €10.5bn ($12.96bn), an increase of 1.5% compared to the previous year at €10.3bn ($12.72bn).
Thew Arnott confectionery ingredients supplier has been awarded the highest AA grade after being audited against the latest BRC Agents and Brokers standard, version 2.
Australian company Buderim Group has acquired the US macadamia nut snacks producer Royal Hawaiian Orchards for an undisclosed sum, and merged it with its own brand, MacFarms.
Ferrero has disclosed the locations of 116 palm oil mills across the globe, shortly after the publication of a report by environmental group Greenpeace.
Responding to a new report from Greenpeace, confectionery giant Hershey has named its palm oil suppliers, and has revealed that it has mapped almost 100% of palm oil supply chain to the mills, and approximately 14% to the plantations.
Albertus Eskes and Dario Ahnert, cocoa breeders from agriculture research firm CIRAD and UESC has invented a fermentation technology called TropMix to help cocoa beans enhance its natural fruity flavors.
Nestlé has relaunched orange Smarties hexatubes in the UK and Ireland for spring after its orange Smarties giant tube received ‘overwhelming consumer response’ last year.
Bachmann Forming has swapped its handmade pilot tools for a digital 3D scanner to make plastic packaging that acts like a 'second skin' for chocolate Easter Bunnies.
Chocolate confectionery in the US is resilient to health and wellness trends and remains attractive to investors, according to an analyst at investment group Susquehanna International Group (SIG).
Dandelion Chocolate will produce one of the first single origin Sierra Leonean chocolates as the country's cocoa sector looks to attract the international premium chocolate market.
A California Superior Court judge has approved a settlement resolving claims over whether certain levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate require warning labels under California’s Prop 65 law.
Three major confectioners will carry a redesigned ‘Be treatwise’ label on certain products in the UK to encourage moderate consumption. Separately Nestlé is cutting sugar in its UK confectionery range.
Hershey is interested in acquiring businesses with ‘strong revenue growth in the $100bn snack wheel,’ said Hershey’s CFO Patricia Little at the recent CAGNY conference in Florida.
Nestlé UK will introduce a range of ‘more premium’ KitKat Senses chocolate in three flavors: hazelnut, double chocolate and salted caramel, later this month.
Manufacturers including Unilever, Mondelēz and Alpro are using claims of ‘new, improved recipe’ to hide ingredient "downgrading", according to a German consumer group.
Barry Callebaut has launched its first Forever Chocolate pilot in Indonesia as it aims to improve the country’s cocoa production volumes and overall productivity.
Supermarkets in developed nations may soon introduce aisles dedicated to craft chocolate, similar to shelves devoted to fine wine, says Chocolat Madagascar.
The chocolate industry should report and reduce emissions in their cocoa logistics chain, which is contributing to air pollution and climate change, says The Smart Freight Centre.
Startup Mount Mayon has developed a special method for processing the pili nut for packaged goods - it enters the market as its raw material grows next to an erupting volcano that has displaced thousands.
Divine Chocolate has announced revenues of £14m ($20m) during the 2016-2017 period (17% YOY growth), the highest to date, with US sales passing $10m for the first time.
