Cadbury, the 194-year-old British company now owned by Mondelēz International, is launching a competition for a member of the public to create its next chocolate bar.
Raw Patisserie, makers of the Ridiculously Good raw chocolate brand, is taken out of insolvency by Lovechock, who has vowed to maintain the brand’s presence in the retail space.
Finnish chocolatier Goodio has developed a line of oat flakes-added chocolate bars ChocOat that contains 60% less sugar than traditional milk chocolate, such as Milkybar.
Half the major agriculture, fishery and forestry sustainability standards fail to show they improve the environment or the lives of poor farmers, new report claims.
The confectionery world has become crowded by dark chocolate made with single-origin cocoa beans, but Fine & Raw Chocolate has found its niche competitiveness by switching to thinner bars at 4mm each.
Candy companies should promote their Halloween items as early as next month on Amazon - otherwise they risk ‘missing the initial wave of traffic' said One Click Retail.
London start-up Kaakao managed to overcome texture and flavour challenges when sweetening its chocolate with dates instead of sugar but the regulatory challenge - the EU definition of chocolate - is proving to be more difficult.
Mondelēz plans to invest in Central and Eastern Europe by acquiring local brands in high-growth categories as these regions are showing a healthy growth trajectory, especially in the snacking space.
Following news of Anthony Bourdain's recent death, Good & Evil chocolate bars were suddenly pulled from its producer Éclat Chocolate’s website as owner Christopher Curtin said the decision was made out of respect towards the celebrity chef.
Candy and snacks company Hsu Fu Chi has struck a deal with China’s second largest e-commerce channel JD.com to improve its logistical efficiency by building an 'unbounded plant' in South China.
The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has identified 14,986 child labor cases on the cocoa farms in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana since 2012, but warned the reality could be a lot worse.
Hershey increased the percentage of its sustainable cocoa beans to 75% and reduced its packaging waste by 18.5 million pounds, or 74%, in 2017, according the company’s latest corporate social responsibility report.
Health conscious and influential consumers are changing expectations in the snacking category, driving innovation and marketing solutions as big brands and retailers struggle to keep up.
1-800-Flowers.com shows no regret a year after selling Fannie May to Ferrero, and recently noted its newly created Simply Chocolate has outperformed the Chicago-native chocolate brand.
Young leaders take to the stage at Chocovision 2018
Delegates from One Young World tell the conference more needs to be done on sustainability, poverty and equal rights if the chocolate industry is to survive.
Food giant Mars is using procurement to tackle some of the most significant social and environmental challenges facing the world today. FoodNavigator spoke to Barry Parkin, chief procurement and sustainability Officer at Mars, to find out more.
Biennial international conference for key business leaders and stakeholders will explore how technology and business interests can ensure a sustainable future for the chocolate industry.
Peeps maker, Just Born Quality Confections, has quietly divested French premium chocolate brand Cémoi, a move that might undermine the company’s reentry into the US chocolate scene.
The chocolate industry should support community-led buffer zones between tropical rainforest and cocoa farms to improve uneasy relations between farmers and their elephant neighbours, says a park manager in Ghana.
Hotel Chocolat has claimed victory in a dispute with Waitrose after the UK retail chain decided to stop producing chocolate slabs, which the confectioner claimed mimic its own.
Ferrero is set to overhaul the recipes of Butterfinger and Crunch bars after creating a new business unit by merging its recently acquired Ferrara and Nestlé’s US candy portfolio later this year.
Cranswick; WPO & Axion Polymers get vocal about plastic recycling
Cranswick fresh food producers has partnered with Waitrose, Iceland and Surfers Against Sewage, to drive debate and influence change of the single use of plastic.
American consumers may have to wait until next year to buy Ruby chocolate since Barry Callebaut’s latest creation doesn’t fit the FDA’s current definition of chocolate.
Far from being cocoa's poor cousin, carob powder is the ideal ingredient for healthy confectionery for kids, mimicking the "shine, snap and silky smooth texture" of milk chocolate without the stimulants caffeine and theobromine, says Supertreats...
MIA (Made In Africa) has launched a crowdfunding campaign via the Seedrs equity-based platform to raise £100K to expand, increase production, and fund equipment at its factory in Madagascar.
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has named the most innovative product award winners of 2018 at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago (May 22-May 24, 2018).
A trademark lawyer has weighed in on a debate where Hotel Chocolat has accused Waitrose of plagiarizing its registered curvy chocolate bar design, claiming it could potential win a legal dispute with the supermarket chain.
Turkey has become Nestlé’s fastest growing market in the Middle East, Europe and North America, with the firm set to plough in TRY 100m (US$22m) to expand capacity and build new plants.
