News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Safety and sustainability concerns from the food packaging sector are driving increased demand for virgin fibre folding boxboard, said M-real as it announced plans to increase it capacity for the material by 70,000 tons per annum (t/a).
An explosion in Fairtrade chocolate sales last year in Australia has seen it overtake coffee to become the biggest selling Fairtrade certified product in that market, said the organisation behind the standard.
Finnish ingredients and branded foods player Raisio – the owner of the stanol-cholesterol reduction brand Benecol, will continue seeking acquisitions, it announced in its 2010 financial statement that saw EBIT come in at €19.4m for the year.