Barry Callebaut plans new factory in Turkey
Barry Callebaut has announced that it will construct a new factory in Turkey to tap into rising chocolate consumption in the market.
Archives for November 2, 2012
Hershey sued over alleged child labor abuses
The Hershey Company faces a lawsuit from a shareholder that claims it uses cocoa produced through unlawful child labor in West Africa.
Mondelēz Canada to chew over 550 jobs after biscuit factory closure
Mondelēz Canada has announced plans to close its Lakeshore Bakery in the West End of Toronto in the third quarter of 2013 with 550 jobs hit.
Cambodians file complaint with US government vs American Sugar Refining over ‘land-grabbing’ deal
Cambodian villagers who claim they were illegally evicted from their land to make way for a sugar plantation that supplies American Sugar Refining (Domino Sugar), have filed a complaint with a US government office that handles alleged breaches of OECD...
Watchdog pokes fun at Toblerone’s labelling
Claims on a Toblerone label have met with the wrath of Australia’s consumer watchdog, Choice, to the point that the chocolate bar is the only food to make it into the 2012 Choice Shonky Awards.
Trade association highlights packaging innovation
Breakthroughs in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, colour changing film and packaging designed to extend shelf life are some of the latest innovations highlighted by the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association.