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Chocolate shrinking lifts overall UK consumer prices

By Oliver Nieburg

Confectionery downsizing was a big contributor to higher UK consumer prices in October, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), as big players like Mars, Mondelez and Nestlé cut chocolate pack sizes.

Meiji blames heat wave for chocolate slump

By Oliver Nieburg

Japan’s second largest confectioner Meiji pointed the finger at hot weather conditions for chocolate sales declines in its half year results.