Easter bunny boils over rising chocolate prices
Near record-high cocoa butter prices have driven up the cost of chocolate production by as much as 20%; a price hike that will likely be seen on shelf, according to commodity analysts Mintec.
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Chocolatiers back project for world’s first certified sustainable hazelnuts
UTZ Certified has begun a three-year initiative to develop a certified sustainable hazelnut supply in Turkey, which accounts for 70% of global production.
Chewing the fat: Calorie perception of hard and soft food differs
People perceive foods that are hard to have fewer calories than soft equivalents, according to new research published in the Journal of Consumer Research.