News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
The Mentos maker Perfetti van Melle (PVM) USA will expand its manufacturing plant near Erlanger, Kentucky, with an $11m investment, adding 70 new full-time jobs to the state.
Today the European Parliament voted to implement tough new palm oil resolutions, which if enforced would see its elimination from use in biofuels and enforce stricter regulations on production and certification throughout the continent.
August Storck, has introduced a caramel product with a chocolate filling to the US under its Werther’s Original brand.
Supplement chocolate firm Healthy Chocolate Florida plans to expand beyond medical supply and into traditional retail.
Pretium Packaging will close a plant in Seymour, Indiana, US, in May, axing 55 jobs.
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched an anti-trust investigation into alleged corrugated sheet and packaging fraud in Italy.