Sustainability
Lake Champlain Chocolates expands its Fair Trade Certified products
Best-Selling Five Star Bar receives ethical certificate and supports New England company’s sustainability vision.
Archives for October 24, 2018
Facility investment
Kinder Joy maker Ferrero pumps $9m into New Jersey facility expansion
The Italian confectionery giant has invested $9m to expand its facility in Franklin Township, Somerset, New Jersey.
WCF conference, Sao Paulo
Mondelēz International launches its Cocoa Life program in Brazil to help its sustainable cocoa supply
Announcement made at WCF conference in Sao Paulo. Cocoa Life will bring economic and social development for Brazilian cocoa farmers and their families while reforesting degraded land in the Amazon rainforest.
Executives on the move / financial results
Nestlé Zone Asia CEO steps down after firm posts nine-month sales growth
Nestlé Zone Asia, Oceania and Sub-Saharan Africa (AOA) CEO, Wan Ling Martello, will leave the KitKat maker as well as its group executive board by the end of 2018.
Hershey launches Kisses chocolate in India as part of $50m investment to expand footprint
Hershey has launched its iconic Kisses chocolate brand in India as part of the $50m investment to further expand its footprint.
Video
Watch - Spotlight on South America from the World Cocoa Foundation Conference
Ahead of the World Cocoa Federation conference in Sao Paulo we look at what Latin America has to offer in terms of cocoa production, quality, sustainability and diversity, and why it could become the 'epicentre of a cocoa revolution'.