News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Nuts
In what has been an extraordinary year for innovation at cocoa supplier Barry Callebaut, which has seen new product launches with its 100% dairy-free M_LK Chocolate, Mona Lisa 3D printing for the gourmet industry and the range of Cabosse Naturals 100%...
For today’s consumers ‘clean label’ is less about the ingredients featured back-of-pack and more about what isn’t listed, be it preservatives, genetically modified ingredients or artificial sweeteners, according to L.E.K. Consulting.
Cocoa
Cote d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producing country, has called the move by Hershey to reportedly buy 30,000 tonnes of cheap beans from the ICE New York futures exchange an attempt to derail plans for the Living Income Differential (LID) set up to...
Guest article
Lifestyle changes are redefining the packaging sector. Along with the increased lean towards the snackification of mealtimes – ‘grazing’ on snacks throughout the day – consumers are also demanding more convenient, timely and portable solutions. Mike...
Research
New study, published in Scientific Reports, is the first to recognize the cognitive effects of flavanols in young, healthy participants and the link with brain activity.