News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Mars Inc hopes to make a positive contribution to the livelihoods of smallholder cocoa farmers. The chocolate giant is trialling two new programmes that aim to address some of the structural issues that stand in the way of living incomes in cocoa....
Food safety
Mars Wrigley US and Canada has issued a voluntary recall of its gummy candies, advising there could be a thin metal strand inside the candies or loose in the bag.
Food safety
An investigation by Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) has concluded that 62 people were infected with salmonella after consuming Kinder chocolate products made at a Ferrero factory in Arlon, Belgium, in April.
Sustainability
The Oreo and Cadbury owner has published its 2021 Snacking Made Right Report, which highlights progress against its short- and long-term ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) goals.
Sustainability
Peru is the world's ninth largest cocoa producer (roughly 71,175 tons a year) and the world’s largest organic cocoa producer, and it is now on a mission to develop a deforestation-free supply chain by 2025, making it ready for new European market...