News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Is sustainability under threat?
In December, the EU provisionally agreed on a new regulation to ensure that supply chains are free from processes and products that cause deforestation, in an already volatile period, will the new legislation place more pressure on sustainability in the...
Is sustainability under threat?
Cargill’s commitment to cocoa sustainability stretches back to 2000, when it began offering seminars to cocoa farmers. Kate Clancy has been with Cargill and working in sustainability since 2011, taking up her recent position of Group Sustainability...
Is sustainability under threat?
Despite numerous government and industry pledges to reduce deforestation in Ghana, forest loss in the West African country remains high, claims Mighty Earth.
IRCA – a portfolio company of private equity firm Advent International – has signed a definitive agreement to procure the Sweet Ingredients Portfolio of the Dublin-headquartered global provider of taste and nutrition solutions for the food, beverage and...
Veganuary
Global Vegan Ice Cream Market is poised to grow by $1.5bn from 2023 to 2026, according to analysts, accelerating at a CAGR of 11%. The market is driven by expanding the global vegan population base, new product launches, and the health benefits of a...
Insights
This is the third year that Barry Callebaut has produced its ‘Top Chocolate Trends’ and according to its proprietary research of from August 2022, 71% of global consumers agree that when they want to celebrate, they choose something with chocolate in it.
Commodities
Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa-growing country, has forecast 750,000 tonnes of cocoa production in the 2022-2023 crop season.
Singapore chocolate firm Tatgu used the pandemic to press ahead with innovation across its low-sugar and -GI, and high-calcium product ranges, as it seeks to meet soaring demand for better-for-you treats.