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Chocolate fashion comes to Paris in October. Pic: Salon du Chocolat

Salon du Chocolat Paris announces highlights for 2022

Organisers of the Paris Salon du Chocolat has announced details of this year’s event, which takes place at the Expo Porte de Versailles from October 28 to November 1,

Hershey named one of the best companies to work for in US

Confectionery giant’s reputation for justice, pride and leadership have been hailed by its employees as particular strengths for the company, leading it to be ‘Certified by Great Place to Work’ in its US business operations.

Punk’d Protein brings ‘anarchy’ to the UK snack market

Disruptor brand Punk’d Protein is set to revolutionise the British snacking market with a range of snacking bars, flapjacks and cookies that offers natural ingredients with a healthy dose of added protein.

Low-fat milk recorded the highest yearly price increase from across the food category at 34%. Image: GettyImages/SolStock

UK food inflation soars to 14-year high, and dairy products are hardest hit

Fresh milk and butter were key contributors from a list of dairy products that have pushed inflation in the food category, fuelling a higher overall CPI index than analysts had expected.

ADM teams up with New Culture to scale up animal-free dairy platform

New Culture, a startup producing casein proteins (minus the cows) via microbial fermentation to make mozzarella and other dairy products has announced a strategic partnership with global ingredients giant ADM to scale up its animal-free dairy operation.