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Hotel Chocolat's factory in the east of England. Pic: Hotel Chocolat

Hotel Chocolat creates 140 manufacturing jobs in UK

UK premium brand Hotel Chocolat is recruiting 140 new permanent employees to start work at its state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Hadley Park, Huntingdon.

Ritter Sport enters the supermarket countline fast lane

German confectioner is set to introduce a range of mini impulse bars in the countline category (a consumer product that is supplied to retailers in packages of multiple items and sold individually to customers) for the first time.

See's Candies celebrates 100th birthday with a new Dark Salted Caramel Candy

See's Candies is continuing its centennial celebrations with the launch of a Dark Salted Caramel, described as a 'decadent duo of brown sugar caramel and dark chocolate, sprinkled with a dash of sea salt for the ultimate flavour combination'.

‘It cannot really be used with a clear conscience:’ Chocolate brand Fairafric on its decision to ditch aluminium foil for wood pulp alternative

The company has switched to a compostable film made of wood pulp.

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New Cocoa Fruit Lab in Cote d’Ivoire set up for women farmers to branch out

Strong consumer demand has given Hershey a sales lift in the second quarter. Pic: Hershey

Hershey sees ‘robust recovery’ in sales and earnings outlook

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Ghana launches forest engagement principles for Cocoa Sector

NOMO has boosted its vegan and free-from range. Pic: NOMO

NOMO expands its vegan and free-from range

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