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The aluminium foil wrapped Santas. Poho: Alufoil

Alufoil sees 1% rise in chocolate Santas wrapped in aluminium foil

Alufoil (The European Aluminium Foil Association) says it has seen a 1% rise in chocolate Santas wrapped in aluminium foil.

CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS: Mike Stevens, Master of Mints, Peppersmith

Peppersmith, don’t ask where the name came from, make sugar free mints and gum using a ‘clever little plant based ingredient called xylito’. Mike Stevens is co-founder and ‘Master of Mints’ and he tells why his company is blowing fresh air into the gum...

‘World-class quality’: Barry Callebaut extends partnership with Garudafood in bid to conquer Indonesian chocolate market

Barry Callebaut has extended its partnership with Indonesian food and beverage giant Garudafood, with an eye on capturing a bigger share of country’s chocolate market.

LoeschPack sees demand for hermetically sealed bars of chocolate in hotter countries

Packaging machinery specialist LoeschPack has updated its RCB-HS wrapping head machine and says it has seen a rise in hermetically sealed bars of chocolate in hotter countries.

UK Court of Appeal rules against Cadbury in color purple trademark dispute

Company still owns trademark for Pantone 2685C for chocolate bars and tablets, but attempts to widen the shade to other products rejected, leaving it open to challenges from rival Nestlé.

Popular right now: Our top five confectionery and chocolate stories on social media

From top predictions for 2019, Nutella ‘jar wars’ and Fairtrade’s new price rises, here we reveal the top five stories trending across our social media channels this week.

KitKat Japan hits 350 flavour milestone with matcha taking top sales spot

KitKat Japan has launched more than 350 new KitKat flavours over the past 45 years, and Nestlé Japan, the manufacturer of KitKat in Japan, has pledged to maintain its innovation focus.