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Michel Arrion, executive director at ICCO, opens the debate at Chocoa 2019 in Amsterdam

Chocoa 2019: The economics and politics of cocoa

The seventh Chocoa Conference in Amsterdam got straight down to business on the opening day, with discussions ranging from deforestation, child labor and famer incomes.

London Chocolate comes to Chocoa on a mission

Bean-to-bar brand says ‘chocoisseurs’ the big trend of 2019, and that Europe still has some catching up to do with United States.

Godiva to sell select assets to MBK Partners to fuel business growth

Godiva Chocolatier, owned by Yildiz Holding, is selling select assets to MBK Partners as part of a global strategy to grow the business fivefold.

Bartek to expand its products & packages in 2019 to meet market demand

Bartek Ingredients, which produces malic and fumaric acid for beverages, confectionery and baked goods, has completed a 4,000 ton/year capacity increase of its malic acid production facilities, in Canada.

Glanbia Nutritionals strikes deal to acquire Watson Inc

Glanbia Nutritionals - a $1.4bn nutritional ingredients and cheese business - has struck a deal to acquire Watson, a Connecticut-based manufacturer and supplier of custom nutrient premixes, bakery ingredients, edible films and material conditioning products.