Confectionery industry should become more diverse and transparent with a focus on sustainability to become more relevant to its modern consumers, young leaders tell National Confectioners Association at its annual meeting.
Impressive nutritional attributes continue to position almonds as a popular value-added inclusion in the clean label category, with it becoming the most used tree nut in global new product introductions in 2018, according to Innova Market Insights.
Montezuma has relaunched its entire chocolate range using recyclable, compostable or biodegradable packaging, to create what it claims is 100% sustainable packaging.
The National Confectioners Association (NCA), organizers of the Sweets & Snacks Expo, which is due to take place in Chicago in May, says it is 'closely monitoring developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation', but at present...
The European Union (EU) is the world’s largest importer of cocoa and cocoa products, and the EU Commission is considering European-wide action to reduce the impact on several sustainability issues, primarily child labor and deforestation
Ethical and premium chocolate brand MIA, short for Made In Africa, has announced a multi-faceted tree planting program in Madagascar to offset sea freight carbon emissions, rebuild lemur habitats and provide local populations with forest fruits.
Godiva launches The Lady Godiva Initiative to support charitable organizations that empower women around the world, to coincide with International Women's Day (March 8).
Company collaborated with confectioners to create the world’s first ever mint to actively reverse the process of tooth decay and erosion, and will now see its products in US dental surgeries and other outlets.
From the first plant-based, all-in-one snack bowl to healthy, on-the-go snacking and 100% safe-to-eat cookie dough, we celebrate the women making a difference in the snacks industry.
Cocoa production continues to drive deforestation. While the chocolate industry has largely lined up behind zero deforestation commitments, the complexities of indirect supply chains remain a significant challenge.
Nestlé has signed the European Plastics Pact, to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable and reduce its use of virgin plastics by one third by 2025.
In the financial year 2019, Lindt & Sprüngli achieved 'very solid sales growth, gained substantial market shares and once again grew faster than the overall chocolate market'.
The UK arm of the US multinational company has warned that customers might have to go without products including Maltesers, Galaxy bars and Minstrels for the foreseeable future due to the problem at one of its factories.
The role of category managers is evolving from a game of dominoes to chess, optimizing the retail experience to anticipate the next step in shopper behavior, said David Nolen, VP, category management at Hershey.
Indonesia-based commodities supplier says it is monitoring coronavirus threat but sees positive financial results for 2019 due to restructuring and a boost from cocoa and confectionery ingredients.
New research provided exclusively for ConfectioneryNews shows customers spent 56% more online on Hershey's chocolates during January 15 through Valentine's weekend.
National Confectioners Association president and CEO John Downs said the 2020 Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago is still going ahead, and the organization is working closely with the US government to monitor the on-going situation.
President and CEO plays the straight man this time as he sets out the organization’s agenda for the next five years and promises to act on cocoa sustainability, look at the issues around the CBD trend and maintain the confectionery industry’s image as...
Sweet Insights: State of Treating 2020 reinforces the NCA’s Always A Treat initiative that candy is a ‘permissible treat’, linked to emotional wellbeing and enjoyed by all generations, delegates at the NCA’s State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) in...
Nestlé International Travel Retail is expanding its KitKat, Swiss chocolate and After Eight portfolio across airports, which it will debut at the Summit of the Americas in Orlando.
