Public health campaigner Action on Sugar and Action on Salt has fleshed out the details on the interventionist measures it wants adopted in the UK to combat obesity and improve the nation’s health.
The European Cocoa Association (ECA) has announced Cargill president of Cocoa & Chocolate, Harold Poelma, as the new chairman of the Association for the next two years, effective immediately.
Better-for-you Icelandic brand Good Good – which produces no sugar added products, including keto and diabetic-friendly snacks, spreads and stevia drops – has closed a Series A round of investment.
Skittles is giving up its rainbow through the end of June to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and highlight that only #OneRainbow matters during Pride month.
The donation includes two ventilators, complementing the 18 ordered by the government in addition to the four already available in this West African country of 25 million inhabitants, and the world’s largest cocoa producer.
Use of barcoded cocoa bags and digital Cooperative Management Systems (CMS), means 50% of sustainable cocoa beans in its direct supply chain are now traceable from farm-to-factory, Cargill claims.
Swiss manufacturer claims it has developed a new era of moulding with the launch of its ChocoX (pronounced Choco Cross) system that combines ‘flexibility and agility in production and hygienic design, resulting in significantly lower operational costs’.
Mars Wrigley Australia has announced it has made a cash donation of AU$40,612 ($26,000) to a national suicide prevention charity to help the organization cope with a surge in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the release of the confectionery giant’s Snacking Made Right Report, Pieters discusses life in lockdown, how the group is looking after its farmers on the ground and why 100% sustainable cocoa is achievable.
Ferrero USA, part of the Ferrero Group, has announced that Michael Zacharias has joined the organization as vice president, trade marketing and category management, USA.
CAOBISCO, the Association of the Chocolate, Biscuits & Confectionery Industries of Europe, has called on the EU and UK authorities to extend free trade agreement (FTA) talks fearing a balanced trade agreement could be jeopardised because of the COVID-19...
A new ad-spot on TV and social media created by Hershey's in-house agency addresses one of the side-effects of mask wearing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Olam Cocoa has announced a package of support to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and important medical supplies to its cocoa farming communities tackling COVID-19 across central and West Africa.
A major new landscape study commissioned into the cocoa sector in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire by Mondelēz International’s Cocoa Life in conjunction with The Fairtrade Foundation has discovered that at least 800,000 farmers are being targeted more than...
The German confectionery industry has not been immune to the coronavirus pandemic with more than half of medium-sized companies reporting a decline in sales in the first quarter of 2020, according to research by the Federal Association of the German Confectionery...
Sales growth in most snack and nutritional bar segments – categories associated with convenience, on-the-go consumption and sports - has dropped sharply since coronavirus hit, with the biggest drops in performance nutrition (-20% in March/April), meal...
The Cocoa Association of Asia (CAA) and its partners have donated more than 28,000 chocolate, hot chocolate drinks and snack items to healthcare and other frontline workers through an initiative managed by Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the National Centre...
Marika van Santvoort, founder of Pacha de Cacao, explains to ConfectioneryNews the benefits of cacao juice, not only for health-conscious western consumers, but also as potential extra revenue for cocoa farmers who are struggling on low incomes.
The use of cocoa in plant-based NPD, adventurous flavour combinations, the popularity of single origin products and ‘healthier’ products are gaining momentum in Asia’s cocoa market.
Virtual movement featuring TikTok megastar Jason Coffee and family aims to foster social connection while brand donates chocolates to hospital workers.
Flavorchem, a provider of ingredient and color solutions for the food industry, has released a report on quarantine snacking trends taking place in North America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Smallholder farmers in Africa are particularly at risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Julie Greene, VP, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at agri-food giant Olam.
While COVID-19 has upended the status quo for the entire food industry from growers and distributors, to retailers and consumers, it has also exposed the lack of resiliency within the food supply chain to handle something as disruptive as a global pandemic,...
Divine Chocolate was established in 1998 by a co-operative of cocoa farmers in Ghana that owns 44% of the company and shares in its profit and is known as the ‘Chocolate that Champions Women’.
The international supplier fair for the sweets and snacks industry - staged parallel to ISM – is monitoring current developments on the coronavirus pandemic and has extended its early bird offer for the 2021 event until 29 May 2020 in order to give exhibitors...
Eliminating deforestation in cocoa-producing regions such a Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire is a challenge, and one that requires more resources, says Violaine Berger, senior program manager of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative at the Sustainable Trade Initiative.
With the cancellation of this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, Tomra Food solutions is offering its skill and guidance regarding confectionery sorting solutions online.
In May 2017, Sweets & Snacks Expo, the largest candy and snack show in North America, celebrated its 20th anniversary; here, we look back at its history and hear about plans for the 2021 show.
Multi-national food company has published its 2019 Snacking Made Right Report, highlighting the company’s significant progress towards achieving its 2025 sustainable and mindful snacking goals.
Fairtrade says the funding is in place to support farmers, workers and communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic to meet long-term and short-term needs.
An official report funded by the US Department of Labor and due out at the end of June assessing progress in reducing child labor in cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana has found the proportion of children engaged in dangerous child labor in cocoa...
Breakout chocolate brand Prodigy has announced two new bars: Coconut Cahoots and Peanut & Caramel Cahoots, along with the slogan: ‘Eat No Evil’, to reinforce its clean-eating, plant-based products with plastic-free packaging.
India’s leading biscuits and confectionery manufacturer has changed the ‘kissing couple’ logo for its iconic Kismi brand to educate people on the need for social distancing to stay safe during the pandemic crisis.
Nestlé has announced that it is to co-fund a new chair for sustainable materials at the EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland, together with Logitech, SIG and other industry partners.
Former pastry chef and Nestlé senior confiseur publishes new book that bridges food art and science. He tells ConfectioneryNews about the idea behind his latest publication.
Couverture and socially aware chocolate maker Guittard is providing resources and donations to help give back to the community via its Make it Sweet Program.
New initiative builds on other industry efforts to help cocoa farmers respond to coronavirus pandemic and is backed by more than 30 companies and organizations.
Japan is still in the early adoption phase of sustainable confectionery, but there is plenty of potential for it to go mainstream, according to consumer research from Barry Callebaut.
The National Confectioners Association – organisers of the Sweets & Snacks Expo – has published a new report, entitled Sweet Insights: State of Treating 2020.
Despite the cancellation of the physical event this year, industry professionals can still take a deep dive into the industry with the Sweets & Snacks Expo’s Sweet Insights Unwrapped Series.
Cacao-Trace, Belcolade & Puratos’ sustainable cocoa sourcing programme, is ensuring its farmers are given financial help and practical support to hep fight COVID-19 in their communities.
Union Process has announced it has designed and manufactured the ‘Q2’ series circulation grinding Attritor for Chocolate Creations, based in Hartville, Ohio.
