From the WCF and Tony’s Chocolonely hosting fantastic events online, Barry Callebaut launching ground-breaking 3D-printing and the NCA’s John Downs steadying the ship in Florida as the coronavirus begins to swirl around the confectionery industry, we...
The food sector – and society more generally – needs to take a joined-up approach to issues around plastics, pollution, food safety and waste, Dow Packaging and Specialty’s Sustainability Director Jeff Wooster tells FoodNavigator. “These issues are interconnected;...
With Covid-19 enforced restrictions delaying the judging, virtual and in-person tastings have been conducted by leading names in the chocolate sector over the course of the last eight weeks.
Mondelēz International has said its sustainable packaging progress has been highlighted in the UK Plastics Pact Report as the company makes progress towards its long-term vision of zero net waste packaging.
There are new rules for businesses and citizens from 1 January 2021 – and companies in the food sector have been urged to act now to be ready if new trading rules between the UK and EU come into force at the beginning of 2021.
As the pandemic continues to upend life, the products that will stand out next year will be those that address the consumer’s need for comfort, immunity and mental health, according to Saage Insights 2021 Trend Report.
Confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has revealed that it will be taking a ‘present forward, future back’ strategy to increasing its presence in markets it has classified as ‘Global Emerging Markets (GEM)’ after a recent structural reorganisation to form...
Vegan specialists, Freedom Confectionery, has announced it is launching the first chocolate coated vegan gummy bar on the confectionery market – with the help of social media sensation Pusheen The Cat.
Global confectionery brand, the Ferrero Group has announced it is buying UK healthy snack company Eat Natural the maker of high-quality cereal bars, toasted muesli and granola, for an undisclosed sum.
Barry Callebaut has announced that Francisco Migoya is to become its USA Cacao Barry Ambassador, as the lead chef for cocoa farming sustainability in support of the Cocoa Horizons Foundation.
British chocolate maker, Hames Chocolates, has shared its top five chocolate predictions for 2021, as the UK prepares to leave the European Union – deal or no deal.
The clean label trend is evolving. Tomorrow’s consumers will not just seek out clean labels, but will want to buy from brands with a ‘clean conscience’, according to market insight firm Mintel.
With US cookie demand soaring by 25% since the beginning of the outbreak, if Americans haven’t stocked up by now, they may have to forgo the crunchy treat for Christmas, contends TopData.
Given the unprecedented upheaval of this year, predicting ingredients trends for 2021 might seem a risky business, writes Wouter Stomph, North America Head of Product Development & Innovation, Olam Cocoa, as he explains why the whole won’t be greater...
Chocolate consumption in China still lags behind its neighbours in the confectionery category, but it is increasingly finding flavour through innovation in local cuisine – including steamed buns and even rice.
Design consultants P&W have helped Ferrero launch its Kinder products for the festive season, including: Kinder Chocolate Happy Advent Calendar, Kinder Chocolate Happy Bag and Kinder Chocolate Mini Advent Calendar.
Yowie says it is intending to ‘Sweeten the Season’ this Christmas with a series of special gifts, free activities for families and discounts on its popular surprise-inside chocolate eggs.
Drawing from primary field research from the culinary and non-food world, Sensient Flavors has identified Strega (an Italian herbal liqueur), oud (a raw wood scent formed from a parasitic tree mold), and Ispahan (a classic Parisian dessert combining rose,...
Increased consumption of flavanols – molecules that are particularly abundant in cocoa beans – can increase your ‘mental agility’, fresh research suggests.
I am a cocoa farmer: Daniel Aboagye, Western Region, Ghana
In the third of her occasional 'I am a cocoa farmer series', cocoa scholar Kristy Leissle talks to Daniel Aboagye, who is not only a farmer but a recorder, or purchasing clerk, for the Kuapa Kokoo licensed cocoa buying company (LBC), so he has...
Following on from its successful Halloween campaign, which managed to keep candy and chocolate at the foremost of consumers’ minds while celebrating the season safely, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) says sweet treats will also play a responsible...
Hershey is to invest $1.5m in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), America’s largest organisation exclusively representing the Black College Community to establish a scholarship endowment, with the goal to increase the figure to $3m over the next...
From Advent calendars to edible snowmen and cannabis creations … it is the most chocolately time of year and we look at some of the best from UK makers.
Ingredient developer Phenolaeis has joined the ranks of companies that find white-label ready prototypes are the name of the game as it launches a chocolate product featuring its Palm Fruit Extract ingredient.
Premium packaging and label design, unique brand backstories, and products that evoke novelty and excitement are highly-sought-after product attributes for craft chocolate consumers, according to research conducted by food scientists in Penn State’s College...
Milestone highlighted in company’s Forever Chocolate Progress Report 2019-20, marking its progress towards the goal of ‘making sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025’.
Cote d’Ivoire has announced it has lifted its suspension on cocoa sustainability schemes run by Hershey, in the latest twist in the ‘cheap beans’ row that has threatened to jeopardise the delicate relationship between the big chocolate companies and cocoa-growing...
BLC has launched a shea-based premium cocoa butter equivalent. It says the nutritionally balanced ingredient will support food manufacturers to meet consumer demand for health-conscious and sustainable options that don’t compromise on taste and quality.
A star-studded list of ‘serious friends’, including rapper Pharrell Williams and actor Idris Elba, joined the Dutch ethical chocolate brand at a virtual fairground meeting full of razzmatazz and meaning, watched by choco fans around the globe.
The Mondelez brand is becoming an official sponsor of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation in 2021 to help its efforts in building a braver and kinder world.
Sales of Cote d’Ivoire’s cocoa crop are the worst in decades, industry sources say, as COVID-19 drives down global demand for chocolate and the controversial Living Income Differential (LID) increases the price of its, and neighbouring Ghana’s, cocoa...
New supplements brand, FIGHT, has partnered with leading UK food redistribution charity, FareShare, in order to support its efforts in tackling hunger across the country.
IFF Health, part of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc, has announced a new partnership with DolCas Biotech, to market the sale of Curcugen, a next-gen, all-natural turmeric extract for both the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries.
In this special CN Q&A, Holly Finnegan, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor at Ashbury, experts in product regulatory issues and labelling compliance, looks at the fast-growing CBD market, the complicated regulatory situation and lack of labelling enforcement...
After two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector, cocoa farming communities are still battling the effects of poverty, child labour and deforestation, the new report highlights.
European discount supermarket Lidl has announced a new deal with Fairtrade America to offer US customers a unique private label chocolate bar that contributes to a living income for cocoa farmers.
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have carried out their threat to cancel Hershey’s cocoa sustainability schemes in their countries, accusing the US giant of trying to avoid paying the cocoa Living Income Differential (LID) premium aimed at combating farmer poverty...
Malaysian candy brand Big Foot has expanded its wildly successful Himalaya Salt candy range with a ginger lemon flavour in response to consumer demand for a ‘warmer’ option.