Summary: Lindt & Sprüngli Group anticipates continued organic growth of 5-7% for the full financial year. It also expects the operating profit margin (EBIT) to improve by 20-40 basis points in the full year, in line with the mid- to long-term target...
Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls has secured its first major order for the US to supply $64,000 of sweets to Cost Plus World Market, which has 257 speciality/import retail outlets across America.
Expected to open in mid-2020, the supplier broke ground this week on the Baramati facility, which will produce 30k tons of chocolate and compound annually.
Nude Chocolate enters functional chocolate niche with launch of premium bars infused with ‘super blends’ of herbs and Reishi, a medicinal mushroom in Asian culture.
AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) kicked off its AIPIA China Summit in Shanghai last week (July 18-19) setting out the advantages of active and intelligent packaging technologies for many sectors of Chinese manufacturing....
Brazilian chocolate maker Casa Lasevicius has launched four new bean-to-bar chocolates in partnership with NGO Solidaridad using almonds from Tuerê, one of the largest settlements of family farmers located in the Amazon region of Brazil.
Chocolates from South and Central America ruled this year’s bean-to-bar competition, which for the first time featured special recognition of innovation in craft chocolate.
How can reformulation be implemented technologically? Answers will be provided at Europe’s largest sweets and snack fare when it reconvenes in Cologne in February.
ConfectioneryNews spoke with three facets of the industry – a leading certifier, a boutique producer, and a nonprofit – to understand the potential efficacy of higher prices paid to farmers.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard on sustainable cocoa will help mainstream ethical cocoa, says the chair of the standard, while an NGO worries uptake will be limited.
Company cited ‘uncertain global business environment’ when it released its latest results this week but pledged to accelerate investment in key markets and sustainable supply chains.
