Company also announces strategic partnership with Save the Children through a €8m project to further scale and strengthen activities to protect children.
Cadbury has joined up with Age UK, and will be removing the branding on 10 million of its iconic Cadbury Dairy Milk bars and replacing it with quotes of unexpected stories from older people about the lives they’ve led.
Hershey is setting Twizzlers’ fans with a mystery to solve this year by asking them to guess the flavour of a new version when it becomes available nationwide beginning this spring.
Paul Chibe, President and CEO of Ferrero North America, is the new Chairman of the National Confectioners Association Board of Trustees for a two-year term. In an exclusive ConfectioneryNews podcast, Chibe talks about his 30 years of experience within...
Nestlé is set to close its factory in Wiri, a suburb of Auckland on the north island of New Zealand, with the loss of 45 jobs, local media has reported.
Ferrero has unveiled limited-edition Easter products from its classic portfolio along with a Kinder Kalendar, as an online destination featuring daily activities to help families countdown to spring and Easter.
Nestlé has claimed it has completed the majority of its public commitments with the release of its 2020 Creating Shared Value (CSV) and Sustainability Report.
The Hershey Company, which sells Cadbury products in the US under licence from Cadbury UK Ltd, has announced the winner of its 2021 Cadbury Bunny Competition – and it’s a frog called Betty!
US-based global snacking heavyweight Mondelēz International taps into the mass appeal of protein bars as it acquires a significant majority interest in the UK's leading protein bar brand Grenade.
Innovative partnership puts Mars Wrigley at forefront of sustainable packaging movement with eco-friendly technology made from nature that biodegrades in soil and oceans.
Mondelēz International’s innovation and venture hub has launched CoLab, a collaborative programme for US-based early-stage better-for-you snack brands to drive mutual growth.
Nestlé has announced news of a 100% cocoa fruit chocolate bar made under its Les Recettes de L’Atelier brand, available for now in France and the Netherlands with other European markets to follow.
In celebration of International Day of Forests on March 21, Ferrara's Black Forest, a candy and snack brand inspired by real forests, has announced its purpose commitment to become a sustainable brand.
Mondelēz International is removing more than 6.4 million plastic windows from its chocolate eggs this Easter, taking 5.4 tonnes of plastic out of the environment and making the packaging easier for consumers to recycle.
The Oreo maker has snapped up the Australian company – which holds a strong position in the attractive premium biscuit and cracker category – for an undisclosed amount from Sydney-based private equity firm CPE Capital.
Mondelēz International has pledged to increase its commitment to reduce use of virgin plastics in its packaging, as part of the confectionery giant’s ongoing environmental efforts across its portfolio.
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has announced that Paul Chibe, President and CEO of Ferrero North America, will assume the role of Chairman of the NCA Board of Trustees for a two-year term that begins immediately.
Nestle Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is striving to create more innovative products for the region, following the launch of Quality Street dates, while also pledging to double down on its sustainability efforts.
Nestlé Toll House is aiming to keep the home baking trend alive by introducing a ‘smart’ digital human that it claims will answer all of a home baker’s questions.
Swiss premium chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli said it is aiming for 6-8% organic sales growth this year after the pandemic hits key areas of its business with net profit falling 37.5% to 320.1 million Swiss francs ($349.53 million) in 2020.
Mondelēz-owned Intercontinental Great Brands has filed a trademark infringement case in the Delhi High Court against Parle Products over allegedly copying Mondelez’s iconic Oreo cookie.
The global confectionery giant said it will invest in renewable energy and land-use initiatives, target 100% of its plastic packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2030 and announced a no-deforestation policy.
Mars Wrigley and Wakefern introduce robot technology to enhance the in-store shopping experience and drive engagement by bringing checkout items to people in other parts of the store.
KitKat maker said net profit for the year was CHF 12.23bn ($13.65 bn), above analysts’ expectations of CHF11.97bn, due to a boom in health, plant-based and petfood. Sales fell to CHF84.34bn from CHF92.57bn the previous year.
Multi-national cocoa companies Nestlé, Cargill, Barry Callebaut USA LLC, Mars, Olam, Hershey and Mondelēz have been named as defendants in a federal class action lawsuit in the United States on behalf of eight Malian boys who have alleged they were used...
Mars Wrigley, part of Mars, Incorporated, has published its cocoa human rights report with renewed efforts to address root causes of child and forced labour in the cocoa sector.
Nestlé has revealed it will change its farming practices with suppliers in the way its food is produced and will transition to regenerative agriculture to benefit nature and improve farmer incomes in order to reach its 2050 net-zero climate goal.
Mondelēz SnackFutures – the company's innovation and venture hub – has launched CoLab, a "startup engagement" program, targeting snack brands in the wellness space as the global snacking giant digs deeper into the startup community.
Ferrero Rocher is offering eight individuals in the US the chance to win a $400 gift card and a 30-minute tele-consultation session with lifestyle influencer and gifting expert Alison Deyette (@alisondeyette) “to ensure this year's Valentine's...
In a challenging environment for all of the food industry, Mondelēz International posted net revenue growth of 5.6% and increased gross profit by $113m for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2020.
Regulators in Brussels have opened a formal antitrust investigation to find out if Mondelez International has restricted competition by hindering the cross-border trade of its products in the EU.
Hershey-owned Whatchamacallit brand's first new chocolate offering in a decade has been named the Whozeewhatzit after a competition called on fans to submit their most creative naming ideas for the new bar.
A spokesperson for Ferrero has told ConfectioneryNews that it did not ask Sainsbury’s to remove four ‘look-alike’ chocolate bars produced by disruptor brand Tony’s Chocolonely to highlight the use of child labour in the cocoa sector.
Nestlé’s Smarties is set to become the first global confectionery brand to switch to recyclable paper packaging, eliminating approximately 250 million plastic packs sold worldwide every year.
‘Waning demand’ caused by the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in luxury chocolatier Godiva announcing it will close all its retail outlets in North America and Canada by the end of March this year.
Ferrero's 2021 Valentine's Day line-up includes new offerings and upgrades to favourites from Ferrero Rocher, Golden Gallery, Butterfinger, Crunch, Tic Tac and Kinder Joy, the company has announced.
Mondelēz International’s UK headquarters has been honoured with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, which recognises the Best Places to Work in Britain in 2021.
Black Lives Matter supporters may not be taking to the streets or grabbing headlines as often as they were last summer, but the social and racial injustices that drove them their persist, which is why KIND Healthy Snacks is deepening its commitment to...
Confectionery giant has announced it has launched a new 100 calorie or less range of its popular Mars, Snickers and Twix bars to meet consumer demands for less sugar in their favourite chocolate bars.
Despite coconut oil being just a minor ingredient in some of Lindt & Sprüngli’s products, a raw material risk assessment highlighting sustainability challenges has prompted the chocolate maker to act.
The owner of the Oreo and Ritz brands, among others, is taking another step in its strategy to enhance its snack portfolio with healthier fare by acquiring the remaining shares it does not already own in Hu Master Holdings.
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.
