PLAYin Choc’s educational, ethical chocolate – packed in a recyclable toy box – has entered more than 1,000 stores, garnered £250k ($309k) in funding, and now has two industry pros on its side.
The UK’s biggest Christmas confectionery brand is also downsizing with the announcement that the assortment collection will be available in seasonal 650g tubs, as opposed to last year’s 720g offering.
YAAR has seen demand rise for its on-the-go dairy snacks with a listing in Ocado, four months after launching in Sainsbury’s and Whole Foods Market, in the UK.
Goupie chewy chocolate, has swapped its recyclable plastic packaging to a compostable alternative, working with its supplier to come up with a design, which shows the consumer how to dispose of it correctly.
Ahead of the National Confectioners Association’s ‘annual fly-in and Washington Forum’, CEO John Downs outlines some of the major issues affecting its members and explains why the confectionery industry is crucial to the American economy.
Taxing high sugar snacks – such as sweets, cakes and biscuits – may be more effective at reducing obesity than taxing sugary drinks, according to a new study published in the BMJ.
The new premium line features Ghanaian chocolate in semisweet and ‘extra dark’ morsels. Plus, Nestlé boards the unicorn train with pink and blue-swirled chips.
The all-in-one tabletop machine completes each step of the chocolate making process – from nib to conching to cooling – yielding a final product of real chocolate in about two hours, with the help of a digital recipe and guidance app.
Biens Chocolate Centerpieces (Biens CC) dessert catering services for corporations in New York, is launching a Bien, chocolate cake truffle, patented “Bien Towers” for holiday gifts for customers or clients.
UK confectioner run by husband-and-wife team Brian and Leanne Crowther, who claim to have beaten Mars and Nestlé to become the first company in the sector to move into plastic-free packaging, is furthering its environmental commitment.
World for Brexit (W4B) specifically calls out cocoa tariffs on its homepage, but FullFact.org – and World Trade Organization data – refutes the alleged 30% duty.
With legalization, THC and CBD products will land in previously out-of-reach retail channels – and the opportunities are unprecedented, says IRI and BDS Analytics, a cannabinoid research firm.
