Kokoma! Artisanal Chocolate has been launched in India by Harbinger Foods with an aspiration to create an ‘Indian, world-class, luxurious chocolate brand’.
Tony’s Chocolonely has announced a new collaboration beer with BrewDog, the world’s first carbon negative brewer, as it continues to disrupt the chocolate industry and ‘make the world a better place, one beer and one bar at a time’.
Two years since its impressive launch in San Francisco, Barry Callebaut’s global brand, Cacao Barry, has announced the release of its first couverture chocolate made from 100% pure cacaofruit for chefs and food artisans.
Premium UK chocolate brand Firetree has responded to the home baking trend that has swept the country since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic by launching ‘Create with Firetree’.
Premium chocolatier Godiva is set to paint New York City pink with a specially commissioned sampling truck negotiating Manhattan’s streets as part of its 95th birthday celebrations.
Initially launched in Europe at the beginning of the year, Tony's Chocolonely’s Sweet Solution bars - which were originally ‘look-a-like’ limited-edition versions of notable chocolate bars made with Tony’s 5 Sourcing Principles for fairer chocolate...
Barry Callebaut’s cocoa pioneer brand Van Houten has announced a ruby chocolate option aimed specifically at the hospitality sector, specifically baristas and coffee bars.
Colombian B4B chocolate manufacturer Luker Chocolate has received a Transformadores Award from RedEAmérica for its work supporting cocoa farmers and their communities via The Cacao Effect alliance.
With a small-batch release of 60DAYS Chocolate, Puratos Grand-Place Vietnam proves that reinventing the supply chain is the key ingredient to a superior product.
Built like a handbook, The Ruby Encyclopedia from Barry Callebaut is a multi-asset tool to help US and Canada chefs explore and dive deeper into the possibilities of the latest innovation in chocolate creation.
eggslut is partnering with Tony’s Chocolonely to create a limited-edition chocolate fried egg to order on Deliveroo or via contactless collection at eggslut’s restaurants from 30 March.
UK chocolate producers, along with whisky and cheese makers, have suffered the biggest post-Brexit export losses in the food and drink sector, according to latest government statistics.
Company said its Veliche gourmet brand will include two dynamic Signature Origins dark couverture chocolates with cocoa from El Salvador and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To celebrate the break of a new dawn and just in time for Easter, Vosges Haut-Chocolat has released a limited edition Easter Collection with packaging designed by eight-year-old artist Atreyu, the son of founder Katrina Markoff.
MIA, the bean-to-bar ethical chocolate company, reinforced its African roots despite COVID-19 challenges by maintaining production at its facility on Madagascar.
In the weeks leading up to Easter, shoppers move into what Mars calls ‘the late season’, where purchases are often planned and intended to fulfil an Easter ritual such as egg hunts, baking and gifting.
Hotel Chocolat has backed a campaign set up by The Prince’s Trust uniting with over 60 other UK brands to create lasting change for young women in the UK.
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.
Beyond Sugar chocolate, a keto- and paleo-friendly line aimed at the trend in evolving dietary awareness, has been launched for the retail sector by the family-owned business.
Dutch ethical brand Tony's Chocolonely has announced it has expanded its distribution in the US and is now available on Target.com nationwide and in select retailers across the country.
Green & Black’s, the pioneer of the first ethically-sourced 70% chocolate bar in the UK in 1991, has launched a new organic bar, ‘Wildly. Deliciously. Organic.’ with a cutting-edge multi-media campaign.
British luxury brand, Firetree Chocolate, has secured a £250,000 MEIF loan to help meet increasing demand for its products from the UK and overseas, alongside boosting its marketing campaigns to drive sales in 2021, the Stamford-based company has announced.
Pierre Marcolini, who was recently awarded the prize for ‘Best Pastry Chef in the World’, has collaborated with Belgian suppliers to bring natural colour to his new range of Valentine’s Chocolates.
Celebrity Pastry Chef and Cacao Barry Ambassador Chris Ford has launched his exclusive ButterLove&Hardwork bean-to-bar chocolate, aptly called LOVE, in time for Valentine’s Day.
‘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.
The Dominican Republic National Chocolate Festival has announced winners of its first chocolate competition, which attracted over 40 entries in three categories: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and experimental chocolate.
With Veganuary in full swing and more popular than ever, Paul Morris, Luker Chocolate’s UK sales manager, chats to ConfectioneryNews about the 123-year-old family run company and its single origin Cacao Fino de Aroma.
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.
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.
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’.
Master chocolatier Pierre Marcolini has received more industry recognition after being awarded the prize for ‘Best Pastry Chef in the World’ in a virtual ceremony as part of the ‘World Pastry Stars 2020’.
Upmarket grocery store Fortnum & Mason claims to have launched the world’s first totally green chocolate slate, transported over 4,000 miles from the island of Grenada to London’s Piccadilly.
Barry Callebaut has added quintessential British chocolate brand Stewart & Arnold to its portfolio, specifically tailored to the preferences of the British palate and aimed at a contemporary audience.
Chocolat Madagascar is celebrating winning three awards from the year’s Great Taste competition, the world’s most trusted food and drink awards from the UK.
Firetree, the British super-premium chocolate brand, has launched a new mail-order service for its Firetree 25g set, containing all seven of its single-estate chocolate bars – ranging from 69% to 100% cocoa.
HiP, the brainchild of James Cadbury, founder of ethical, luxury chocolate brand, Love Cocoa, and the great-great-great grandson of Mr John Cadbury, is set to launch on the confectionery market in December as the UK’s first oat milk chocolate range.
