Mintel has estimated the total US chocolate confectionery sales will have grown 15% since 2012 to reach $18.5bn in 2018, with trends like bite size, functional ingredients and premium driving the overall category growth.
The Oreo maker will launch an innovation hub ‘SnackFutures’ next month that will invest in snack startups through partnering with early-stage entrepreneurs.
Confectioners, Ferrero and Godiva, have named new executives to lead their government affairs and marketing teams, according to two separate announcements recently.
Whole Foods kicked off a campaign across the US earlier this month to promote six emerging candy and snack brands that offer healthy alternatives, such as KitKat.
Kallari Chocolate, an Ecuadorian cocoa farmer group that also produces branded chocolate, is to open a chocolate factory near its plantations in Tena next year.
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Norwegian supplier Orkla has agreed to acquire the British chocolatier and specialty fudge maker County Confectionery through its wholly-owned subsidiary NIC Group for undisclosed sum.
Major sugar confectionery manufacturers are starting to fight back as UK government legislation and consumer choice force them to innovate and reformulate.
Nestlé has ceased its production of Marella Jubes in Australia, which is part of Allen’s confectionery line, after the brand experienced a declining consumer demand.
Reuters say that sources close to the company claim process expected to start in weeks, a day after rival Hotel Chocolat announced plans to move into Japan.
Premium chocolate brand TCHO has installed 10 flavor labs globally to let farmers taste chocolate made from their own cocoa beans so they can charge manufacturers a premium for their higher quality cocoa varietals.
Chris Mears, who founded Little Secrets in Colorado, had never spent too much time at a big company throughout his over-a-decade-long career in the food industry.
Seattle Chocolate’s CEO has said small chocolate companies can make a big difference in cocoa sustainability even though many of them source their beans from big suppliers like Barry Callebaut.
As part of the new agreement, the Nordic franchise operator will take over the company's operations of three Danish stores and expand the brand throughout the region.
Premium chocolate maker Lindt has posted a 7.7% sales growth for its half-year 2018, reaching CHF 1.67bn ($1.68bn), while its organic growth increased by 5.1%.
Premium chocolate maker Cémoi will push French pride further this year – all the way across the US – after its home country claimed victory at the 2018 World Cup.
Fruit bars maker, That’s It, has entered the confectionery category by introducing a line of truffles made with 64% dark chocolate: dark chocolate and dates, and dark chocolate and figs.
Godiva Chocolatier has collaborated with e-commerce startup Candy Mechanics to create personalized chocolate cards and lollipops made from 3D printed molds of human’s heads.
Halen Brands has unveiled its first line of indulgent chocolate line, Joyfuls, after spending years investing in healthy and protein-added snacks, including Chef’s Cut Jerky, OWYN, and most recently, From The Ground Up, which offers cauliflower-based...
Finnish chocolatier Goodio has developed a line of oat flakes-added chocolate bars ChocOat that contains 60% less sugar than traditional milk chocolate, such as Milkybar.
The confectionery world has become crowded by dark chocolate made with single-origin cocoa beans, but Fine & Raw Chocolate has found its niche competitiveness by switching to thinner bars at 4mm each.
London start-up Kaakao managed to overcome texture and flavour challenges when sweetening its chocolate with dates instead of sugar but the regulatory challenge - the EU definition of chocolate - is proving to be more difficult.
Following news of Anthony Bourdain's recent death, Good & Evil chocolate bars were suddenly pulled from its producer Éclat Chocolate’s website as owner Christopher Curtin said the decision was made out of respect towards the celebrity chef.
Health conscious and influential consumers are changing expectations in the snacking category, driving innovation and marketing solutions as big brands and retailers struggle to keep up.
1-800-Flowers.com shows no regret a year after selling Fannie May to Ferrero, and recently noted its newly created Simply Chocolate has outperformed the Chicago-native chocolate brand.
Confectioner Master Chewing Gum & Candies plans to bring its sugar- and aspartame-free mastic gum to the US, as it believes consumer’s dissatisfaction with the traditional gum flavors and packaging is to blame for the declining category sales.
Peeps maker, Just Born Quality Confections, has quietly divested French premium chocolate brand Cémoi, a move that might undermine the company’s reentry into the US chocolate scene.
Hotel Chocolat has claimed victory in a dispute with Waitrose after the UK retail chain decided to stop producing chocolate slabs, which the confectioner claimed mimic its own.
American consumers may have to wait until next year to buy Ruby chocolate since Barry Callebaut’s latest creation doesn’t fit the FDA’s current definition of chocolate.
Far from being cocoa's poor cousin, carob powder is the ideal ingredient for healthy confectionery for kids, mimicking the "shine, snap and silky smooth texture" of milk chocolate without the stimulants caffeine and theobromine, says Supertreats...
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has named the most innovative product award winners of 2018 at the Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago (May 22-May 24, 2018).
Taza Chocolate, which is based in Somerville, Massachusetts, has named Barbara Reilly as its first chief operating and marketing officer since its founding in 2005.
Baking chocolate is a niche category that walks on a fine line between confections and bakery, but startup Artisan Kettle Organic Chocolate has found great opportunity in it and is ready to make its products prevail throughout the year.
Mondelēz's deal to buy New York-based Tate’s Bake Shop for $500m could soon be followed by more acquisitions in the premium snacks space, says one Edward Jones analyst.