News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Chocolate and drinks group Cadbury Schweppes will spend A$24.5 million (€14.3m) on an expansion at its chocolate factory in Tasmania, it announced last week, citing growing demand for its chocolate bars in Australia
Danisco flavourists have created a range of sports drink concepts using their water-soluble citrus flavours and fortified with healthy ingredients to appeal to the growing number of sports beverage makers in Asia.
A new generation of hops for beer is being developed by researchers in New Zealand, as the brewing industry looks to science to help it catch up with changing consumer tastes.
The flavonoid xanthohumol found in hops could help prevent prostate cancer, but the scientists suggest supplements rather than beer for exploiting the potential benefits.