IFT identifies bitterness thresholds for chocolate
The Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) has validated a method that can help manufacturers determine how much bitterness is too much in chocolate.
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Nestlé’ UK restarts dark chocolate production at York site
Nestlé UK & Ireland has revived dark chocolate production at its factory in York after ending a third party outsourcing deal.
US chocolate market ‘staling’, says analyst
The North American cocoa grind has dropped 2% in the third quarter (Q3), leading one analyst to call the region’s largest nation a “staling” chocolate market.
Brazil Christmas shipment change hurts Nestlé in Q3
Nestlé’s confectionery segment was shaken in the third quarter by a shift in Brazil’s Christmas confectionery shipment.
Nutritional value is the key, ‘sustainability not a game-changer’: Bakery survey identifies 10 mega-trends for future success
Modern consumers want the best of all worlds when it comes to bakery and chocolate products, with quality & price, local & global, tradition & innovation, and pleasures & health existing together, according to results of a global survey commissioned by...
ADM and Wilmar form European vegetable oils joint venture Olenex
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Wilmar International Limited have launched Olenex, a joint venture for the sale and marketing of refined vegetable oils and fats in Europe.