United Confectioners loses Icebreaker trademark in Hershey dispute
Russia’s intellectual property court has cancelled United Confectioners’ IceBReAKeR trademark following a clash with Hershey.
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Q3 growth at Thorntons hit by slow sales
Slow sales in February and March and planned store closures hit sales at Thorntons in its third financial quarter (Q3), the confectionery firm reported in a trading statement.
Cadbury fails to clear Whittaker’s Berry Forest
Cadbury has lost its bid to annul rival Whittaker’s New Zealand trademark for Berry Forest chocolate.
Seeds sown for sunflower lecithin in chocolate after Japan approval
Cargill says that chocolate manufacturers can now make the switch from soy lecithin to the “more sustainable” sunflower lecithin after Japan became the last country to approve the emulsifier.