BBX Capital adds Helen Grace Chocolates to premium choc trove
BBX Capital has made California-based firm Helen Grace Chocolates its forth US premium chocolate acquisition in eight months.
Archives for July 21, 2014
Patent Watch
Wrigley discovers ‘pectin surprise’ for gelatin-free chewy candies
Wrigley has filed a patent to develop chewy confectionery products without animal-derived texturizing agents such as gelatin.
Yowie lays US distribution nest egg
Toy-filled chocolate egg firm the Yowie Group has secured US distribution with large C-store chain Valero Corner Store.
Philippine food major buys New Zealand snack firm Griffin’s
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) has snapped up New Zealand snack giant Griffin’s Foods for NZ$700m ($606.6m) in a move it says should bolster its presence in the Asian snack sector.