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Archives for February 7, 2018

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Chocoa director interview

‘We have to look beyond cocoa’: Chocolate industry should co-finance other crops to prevent another price crash

07-Feb-2018
By Oliver Nieburg

The chocolate industry must look beyond cocoa alone to avert another big drop in cocoa prices, says the organizer of chocolate festival and cocoa conference Chocoa.

Snickers, Starburst, and Skittles to profit from Mars' $30m Texas plant upgrade

07-Feb-2018
By Douglas Yu

Mars Wrigley Confectionery has broken ground on a 65,000-square-foot product distribution expansion of its Waco, Texas site with a $30m investment.

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