In brief
Brenntag Food & Nutrition and Cargill to expand their distribution relationship
Brenntag Food & Nutrition, UK & Ireland has been appointed sole distribution partner for Cargill’s industrial cocoa and chocolate portfolio, it has announced.
Archives for April 2, 2020
Coronavirus
Lindt rules out immediate sales growth due to coronavirus epidemic
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli said its original goal to grow organic sales by 5-7% in the next financial year is no longer valid, due to the potential affect of the coronavirus epidemic on sales.
BakeryandSnack Chat Podcast: Debating the impact of coronavirus on consumer snacking behaviour
Determined not to let the ongoing COVID-19 crisis shelve plans, BakeryandSnacks virtually hosted the debate on snackification, originally scheduled to take place on stage at The Ingredients Show in Birmingham, UK.
Sustainability
Barry Callebaut says 222,723 farms in its West African cocoa supply chain have been mapped
The Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) is a commitment made by the world’s largest cocoa producing countries - Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana - civil society and leading chocolate companies to end deforestation and restore forests. Like many other big cocoa...