With climate change threatening the future supply of cocoa, could cellular agriculture offer a solution? Israeli start-up Kokomodo thinks it can, and is emerging from stealth mode to prove it.
The extraordinary price rallies recorded in the cocoa futures markets have been accompanied by increasing volatility, with reports of panic buying in the US market.
Amid soaring prices and deforestation regulations, chocolate manufacturers may well be tempted to turn their back on cocoa. What alternatives are on offer?
The proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) seeks to introduce legal obligations for large corporations to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence in their global supply chains.
The Salon du Chocolat’s reputation for showcasing artisanal chocolatiers from across the globe was enhanced this month with Paris providing an ideal backdrop to an event that attracted 250 exhibitors, drawing more than 60,000 people over five days to...
This year, the chocolate industry’s most glamorous trade fair spanned five days and commanded two floors of the Paris Porte de Versailles exhibition centre, engaging and delighting the general public and attracting chocolatiers and chefs from across the...
The event, held in Pavilion 5 at Porte de Versailles from 28 October to 1 November 2023, is an eagerly awaited get-together for industry players and is also open to the general public.
Brother-sister duo Dr Maximilian and Dr Sara Marquart are working to ease the pressure on cocoa supply chains with an alternative developed via traditional and precision fermentation techniques. FoodNavigator catches up with one half of the ‘chocolate...
UK start-up WNWN Food Labs is launching what it claims to be the ‘world’s first’ cacao-free chocolate. Made from two ‘hero ingredients’ – barley and carob – we ask co-founders Arhum Pak and Dr Johnny Drain what makes their product better than the real...
Premium UK chocolate brand Firetree has responded to the home baking trend that has swept the country since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic by launching ‘Create with Firetree’.
UK start-up Fellow Creatures has developed a plant-based chocolate its founder says is a far cry from the ‘sickly sweet’ vegan offerings currently on-shelf.
Confectionery giant Mars, Inc. has patented a shelf-stable mousse it says maintains a ‘light’ and ‘soft’ mouthfeel even when stored at an ambient temperature.
From launching a niche start-up to purchasing a cocoa plantation in Saint Lucia, CEO Angus Thirlwell takes us through the ‘perpetual growing ambitions’ of Hotel Chocolat.
National Confectioners Association’s digital resource provides chocolate and candy consumers with latest information, options and support for the holiday season.
World’s largest chocolate event keen to push sustainability credentials among the glitz and glamour that make it a hit with visitors and exhibitors every year.
‘Unmissable international platform for industry professionals and consumers’ returns to its spiritual home to celebrate chocolate and cocoa with a new identity, content and packed five-day program in Paris.
Despite garnering plenty of accolades for its single-origin bars, the Massachusetts chocolatier decided to call it quits after 12 years. For founder Colin Gasko, the business model of boutique chocolate seems ‘unsustainable.’
Colorado’s Explorado Market saw an opportunity to create a low-sugar, low-carb chocolate chip that consumers following a ketogenic diet could trust and use in multiple ways.
Delegates from One Young World tell the conference more needs to be done on sustainability, poverty and equal rights if the chocolate industry is to survive.
Biennial international conference for key business leaders and stakeholders will explore how technology and business interests can ensure a sustainable future for the chocolate industry.
Mondelēz, Cargill, Nestlé and Tony’s Chocolonely will discuss progress and challenges in implementing Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems (CLMRS) in cocoa communities at a panel during the World Cocoa Conference.
