Achieving sustainable growth in the cocoa sector will be at the forefront of those taking part or visiting Amsterdam Cocoa Week in February where two important conferences are back-to-back and under one roof.... Read more
The Rainforest Alliance certification platform has called for more support for smallholder cocoa farmers to ensure they are not unintentionally excluded from the EU market under the new deforestation regulations.... Read more
ConfectioneryNews will be presenting a special live webinar on Tuesday 23 January 24 at 17:00Paris / 10:00AM Chicago to discuss the new requirements for market access for cocoa and chocolate suppliers into the European Union.... Read more
A new era of convenience will emerge in 2024 as ever-evolving augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology streamlines consumersâ meal planning, shopping and cooking habits.... Read more
The World Cocoa Foundationâs Partnership Meeting promises two days of busy high-level discussions when leading industry figures gather in Amsterdam from 6 to 7 February. ConfectioneryNews is the official media partner and shall be reporting live from the event held this year in the historic Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam as part of Amsterdam Cocoa Week.... Read more
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), in collaboration with IDH and key government officials, highlighted significant strides in sustainable forest conservation efforts from the chocolate industry and the success of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI), particularly in West Africa... Read more
Although there are three pieces of legislation to the bill: Deforestation; Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; & Forced Labour Regulation, this latest ConfectioneryNews webinar will focus primarily on deforestation, which has been in force since the law was passed in June 2023, but applicable from...
According to a review in Respiratory Medicine, dietary supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice could be used to support lung health and function in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).... Read more
Intelligentsia Coffee is replacing Oatly oat milk with a new formulation in its RTD lattes as a way to "improve supply chain logistics and lowering cost of production," while balancing its flavors and sensory profile, Bailey Manson, director of innovation, Intelligentsia Coffee, told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Drizly â North Americaâs largest online marketplace and delivery app for alcohol â will be shut down in March this year: three years after Uber acquired the brand.... Read more
A total of 23 trade bodies have called for the swift approval of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, which will make it easier to export EU agri-food products including key dairy commodities to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and vice versa.... Read more
Consuming a polyphenol-rich supplement may boost brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in healthy cyclists exercising in poor air quality, according to a new study.... Read more
