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News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Biscuits06-Jan-2025
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Cargill: Your plant-based adventure partner
Cargill: Your plant-based adventure partner
Through actionable sensory insights, tailored to your market and target demographic, Cargill expertise will guide your formulation adventure, and ensure consumer-pleasing treats. Start your plant-based sugar confectionery adventure in 2025 now!... click here
TOP HEADLINES
Five EU packaging rules confectioners need to know
As the EU gives the green light to the packaging and packaging waste regulation, we’ve got the top need-to-knows for confectionery creators... Read more
Confectionery brands boost sales with big-name collaborations
Sweet treats are popping up in some interesting, unexplored global brand creations thanks to confectionery industry giants teaming up with other leading names... Read more
Natural colour development set to ramp up in 2025
As the FDA reviews artificial red food colouring and consumers seek health and wellness from their colour choices, could confectionery go natural with its colour considerations?... Read more
Confectionery giants amass almost $500 million in US advertising spend
One multinational confectioner dominates the spend total for campaigns in the US. Can you guess who it is?... Read more
How mouthfeel will drive confectionery innovation in 2025
Appealing to consumers’ senses and sensibilities will be key to NPD success, according to a new report... Read more
Hershey rejects Mondelēz’s acquisition bid
The Hershey Trust has rejected Mondelēz International’s second attempt to acquire confectionery giant Hershey, citing the offer as too low.... Read more
Three new sustainability initiatives transforming the cocoa and sugar sectors
Are brands and organisations sweetening their climate conscious efforts to win over concerned consumers?... Read more
What’s hot in confectionery? New product development from Hershey to Hi-Chew
From new confectionery SKUs from Diageo to the wildest Christmas-themed flavor, meet the latest confectionery launches disrupting the industry... Read more
Mondelēz’s Hershey interest is a defensive move against Mars Kellanova
Mondelēz International’s rumoured bid for The Hershey Company would create a big business, but would it be big enough to counter the potential threat of a dominating Mars Kellanova?... Read more
Mondelēz International’s share earnings cut as cocoa costs predicted to rise
Hope for a cocoa price slump is dwindling as commodity analysts predict a price-boosting run on the brown stuff.... Read more
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Inside the sour sweet boom winning over multiple generations
Sour NPDs dominated in 2024, so what’s next for the mouth puckering mega trend?... Read more
What’s Mars’ convenience store strategy for 2025?
The global confectionery giant revealed its upcoming plans at this year’s 2024 National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) event.... Read more
PREVIOUS HEADLINES
Quality Street top pick for consumers as Christmas
Brits will be giving the gift of chocolate this Christmas as Quality Street is named to top brand shared among 25-34 year olds this December, according to new research by OnePoll.... Read more
Kraft Heinz and Mondelēz International among companies targeted by UPF lawsuit
A US lawsuit alleges major food companies engineer UPFs to make them as addictive as possible to consumers, especially children.... Read more
Mondelēz explores Hershey acquisition
The Oreo and Ritz brand owner is reportedly eyeing a gamechanging acquisition of The Hershey Company... Read more
Mondelēz International appoints new European president
Global confectionery giant Mondelēz International has announced its new executive vice president and president for Europe.... Read more
Mondelez’s SnackFutures Ventures invests in Celleste Bio to scale cell-culture cocoa production
Cocoa-tech startup Celleste Bio may soon produce the same amount of cocoa butter from just one to two beans as traditional production methods currently produce from four tons of cocoa pods, thanks in part to an infusion of $4.5 million in seed funding announced today.... Read more
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