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News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Biscuits

27-Oct-2022

TOP HEADLINES

Exclusive: The dark side of Halloween â is it an environmental nightmare?

During the coming Halloween weekend, it is estimated that $2.6bn is spent on individually wrapped candy in the United States. Average Halloween candy comes individually wrapped and made of several layers of different materials including plastic, 'creating a ton of waste each and every year.... Read more

Fairtrade cocoa farmers see boost in earnings, according to new report

Cocoa farmers, as well as workers in other commodities and crops, experienced a boost in Fairtrade Premium earnings thanks to a recovery in Fairtrade product sales throughout 2021, Fairtrade Internationalâs latest annual report has revealed.... Read more

Ofiâs Cocoa Compass wins sustainable supply chain award

Cocoa supplier olam food ingredients (ofi), has won the Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year Award at the 2022 Global Good Awards, which recognise businesses, NGOs, charities and social enterprises that are driving social and environmental change.... Read more

Reinventing chocolate milk: Triple digit growth for Slate Milk, an 'all natural strength' brand

Three years after its âno dealâ television appearance on Shark Tank, Slate Milk has raised over $5m in seed money and continues to expand its shelf-stable ultra-filtered, high-protein, lactose-free chocolate milk footprint.... Read more

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

How Magnum ice cream is benefitting Cote dâIvoireâs female cocoa farmers - LISTEN

Magnumâs broader female empowerment programme has got off to a fantastic start following the graduation of the first 198 women. Megan Willis, Head of Sustainable Sourcing at Unilever, Magnumâs owner, gives ConfectioneryNews an update in an exclusive podcast interview.... Listen now

ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

Cocoa Sustainability: Selling Ethical Chocolate Online with SDG Impact

MondelÄz on making chocolate fair Cathy Pieters, director of Cocoa Life at MondelÄz International, speaks to Lumina Intelligence Sustainabilityâs âSustainable Food & Drink Podcastâ about learnings from the chocolate maker's sustainability programme and how it is marketing ethical products. Includes a live Q&A. Impact in Cocoa: How...

12-Sep-2019

GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS

Raising recyclability: Mondelez Australia pushes recycled soft plastic packaging to help hit 2025 targets

Snacking heavyweight Mondelez Australia believes that soft plastic packaging should not be viewed at as the enemy, but more should instead be done to boost its recyclability of this resource if the nationâs 2025 targets are to be achieved.... Read more

Hitting the sweet spot: How sugar-replacement start-up will maintain brand focus after conglomerate merger

Ensuring that brand focus is maintained after joining a larger company is crucial to sustain and boost growth, according to sugar replacement start-up Swiftlet which has become part of Vietnamese conglomerate Senix Health Group.... Listen now

FoodNavigator rolls out registration to improve on-site experience for readers

Here at FoodNavigator, we are making some important changes to the way our readers access some of our content. From today, users will be asked to register with the site if they want to access more than two articles a month.... Read more

Scientists construct complex, complete prototype for the microbiome

Researchers figured out a way to build a synthetic microbiome that housed 100+ human gut strains to form a stable and resilient community â an accomplishment that is helping them learn more about the connections between the microbiome and human health.... Read more

PREVIOUS HEADLINES

Kit Kat debuts eternal Trick-or-Treat Bowl for Halloween

Twelve industry leaders inducted into 2022 Candy Hall of Fame

Barry Callebaut signs partnership deal with Attelli, Morocco, as part of North Africa expansion

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Hershey helps Cote dâIvoire celebrate cocoa farmers as above average rains boost main crop

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