Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has broken ground at its first Center of Cocoa Excellence in west Africa. The CHF1m (US$1.3bn) training and research centre, which will be operational from October, will be used to test ...
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Barry Callebaut has insisted the investments it made during the first six months of its financial year have provided it with a "good base" for future growth after it reported a fall in half-year profits. The Swiss chocolate maker ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut insisted it is "confident" on the outlook for the coming fiscal year after investments weighed on the group's bottom line. Barry Callebaut booked a drop in net profit this morning, with earnings for ...
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Empire Foodbrokers is planning to introduce TABASCO Spicy Dark Chocolate Wedges into mainstream grocery channels in the UK. Available in a red box, the eight wedges of dark chocolate (with 53% minimum cocoa solids) are filled with TABASCO ...
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Swiss chocolate products manufacturer Barry Callebaut has reported that its net profit for the fiscal year 2011/12 declined 8.5% to CHF241.1m ($255.49m), compared to CHF263.6m ($279.34m) in the same period the previous year, due to higher ...
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US-based cereal company MOM Brands has added two new varieties,Multigrain Berry and Multigrain Cinnamon shredded wheat cereals,to its Three Sisters cereal line. The new Multigrain Berry and Multigrain Cinnamon offer 43g of whole grains ...
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Mars Botanical has launched CocoaVia, a cocoa extract supplement, at Vitamin World stores across the US. For the past year, CocoaVia supplements have been available exclusively online, and with the retail launch, the company expects to ...
Betty Crocker,the brand owned by US food company General Mills,has added two new varieties to its baking mix line up-Betty Crocker Shake-n-Pour desserts and Cereal-flavored Muffins. The Shake-n-Pour desserts are available in three ...
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Italian and European food group Barilla has launched its Italian cookie line-Mulino Bianco in the US. The new cookie range will be available in five new varieties which include Baiocchi,Cuoricini,Galletti,Girotondi and Pan di Stelle. ...
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Kashi,a US-based natural food company owned by Kellogg,has announced the national launch of Chocolate Almond Butter Cookie,a new soft baked cookie which combines decadent flavors and whole grains. The new cookie mixes cocoa,almond ...
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The Hershey Company has announced that it will source 100% certified cocoa for its global chocolate product lines by 2020 and speed up its programs to help eradicate child labor in the West Africa cocoa regions. Certified cocoa will be ...
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The Hershey Company,a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of chocolate and sugar confectionery products,has launched the Mexico Cocoa Project in collaboration with cocoa supplier Agroindustrias Unidas de Cacao,a member of the Ecom Cocoa ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill has extended its sustainable cocoa program to South Sulawesi province,Indonesia,as a part of its strategy to develop sustainable cocoa production and increase the yields of farmers in the country. ...
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Nestlé UK & Ireland has gained Fairtrade certification for its 2-finger Kit Kat, as a result of which, the company will now buy an additional 5,300 tons of sustainable cocoa from Fairtrade farmer co-operatives in the Ivory Coast. ...
The Hershey Company, the US-based chocolate manufacturer, has announced an innovative program to use GPS mapping to help farmers determine precise measurements of farm acreage in Ghana. The GPS mapping is intended to help farmers better ...