Affinity Beverage Group has completed its acquisition of Undone Chocolate. Undone Chocolate, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the owner of the Undone Chocolate brand of premium 100% organic certified vegan chocolate bars, cacao tea and ...
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Chocolate manufacturer Hershey’s is introducing its Kisses candy in double-size in the US. Called Hershey's Kisses Deluxe, each piece of candy comes with a hazelnut center and has chocolate with crisped rice. The product is ...
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The pace of growth in the global chocolate market slowed in 2014 as the industry faced challenges stemming from increased cocoa prices, according to findings from market research organisation Mintel. However, chocolate innovation ...
French chocolate manufacturer CEMOI is planning to launch a factory in Ivory Coast, targeting the local and West African market, a company official said. CEMOI senior employee in Ivory Coast was quoted by Reuters as saying: "I can ...
Chinese chocolate market would see a $4.3bn growth by 2019, a 60% increase from $2.7bn in 2014, says chocolate manufacturer Hershey. Hershey president Bert Alfonso told Reuters that the growth will be driven by demand from the growing ...
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Confectionery manufacturers should promote chocolate products as an indulgent treat with natural ingredients and sustainable production in order to tap into the chocolate market, according to market research organisation Canadean. ...
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India’s FMCG start-up Global Consumer Products is set to enter the country’s chocolate business with a new brand. The start-up plans to launch its own brand initially in the four southern states early next year, Business Line ...
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate has strengthened cocoa liquor processing capabilities at its sites in France and Germany with an investment of €10m. The expansion is part of the company's efforts to cater to the increasing demand for ...
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Barry Callebaut has inaugurated a new CHF16m ($17m) chocolate facility in Eskiehir, Turkey, to further expand into the country's fast-growing chocolate market and strengthen presence in the EEMEA region. The facility has an initial ...
UK branded chocolate sales will show growth over the next three years, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Mintel. In this exclusive video, Peter Ayton, global consumer analyst at Mintel, said consumers ...
The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes health claim strategies for food and drinks firms, social media strategies for food companies and super grains. Bakery Cookies (Sweet Biscuits) Market in United ...
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Thorntons missed out on the Christmas online shopping boom due to the late deployment of its new website and operational issues that “had a significant impact on sales in the period”, new figures reveal. Thorntons missed out ...
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Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli has reported a 7% rise in net sales for 2012 and estimated that profit margins widened during the year. For the 12 months to the end of December, Lindt reported sales of CHF2.67bn (US$2.8bn), ...
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Barry Callebaut, the Swiss B2B chocolate manufacturer, today (5 July) reported a 2% increase in sales for the first nine months of its fiscal year, with contracts in the Americas helping revenue. Sales were up 2.3% to CHF3.59bn ...
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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reaffirmed its mid-term guidance, depsite booking a drop in full-year profit. In the 12 months to the end of August, the company reported a net profit of CHF142.6m (US$151.7m), down from CHF178.6m ...
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