Bon Bon Buddies is launching its latest own-brand kids’ confectionery product range that is being backed by the company’s largest ever consumer marketing campaign.
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli (LISP.S) said continued improving consumer sentiment in Europe and buoyant demand in North America lifted underlying sales by 8.7 percent in the first half of the year.
University of Kansas scientists have found that infants who were fed formula enriched with LCPUFA from birth to 12 months scored significantly better than a control group on several measures of intelligence.
Singapore-based chocolate confectionery manufacturer Petra Foods has announced that its branded consumer goods business achieved a net profit of US$28.9 million, up 13.2% on the year-ago period.
Cadbury India, a unit of US-based snacks company Mondelez International, plans to establish a new chocolate manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India, with an initial investment of more than INR10bn ($163m).
US chocolate manufacturer Hershey has reported that its net earnings for the second quarter of 2013 increased by 17.6% to $159.5m, compared with $135.6m for the same quarter in 2012.
