Barry Callebaut, the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality cocoa and chocolate products, has trained 15,000 cocoa farmers from 50 farmer cooperatives in Côte d'Ivoire in sustainable cocoa production, enabling them to become independently certified
DSM is using the Olympic Games to highlight its sports nutrition offerings like carotenoids and vitamin D by sponsoring different teams within the Dutch and German contingents at the London Olympiad which negins on Friday.
The government has decided to convert levy sugar stock for the sugar seasons 2008-09 and 2009-10 to the extent of 2.66 lakh MT into non-levy sugar to be sold by the concerned sugar mills by August.2012.
White or refined sugar, in comparison to its raw counterpart, rose by over 9.5 per cent during the past two weeks as India, the world's second-biggest sugar producer, was contemplating banning exports due to rise in domestic prices.
ConfectioneryNews.com explores how the leading players are gearing up for a PR brand building exercise that comes around only once every four years and asks how high-fat, high-sugar chocolate can be reconciled with the health charged London Olympics.
Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprungli has launched new chocolate bars in the US, under its Excellence range. The products include ‘Excellence Caramel with A Touch of Sea Salt’ and ‘Excellence Coconut’.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a new study that gives scientific validation to health claim that consumption of dark chocolate improves blood circulation.
UK confectioner Zetar plans to shift its focus on seasonal products to branded and private label sales after suffering a 17.5% profit decline in 2012. Its chairman also plans to stand-down.
Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced that it has received a positive scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that cocoa flavanols have a positive effect on human blood flow.
ConfectioneryNews.com looks at a new UK confectionery market report from Keynote and asks how manufacturers can boost sales in a volatile economic climate as consumers tighten purse strings.
ConfectioneryNews.com asks what the two biggest players in the chewing gum market are doing to introduce non-stick gums that degrade quickly in the environment.
Associated British Foods (ABF) reported ‘remarkable’ results for its sugar business but challenging trading for grocery in its interim management statement covering the 40 weeks to June 23.
Almonds may contain 20% fewer calories than previously thought, with potential implications for nutrition labeling, according to new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
