Published: Jul 02, 2012

The Central government has decided to make available 45 lakh tonnes of non-levy sugar for the quarter of July to September, 2012, according to a press note issued by the ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution.

Published: Jun 29, 2012

Chocolate chips in cookies are not blighted by the unappealing fat bloom experienced in conventional chocolate, but the industry is still at odds as to why after a study funded by the International Organization of Confectioners (PMCA) proved inconclusive.

Published: Jun 29, 2012

US firm Chocolat Moderne has won the sofi Award for best speciality chocolate product for its lime offering at the Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington, D.C. last week.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

A £5.6m management buyout of UK-based confectionery firm Lees Foods has been approved following a court hearing.

Published: Jun 28, 2012

The Hershey Company, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of chocolate and sugar confectionery products, is planning to set up a new facility in Asia and focus on its five core brands - Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

US confectioners Farley’s & Sathers and Ferrara Pan have announced plans to shut a manufacturing facility and a packaging and distribution plant following the two firms’ merger to become the Ferrara Pan Candy Company.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

A US appeal court has upheld a previous federal court decision which found that Wrigley’s patent on a menthol chewing gum formulation was too similar to earlier patents as argued by Cadbury Adams USA.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

US-based confectioner Hershey has announced plans to open a new factory in Asia as it embarks on a ‘five core brands’ strategy to realise potential in selected emerging markets.

Published: Jun 27, 2012

Tobias Bachmüller has been elected as the new president of the Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries (CAOBISCO).

Published: Jun 27, 2012

Sourcing cocoa from certified farms can minimise incidence of child labour, but if that’s enough, why else should chocolate manufacturers commit to third-party certification?

Published: Jun 27, 2012 By: Nathan Gray

Global decline in cocoa butter quality, coupled with growing demand for high quality cocoa butter mean that more robust but flexible refining technologies are required, say researchers.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

Hershey plans to increase the amount of cocoa it sources from Mexico by initiating a $2.8m crop growing programme in partnership with Ecom Cocoa that it says will boost yields in Southern Mexico.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

Barry Callebaut has restated its third quarter (Q3) results for 2010/11 following the sales of its European Consumer Products business Stollwerck to the Belgian Baronie Group.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

The Blommer Chocolate Company has established the joint venture firm GrowCocoa with ingredients supplier Olam International to allow the companies to move into Latin America and new cocoa origins in Africa.

Published: Jun 22, 2012

Using fertiliser on degraded farms with mature trees can double cocoa production, according to a study funded by Mars.

Published: Jun 21, 2012

Farley's & Sathers Candy and Ferrara Pan Candy have completed their merger, creating a new company - Ferrara Candy Company. The new company will be a leading general line candy manufacturer.

Published: Jun 19, 2012

Confectioners in Europe are under threat from an MEP’s report proposing to postpone abolishing EU sugar quotas until 2020, according to industry bodies whose members include Mars, Nestlé, Kraft and Ferrero.

Published: Jun 19, 2012

Swedish confectionery firm Cloetta plans to close its plant in Gävle, Sweden, in early 2014, as a part of its restructuring plan to generate cost savings.

Published: Jun 18, 2012

Lowkal, which has developed a low-calorie sweetener brand, has partnered with leading online supplement store My NutraMart.com to sell their products online.

Published: Jun 16, 2012 By: Caroline Scott-Thomas

The candy industry and sugar growers are both claiming at least a partial victory after the US Senate voted 50-46 to shelve an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that would have repealed the current sugar program.