Two bills to temporarily suspend the duty on certain imported filled chocolates and synthetic-sweetened chewing gum have been introduced to Congress in the US.
Sugar users have said they are disappointed that both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees have voted to advance the 2012 Farm Bill without amending current sugar policy, which they claim costs the US food industry by inflating domestic sugar price
Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo, Inc., has launched a multi-year initiative to validate many of its products as gluten-free, with package labeling to follow.
NovaGreen, Inc. expects to begin producing xylitol, a polyol that may aid in sugar reduction, and inulin, an ingredient that adds dietary fiber to products, over the next 24 months.
The North American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease has called out Domino’s Pizza for promoting a “gluten-free” pizza crust even though it is not recommended for people who have celiac disease and must avoid gluten.
The Happy Chocolatier has launched a new line of chocolate wedding and event favors. The new line includes customizable two- and four-piece gift boxes and three-piece gift bags of the company’s signature confection, Cubze.
Sugar packager and distributor Napier Brown will create 20 new jobs at its facility in Normanton, West Yorkshire in a move welcomed by shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper.
Imperial Sugar Company reported a net loss of $6.5m in the second quarter, compared to a net profit of $4.2m in the prior year period, while net sales were up 5.6%.
Irish retro confectionery maker Zed Candy is to close its Letterkenny facility in County Donegal and transfer production of its Oatfield Sweets brand to Kettering in Northamptonshire.
Hershey, Nestle, Mars and Cadbury have been hit with a new antitrust lawsuit that alleges the companies conspired together to fix chocolate prices in the US between 2002 and 2008.
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has completed the upgrades to its cocoa processing facility in Wormer, the Netherlands, following an $82 million (€57 million) investment.
