Chocolate

Sweet Dreams – Examining Trends In The Confectionery Industry

The coronavirus pandemic has altered consumer shopping habits over the past year, but what effect has it had on confectionery sales? This article first app...

Mondelez To Buy Rest Of Chocolate Bar Maker Hu: Reports

Mondelez International Inc is nearing a deal to buy Hu Master Holdings in a transaction that values the chocolate-bar maker at more than $250 million, the...

Ivory Coast Lifts Suspension Of Hershey Cocoa Sustainability Schemes

Ivory Coast will lift a suspension imposed on cocoa sustainability schemes run by Hershey after the US-based chocolate maker committed to paying...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Threaten To Boycott Industry Sustainability Programmes

Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast said on Thursday they would withdraw from chocolate industry sustainability programmes if companies try to avoi...

Regulations Needed To Stem Cocoa Sector Abuses: Report

Regulations are needed to end poverty, human rights abuses and deforestation in the cocoa sector after two decades of voluntary interventions that have had...

Ivory Coast, Ghana Cancel Cocoa Sustainability Schemes Run By Hershey

Ivory Coast and Ghana are cancelling all cocoa sustainability schemes that US-based Hershey runs in their countries, accusing the chocolate maker of trying...

Europeans Spent €2.2bn On Treats During Lockdown: IRI

European consumers spent €2.2 billion more on treats during the first coronavirus lockdown, a new study from IRI has shown. This amount corresponds...

Ivory Coast Says Hershey Cocoa Beans Deal Could Derail Farmer Income Scheme

US chocolate maker Hershey's move to buy cheap beans from the New York futures exchange is an attempt to derail plans by Ivory Coast and Ghana to increase...