Chocolate

Hershey, Mondelēz Bet Big On Easter As Cocoa Price Crisis Looms

Hershey, Mondelēz and other confectionery firms are employing promotions and pitching more non-chocolate Easter treats like cookies 'n' cream bunnies at a...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Call For Overhaul Of Pricing System

Ivory Coast cocoa producers have called on the sector's regulator to overhaul its pricing scale, warning that it is preventing them from benefiting from re...

Norway's Kiwi To Remove Chocolate And Sugar Products From Checkouts

Norwegian discount retailer Kiwi is removing chocolate and sugar products from its checkout areas to assist people with making healthier choices.

Snacking Remains 'An Integral Pillar' In The Lives Of Consumers, Mondelēz CEO Says

Consumers continue to prioritise, purchase and prefer snacks amidst ongoing global economic uncertainty, according to the fifth annual State of Snacking re...

African Cocoa Plants Run Out Of Beans As Global Chocolate Crisis Deepens

Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, mean...

Lindt & Sprüngli Sees Profit Rise On Price Increases

Lindt & Sprüngli reported higher 2023 profit, as the Swiss chocolate maker managed to pass on increasing raw material costs to customers amid a sl...

ICCO Sees Rising Global Cocoa Deficit In 2023/24 Season

The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has forecast an increased global cocoa deficit in the current 2023/24 season as aged trees and disease contribu...