Chocolate

Lindt & Sprüngli Sees Full-Year Sales Rise 8%, Backs 2023 View

Lindt & Sprüngli said that strong international sales helped organic sales grow by 8.4% last year, with the Swiss chocolate maker backing its sale...

Barry Callebaut Opens Asia Pacific Business Excellence Centre

Barry Callebaut has officially opened its Asia Pacific Business Excellence Centre (APAC BEC) in Petaling Jaya, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

One In Two Products Sold By Barry Callebaut Contains 100% Sustainable Cocoa Products: Report

The proportion of products containing 100% sustainable cocoa or chocolate sold by Barry Callebaut has increased to 49.4%, from 42.6% in the year before, ac...

Chocolate Maker Hotel Chocolat To Cut Discounts This Holiday Season

Hotel Chocolat has said that it plans to cut back on discounts this holiday season as the British luxury chocolate maker swung to an annual loss on one-off...

Barry Callebaut Commences Construction Of Third Chocolate Factory In India

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has commenced the construction of a third manufacturing facility in India, which it says will make the country the largest...

Soil Moisture Offsets Dry Weather, Boosts Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop, Farmers Say

Soil moisture compensated for dry sunny weather in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, boosting the upcoming harvests of the October-to-...

Functional Ingredients On The Rise In Confectionery And Chocolate Markets, Says FMCG Gurus

In the confectionery and chocolate market, an increasing number of consumers value products that are both convenient and nutritious, with clinically proven...

Ivory Coast Rains, Sun Favourable For Main Cocoa Crop: Farmers

A mix of rain and sunshine in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week bodes well for the October-to-March main crop as long as Harmattan cond...