Chocolate

Ghana Cocoa Output To Slide 31% In 2021/22

Cocoa production in Ghana is expected to fall by at least 31% in 2021/22 from the season before due to growing conditions described by one exporter as &quo...

Barry Callebaut Extends Supply Agreement With Grupo Bimbo

Barry Callebaut has renewed its long-term supply agreement with Mexican baked goods company Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., which is celebrating its 75th anniv...

Barry Callebaut Sees ‘Strong’ Growth In First Half

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has reported ‘strong’ growth in sales volume driven by its performance across all regions in the first half of...

Ferrero Asks Americans To Dispose Of Some Kinder Products Over Salmonella Fears

Ferrero asked US consumers to dispose of some Kinder chocolate products not authorised for distribution in the country, warning they could be from the batc...

More Rain Needed For Start Of Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-Crop, Farmers Say

Rain was below average in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, with more downpours needed to strengthen the April-to-September mid-crop,...

Ivory Coast Rains Spur Cocoa Mid-Crop After Dry Spell

Above-average rain persisted in parts of Ivory Coasts' cocoa-growing regions for a second week in a row last week after months of dry weather, improving gr...

Ivory Coast Tests New Cocoa Traceability System To Fight Deforestation

Ivory Coast will launch a pilot project in April to trace cocoa beans from farm to market, aiming to tackle issues such as deforestation and child labour,...

Global Cocoa Market Deficit Seen Widening This Season, Prices To Rise

The global cocoa market is expected to record a widening supply deficit in the current season that ends in September, and prices are seen rising as a resul...