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With Hershey Deal Dead, Mondelez Keeps Earnings Up With Cuts

After an unsuccessful bid to acquire Hershey Co. earlier this year, Mondelez International Inc. is back to its previous playbook: using cost cuts to fuel e...

Nutella Develops 'Nutella Lamp' Upcycling Concept

Italian confectionery company Ferrero has created a new lamp from a jar of the Nutella hazelnut spread. The one-off product has been created with Up-Cyc...

Spurned By Hershey, Mondelez Pushes Into U.S. Chocolate Market

Mondelez International Inc. wanted Hershey Kisses and Reese’s Pieces. The global snack giant will have to settle for Oreo candy bars instead. Afte...

Hershey Trust Board Member Resigns From The $12 Billion Charity

Joan Steel has resigned from the board of the Hershey Trust Co., the $12 billion charity that controls about 80 percent of the voting shares in the Hershey...

M&S Extends 'Percy Pig' Confectionery Range

Marks & Spencer has extended its 'Percy Pig' confectionery range with the introduction of ‘Percy’s Percynalities’, which the reta...