This week’s confectionery NPD roundup features bold textures, nostalgic twists, and health-conscious treats from KitKat, ...

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Long-awaited US government-funded report from National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC) that assesses progress in reducing child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa ...

Global confectionery launches are on the up, growing 2% over the five years to September 2023, according to researcher Innova Market Insights.And Europe is the leading market with 40% of product ...

Price is on the mind of all confectioners as attention turns to the strategies sweet makers will be adopting to navigate the changing and complex confectionery landscape. With the ongoing cocoa ...

Indulgence will always be a top priority for candy consumers. But many are also looking for functional ingredients that deliver health benefits as well as taste.It’s led to a confectionery arms race ...

Nestlé has announced an agreement with Advent International to acquire a majority stake in Grupo CRM, which owns more than 1,000 chocolate boutiques under the Kopenhagen and Brasil Cacau brands across ...

According to Innova Market Insight’s consumer snacking trends, in 2024, a third of consumers around the globe said they’d increased the number of healthy snacks they’d eaten over the past year..

On 5th June, the Retailer Cocoa Collaboration (RCC) released its latest trader assessment results, bringing to light the lack of sustainability progress and ethical efforts.The report highlights that ...

The Rowntree Society has said it has uncovered links to slavery and historic racial abuse in the brand's supply chain in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Rowntree chocolate factory in ...