Arriving on the back of âVeganuaryâ, impassioned speeches on veganism by Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix, and a raft of new plant-based launches, companies promoting healthy alternatives became this yearâs trendsetters at ProSweets Cologne.... Watch now
Shares rose by almost 10% in Hotel Chocolat after the premium British chocolatier and omni-channel retailer reported a 14% increase in revenue to £91.7m ($118.6m), up from £80.7m ($104.43m) in the comparable period a year before.... Read more
Tonyâs Chocolonely has announced Verlinvest and JamJar have taken a minority share in the company to help the brand grow internationally.... Read more
Mars Wrigley has announced a $10m investment to support womenâs empowerment in cocoa-growing communities, working with CARE to build on the success and learnings of their Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) initiative.... Read more
MondelÄz International is expanding into the bakery category with a $1.2bn acquisition of a majority stake of Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp from private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners.... Read more
Innovation-driven sustainability took up the main chunk of the first morning at the Chocoa 2020 conference in Amsterdam and addressed new techniques in improving the cocoa supply chain, new products, digitalisation, traceability and transparency.... Read more
From the complexities of regulation and cutting-edge science to the brands behind the boom, the CBD Global Summit will bridge the business and science underpinning this fast-moving category.... Read more
Germanyâs SENS Foods and itâs Thailand-based farm business, The Cricket Lab, have raised â¬1.9 million (US$2.1 million) in funding to help further automate and launch new products in the market.... Read more
The supply of high intensity (non nutritive) sweeteners from China could be impacted if coronavirus continues to spread, Coca-Cola has warned.... Read more
