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News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Biscuits
 
 
17-Jan-2019
 
 
 
TODAY'S HEADLINES
 
 
Kopper’s Chocolate launches fair trade product line ‘On The Rocks Chocolates’

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80-year-old company raises its ethical standards with new range of popular adult-beverage cordials... Read
 
 
CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS: Brian Watt, owner/MD, Sloane's Hot Chocolate

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After 30 years in the corporate world, Brian Watt gave it all up and followed his love for chocolate with startup Sir Hans Sloane Chocolates. The company has five employees and produces its posh hot chocolate' from a studio in the south of England using specially designed cocoa beads... Read
 
 
Nutella rival’s ‘more ethical and healthier positioning’ to attract repeat customers, predicts analyst
 
Barillas chocolate hazelnut spread is palm oil-free, contains less saturated fat than Nutella, and according to Euromonitor analyst Emil Fazira, threatens Fererros stronghold in Italys bread spread market... Read
 
 
Start-up dessert brand praised for great taste while reducing sugar content
 
Start-up brand GATO & Co, which makes indulgent desserts, has been praised for its great taste while keeping the sugar content down. (They rely on the natural sweetness of high-quality ingredients, which means their puddings are 40%-50% lower in sugar than similar desserts)... Read
 
 
Digimarc and HP to provide every printed object with a unique identity
 
Digimarc and HP have partnered to provide a Serialized Global Trade Item Number (SGTIN) for individual packaging items, meaning two otherwise identical units of the same product are uniquely identifiable, making it possible to track and trace for brand protection and product origination... Read
 
 
Cut To Size Plastics to distribute low-friction plastic liner for F&B
 
Cut To Size will distribute Wefapresss low-friction plastic liner for high-temperature applications, in Australia... Read
 
 
 
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Bahia notebook: An expert’s view of cocoa production in Brazil’s Atlantic forest - video

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Independent cocoa expert Ray Major provides an oversight of how cocoa has continued to survive against all the odds by adopting the cabruca method to manage the most valuable of crops... Watch now
 
 
 
 
 
GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 
 
Popcorn (scientific name Zea mays everta) has been eaten for over 5,000 years, with remnants of popped kernels found in a cave in Mexico that are believed to date back to around 3600 BC. No wonder it has its own National Day... Watch now
 
 
 
The health benefits of fibre are becoming more widely discussed and consumers say that they want to eat more of it. But while foods like fruits, vegetables and grains are fibre rich, most of us are still struggling to eat as much as we should. Fibre enriched products can help... Read
 
 
 
The food industry has called for an extension to Britains impending exit from the EU following Parliaments rejection of the Governments Brexit Withdrawal Agreement... Read
 
 
 
Hong Kongs Consumer Council has found traces of hazardous chemicals in over 50 brands of cookies, egg rolls, almond puffs and sweet pastries sold in the city... Read
 
 
 
 
 
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