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Discover seven essential dos and don’ts for confectionery manufacturers in 2025 — from flavour-first innovation and ...
Discover how Ferrero, Mars, and Cadbury are driving seasonal innovation in confectionery with bold flavour trends, ...
This week’s confectionery NPD roundup features bold textures, nostalgic twists, and health-conscious treats from KitKat, ...
Discover how food and drink brands can use AI to speed up innovation - without skipping strategy, consumer insight, or ...
Soaring cocoa prices and the cost-of-living crisis are pushing confectioners to rethink pricing, pack sizes, and innovation. Discover how brands are adapting to the new confectionery economy.
Cargill, one of the world’s largest cocoa suppliers, has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay 600,000 reais ($120,185) as indemnity for allegedly buying cocoa from farms where child labour or ...
Global confectionery producers face rising costs and trade disruption as new US tariffs hit chocolate, candy, and gum exports from Europe, Switzerland, and Canada.
Back in May, the Biden administration in the US pressed for a delay to the EUDR. It stated that an import ban on confectionery products like chocolate would hit the country’s producers hard, the FT ...
Cocoa prices hit a 60-year high in 2025, forcing chocolate manufacturers like Barry Callebaut, Mondelēz and Hershey to cut production and revise earnings forecasts. Discover how soaring costs and ...
Discover how US confectionery sales hit $54 billion in 2024, with consumers prioritizing value, seasonal treats, and indulgence despite cost pressures.