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Unilever to cut ice cream sizes to reduce calories

25 January 2016 | By Victoria White

Unilever UK & Ireland has confirmed that from spring this year its entire adult single-serve ice cream range will contain 250 calories or fewer...

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HERZA launches new range of sucrose-free chocolate pieces

18 January 2016 | By Victoria White

HERZA achieves the sweet taste in the chocolate pieces with with coconut sugar, lucuma or rice syrup...

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Lindt & Sprüngli outperforms the chocolate market

14 January 2016 | By Victoria White

Despite describing 2015 as a year or major uncertainties, Lindt & Sprüngli continues to significantly outperform the chocolate markets as a whole...

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Issue #6 2015 – Digital edition

9 December 2015 | By New Food

In this issue: Allergens, Confectionery supplement, Food Fraud, Mass Spectrometry, Microbiology, Dairy Supplement, Food Contamination roundtable, Shelf Life, Energy Efficiency, Application Notes...

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Nestlé UK & Ireland sources 100% certified sustainable cocoa

9 December 2015 | By Victoria White

Nestlé UK & Ireland has reached its target to source 100% certified sustainable cocoa for its chocolate confectionery and biscuits becoming the first major confectionery company in the UK and Ireland to do so...

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Confectionery supplement 2015

9 December 2015 | By New Food

Articles in this Confectionery supplement: Nutritional trends in cocoa beverages, Sugar: does it have to be the bad guy? Plus a preview of ProSweets Cologne 2016...

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Crystallisation at an ideal temperature gives melt-in-your-mouth sensation

1 December 2015 | By NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme GmbH

Special chocolate pump enables tempering across whole conveying area...

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Naturex to bring Barry Callebaut’s cocoa extract health claim to food supplements

19 November 2015 | By Victoria White

For a period of five years, Barry Callebaut is licensing its approved 13.5 EFSA health claim on cocoa flavanols for cocoa extract products to Naturex...

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Barry Callebaut launches sustainable Horizons cocoa

16 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Horizons cocoa and chocolate products are sold with a premium used to help improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers...

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Wild populations of ancient cacao could help sustain the chocolate industry

11 November 2015 | By Victoria White

New research suggests the cacao tree is much older than previously realised - and may have close relations capable of sustaining the demand for chocolate...

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Mondelēz invests $50m to boost Cadbury Bournvita capacity in Nigeria

22 October 2015 | By Victoria White

The investment was made to meet surging demand for Cadbury Bournvita, Nigeria’s favourite cocoa drink...

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ADM completes sale of global cocoa business to Olam

19 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has completed the sale of its global cocoa business to Olam International Limited for approximately $1.2 billion...

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Bühler acquires chocolate specialist Hosokawa Bepex

12 October 2015 | By Victoria White

With the Hosokawa Bepex acquisition, Bühler can now offer its customers total plant solutions for making chocolate countlines, enrobed articles and cereal bars...

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Mars to acquire Mexican chocolate company Grupo Turin

6 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Grupo Turin has been manufacturing high-quality chocolates in Mexico since 1928 and is the owner of iconic brands such as Conejos and Turin...

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Nestlé and R&R in talks for joint ice cream venture

5 October 2015 | By Victoria White

Nestlé would contribute its ice cream businesses in Europe, Egypt, the Philippines, Brazil and Argentina to the new joint venture. R&R Group would join the new joint venture in its entirety...

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