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Unilever acquires premium gelato business Grom
5 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Unilever has said that the acquisition will strengthen its ice cream portfolio and help further capitalise on the growth of the premium gelato market...
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Nestlé’s Cailler enters the super-premium chocolate market
1 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Cailler chocolate is now available in the US, UK and in Germany with China distribution beginning in mid-November...
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Carma switches its chocolate couvertures to UTZ Certified cocoa
22 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Carma, Barry Callebaut’s Swiss gourmet brand, is the first major Swiss B2B chocolate manufacturer to switch to UTZ Certified cocoa...
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Corbion Purac granted European patent for confectionery coating technology
21 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Corbion Purac’s patented coating technology improves stability compared to many traditional fat-coated acid powders in terms of acid migration and moisture uptake from the environment...
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Barry Callebaut launches Cocoa Horizons Foundation
17 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The mission of the Cocoa Horizons Foundation is to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and their communities through the promotion of sustainable farming...
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Cargill IFC scheme extends support to cocoa cooperatives in Cote d’Ivoire
15 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Cocoa farmer cooperatives in Cote d’Ivoire are set to benefit from access to affordable finance as a result of a first of its kind initiative...
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Studies reveal cocoa flavanols are good for heart health
10 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The research shows that consuming cocoa flavanols can decrease arterial stiffness and increase blood vessel function in healthy people, helping to reduce the risk of heart disease — the number one cause of deaths worldwide...
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Big Bear adds a retro pop to its iconic Fox’s range
9 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Big Bear Confectionery has gone back to the 1970s to add some retro sparkle to its iconic Fox’s Glacier range with the launch of Fox's Pop Bottle favourites...
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AAK launches chocolate bloom solution Tropicao
7 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Tropicao allows chocolate manufacturers to produce bloom-stable chocolate and still maintain the chocolate’s sensorial properties...
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Mondelēz opens state-of-the-art chocolate production line in Poland
3 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Mondelēz International has opened a $30 million chocolate production line in Poland to capitalise on growing demand in its European confectionery business...
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Barry Callebaut and Petra Foods settle dispute
2 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Barry Callebaut and Petra Foods have settled their dispute regarding the purchase price for Petra Foods' Cocoa Ingredients Division...
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KitKat to use sustainably sourced cocoa only
2 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Nestlé’s KitKat is the first global chocolate brand to announce that it will use only sustainably sourced cocoa to manufacture all of its products...
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Fudge Kitchen: the sweet spot between industrial and artisan
1 September 2015 | By Sian Holt, Managing Director, Fudge Kitchen and Lisa Jones, Dandelion PR
Reportedly, fudge came into being after a teacher in Virginia, USA bodged a toffee-making demonstration in the 1800s. Hence the verb ‘to fudge,’ meaning to make a mistake. There has clearly been no fudging behind the stratospheric growth of gourmet Kentish fudge producers, Fudge Kitchen, for whom keeping true to…
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KitKat taking social media by storm at 80
28 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Celebrating its 80th birthday this year, KitKat is one of the world’s top ten fast-moving consumer goods brands in social media...
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Haas reveals CAIMAN D-324 for increased output of rolled sugar cones
20 August 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, New Food
CFT Haas Convenience Food Equipment GmbH has revealed the new CAIMAN D-324 capable of producing 19,500 rolled sugar cones per hour...
