by Andrea Pluck | Jan 13, 2021 | Chocolate, Confectionery, General News
San Francisco-based chocolate company has added solar panels to its Fairfield, CA facility, as part of its commitment to reduce its environmental impact through renewable energy, water conservation, and waste reduction practices. As part of its Cultivate Better™...
by Andrea Pluck | Jan 12, 2021 | Chocolate, Confectionery, General News, Ingredients
KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) has announced its continued efforts to help address the inequality and inequity facing Black, Indigenous, People of Colour communities across areas of racial justice, education, food and health and representation. In partnership with...
by Andrea Pluck | Jan 12, 2021 | Confectionery, General News, Gums and jellies, Ingredients
GNT has extended its range of oil-dispersible Coloring Foods with the launch of a pink shade made from fruit and vegetables. EXBERRY® Shade Pink – OD has been developed for use in fat-based applications and is the latest addition to a collection of...
by Andrea Pluck | Jan 7, 2021 | Chocolate, Confectionery, General News, Ingredients
Mondelēz International has acquired Hu (as in “Human”) Master Holdings, the parent company of Hu Products – a US-based snacking company offering snacks made from simple ingredients. Following a competitive bid for Hu, Mondelēz International successfully acquired 100%...
by Andrea Pluck | Dec 23, 2020 | Chocolate, Confectionery, Features, Front Feature 1, General News
The Voice Network organisation has published the 2020 Cocoa Barometer report, highlighting that challenges in the cocoa sector are “as large as they have ever been”. The publication outlines necessary steps governments and industry should take to end deforestation and...
by Andrea Pluck | Dec 18, 2020 | Confectionery, General News, Gums and jellies, Ingredients
Rising Orange has been named Sensient Technologies’ Colour of the Year for 2021, as it “takes refuge in nature and symbolises the shade of a new day,” following the challenges presented in 2020. According to Sensient, the rising orange sun “warms the globe on the new...