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A.L.Simpkin & Co marks shared centenary with Royal British Legion through special edition sweets
Sheffield-based confectionery business A.L.Simpkin & Co continues its centenary celebrations in partnering with the Royal British Legion, which is also marking its 100th anniversary, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Nutella strikes up partnership with Food Banks Canada to support families
Ferrero’s Nutella brand has established a partnership with Food Banks Canada community initiative to help bring a total of 200,000 breakfasts to Canadian families in need this winter.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Fairtrade unveils plans for major rebrand of its activities
The Fairtrade movement has begun a major rebrand of its activities in a bid to reinforce the scale of its work across the world, including supporting cocoa growing communities, reports Neill Barston
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cargill’s annual report praises workforce amid major global challenges
The Cargill group has released its annual report which acknowledges 2020 major challenges facing the agri-food sector, with coronavirus having placed a greater emphasis on health and safety, and heightened its sustainability focus, reports Neill Barston
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Confectionery and cocoa sectors continue efforts to support communities through coronavirus
With latest production deadlines looming, this week’s blog will be a short one from myself, just simply to re-emphasise that it has been particularly notable to see how the confectionery industry around the world is doing its bit to give back to those less fortunate during the coronavirus pandemic.
Mondelez donates thousands of chocolate products to those in need
Mondelez International has donated over 150,000 products, including Cadbury Heroes, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Oreos to FareShare, as part of Cadbury Heroes’ 20th anniversary celebrations.
Knighton Foods teams up for National Hot Chocolate Day event
UK-based Knighton Foods, which specialises in a wide range of confectionery ingredients products, has teamed up with the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity for a National Hot Chocolate day event.