Confectionery companies identify market diversification with digital toolsA major trend of confectionery companies seeking greater diversification within supply chains in response to challenging and uncertain market conditions, according to analysis from digitally-focused financial technology group, Phlo Systems, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Latest ILO and UNICEF studies find troubling rise in global child labourLevels of global child labour have increased considerably in the past for years, by 8.4 million, to 160 million worldwide, according to studies by the International Labour Organisation and UNICEF, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Key NORC report on child labour within cocoa supply reveals significant concerns still remainIt seems there’s rarely a week within the confectionery and wider food and drink market that passes without a major breaking issue that proves of significant impact and offers the industry plenty of reason to take a step back and reflect. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients
Fairtrade Foundation calls on UK companies to back greater due diligence of global supply chainsThe Fairtrade Foundation has called on British companies to increase their efforts to tackle human rights violations within global supply chains, including the cocoa sector, reports Neill Barston Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
BDSI expresses concern for cocoa industry over sharp decline in European grinding resultsThe Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI) has expressed concern at a sharp downturn in cocoa grinding serving the chocolate and confectionery industry, which has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Neill Barston reports. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Jacobs Foundation joins forces with confectionery industry tackling child labourA joint venture has been launched between the Jacobs Foundation, a global youth development organisation, and major players in the chocolate sector to create a national action plan tackling child labour in Ivory Coast. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability