Mars goes all out with spooky season Halloween range promotionsMajor confectionery group Mars has tapped into the trend for early promotion of Halloween, with the company unveiling a number of terrifying treats for the spooky season, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products
Indulgence and wellbeing among key trends for 2025 with FMCG Gurus studyUK-based research group, FMCG Gurus has unveiled its latest annual trends projections for 2025, with the concept of ‘permissible indulgence’ and wellbeing perceived to be remaining high on many consumers agendas, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Looming major job cuts and supply chain uncertainty underline significant industry testsThe news within the past week that Barry Callebaut intends to cut up to 2,500 jobs from its global workforce is something that should not be considered lightly, and serves to underline just how challenging conditions in the market actually are right now. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability