NCA report reveals chocolate sales continue to rise, as consumers value affordable treatsA fresh report from the National Confectioners Association has revealed that chocolate sales in the US reached $21.4 billion, representing a new high for the category, with 65% of shoppers considering it an affordable treat, writes Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Global tributes paid to Academy of Chocolate president Sara Jayne StanesTributes have been paid from across industry to Sara Jayne Stanes OBE, president and founder of the UK-based Academy of Chocolate, who died last weekend, aged 75, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Feature: Fine Chocolate Industry Association flies the flag for premium artisan rangesAs executive director of the US-based Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA), Bill Guyton has gained a huge amount of industry experience. Editor Neill Barston quizzes him on the how his association has dealt with the pandemic and its hopes for 2021 Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
