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Montezuma’s chocolate expands in opening its ninth UK retail store
UK premium chocolate brand Montezuma’s has expanded its operations in ‘unwrapping’ its ninth store within the country, at Westquay Southampton, Hampshire, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Cocoa start-up Koa teams up with Valrhona for sustainable fruit juice
French premium chocolate brand Valrhona has taken on a joint venture with Swiss-Ghanaian start-up firm Koa to deliver a new cocoa fruit juice concentrate for chefs, known as Oabika, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Ritter Sport’s travel retail confectionery delivers key sustainability focus
Premium chocolate brand Ritter Sport has targeted the travel retail sector with its latest packaging design concept, placing sustainability as a core strategic focus, writes Neill Barston.
Paradise Fruits extends core granulate ingredients for confectionery and snacks
Natural ingredients group Paradise Fruits Solutions by Jahncke has launched a new range of ready-to-order granulates developed to aid smoother running of production processes for confectionery and snacks manufacturers, writes Neill Barston.
Ferrero delivers key range expansion with first ever Rocher and Raffaello chocolate bars
The Ferrero group is breaking new ground in entering the premium chocolate bar category with its Rocher and Raffaello brands for the first time in its long-established history, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Nestlé eyes blockbuster success with KitKat Chunky salted caramel limited edition
Nestlé has moved to further extend its KitKat Chunky series of bars with a limited edition salted caramel popcorn flavour this summer, writes Neill Barston.
Cabosse Naturals and Cacao Barry brands unite as Wholefruit chocolate gains global launch
Barry Callebaut’s specialist cacaofruit brand Cabosse Naturals has teamed up with the company’s gourmet division, Cacao Barry, enabling the global rollout of an expanded range of products linked to the launch of the much-anticipated Wholefruit Chocolate series, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Ferrero unveils debut for Rocher and Raffaello ice cream ranges
The Ferrero confectionery group has unveiled its first-ever Ferrero Rocher, Ferrero Rocher Dark and Raffaello ice cream sticks, as it builds its presence in the segment, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Reese’s marks national Peanut Butter Lovers Day with limited edition release
Marking national Peanut Butter Lovers Day in the US, Reese’s has released a special limited edition of its major cups confectionery series, writes Neill Barston.
Paradise Fruits extends its nut inclusion series for confectionery
Global ingredients business Paradise Fruits Solutions by Jahncke, has added a high brix paste to its range of allergen free, nut flavoured inclusions series, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
KitKat seeks safari inspiration for its latest dark and white bar release
A bold new safari-inspired version of KitKat is launching a distinctive Zebra variety of the brand feature a crispy wafer on a dark chocolate base, topped with marbled dark and white chocolate, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging
GNT extends oil-dispersible colouring foods series with pink shade
Netherlands-headquartered colouring foods firm GNT has extended its Exberry range of oil-dispersible Coloring Foods in releasing a pink shade created from fruit and vegetables.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Sustainability
Hershey unveils its key Valentines and Easter confectionery series
US confectionery group Hershey has made its first foray into delivering new product ranges for 2021, with the launch of its latest Valentine’s and Easter series that aim to offer a new twist on classic series, reports Neill Barston.
Pemberton & Whitefoord design group works on Ferrero’s festive range
Creative design business Pemberton & Whitefoord (P&W) has helped Ferrero to launch a selection of new Kinder products across its seasonal portfolio, as the confectioner targets the key Christmas retail period.