Fairtrade supports moves from Ghana and Ivory Coast to raise cocoa farmer paymentsThe global Fairtrade charity has welcomed an initiative by the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to raise the farm gate price of cocoa to $1,820 per tonne for all farmers. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Cargill releases cocoa & chocolate sustainability reportCargill has released a collection of sustainability reports covering four of its key businesses, including Cocoa and Chocolate. Cocoa & chocolate, Sustainability
ISM trade fair delivers extended range of global exhibitorsA broad range of confectionery companies from around the world have confirmed their appearance for the key international ISM confectionery trade fair in Cologne, Germany. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products
Supporting key cocoa growing nations remains of critical importanceDuring the past couple of years, there has been a notable trend for businesses across the confectionery sector becoming increasingly mindful of sustainability issues. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients
Gulfood Manufacturing confirms key event programmeMajor areas of focus for this year’s Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai have been unveiled including industry an 4.0 tech summit, a buyers’ programme, and a wide range of equipment from across the sector, including confectionery and bakery systems. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Nestlé improving monitoring of its palm oil suppliesNestlé has reported it is closing in on its 2020 No Deforestation commitment, by becoming first global food company to implement Starling, a satellite-based service, to monitor 100% of its global palm oil supply chains. Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
