transparency
Tony’s Chocolonely claims Stop Slavery Award for anti child labour campaigning
Dutch-based ethically founded chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely has claimed the Stop Slavery Award, recognising its campaigning on child labour within cocoa supply chains serving the confectionery sector, writes Neill Barston.
Koa start-up discloses all payments to cocoa farmers with blockchain
Koa, the Swiss-Ghanaian start-up, is launching a system using blockchain technology, that proves transactions and higher income for cocoa farmers.
Palsgaard research reveals continued consumer demand for plant-based products
Latest research from emulsifier and stabiliser specialist Palsgaard has revealed that global demand for plant-based product ranges has increased notably since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
India’s Kocoatrait chocolate claims industry first in sustainable production transparency
Fast-rising environmentally focused Indian chocolate brand Kocoatrait has taken sustainability and business transparency to extended heights in being what is believed to be an industry first in publishing the precise cost breakdown of each of its bars, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Transparency highlighted as key Innova industry trend for 2021
Transparency in delivering clean label products and clear business operating standards has emerged as a clear winner in Innova’s Top Trends for 2021, as brands, including confectionery companies improve to meet consumer demands, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Transparency remains key, emerging as highest rated trend for 2021
As one of our many stars from next week’s World Confectionery Conference, Innova Market Insights has just revealed that its top trends for 2021 is transparency of operating and clearly describing ingredients used across our favourite treats and meals.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
International Cocoa Initiative creates study on monitoring child labour within the sector
The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has established a new study aiming to create operational definition of a Child labour monitoring and remediation systems (CLMRS), to establish a framework that will monitor progress, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Regulatory, Sustainability
Germany’s Sternchemie gains US clearance fo sunflower lecithins
Sternchemie has gained a key GRAS “letter of no objection” from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearing the path for use of its sunflower lecithins, used widely across snacks and confectionery markets, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Easter industry scorecard raises key concerns over cocoa sector sustainability performance
An industry Easter Scorecard on cocoa sustainability compiled by NGO’s including Be Slavery Free, Green America, INKOTA, Mighty Earth and the National Wildlife Federation has raised key social and environmental concerns over companies’ performance, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Chocoa highlights growing movement for private label cocoa sustainability
Hopes of driving a greater number of private label confectionery operations to actively engage with cocoa sustainability programmes for confectionery were raised by manufacturers including French-based Cemoi, as part of Chocoa 2021, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Sternchemie expands its lecithin solutions including confectionery and bakery ranges
German-based lecithin specialist Sternchemie has expanded its series of non-GMO based solutions in response to a rising major demand for natural product ranges, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ferrero makes major transparency release of its key Ghana and Ivory Coast cocoa suppliers
A key cocoa supply chain transparency move has been unveiled by the Ferrero Group, which has for the first time disclosed the full list of farming cooperatives it works with, primarily in Ivory Coast and Ghana, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Hershey banned from sustainability programmes in Ivory Coast and Ghana
US confectionery business Hershey has been banned from sustainability projects in Ghana and Ivory Coast, after reports the business bought significant quantities of cocoa on the New York Futures commodities market, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Trend focus: Creating product transparency rises to the top of the agenda
Transparency emerges as a clear winner in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends for 2021 with brands upping their game to meet evolving ethical, environmental and clean label consumer demands, explains the research group.