Seven chocolate giants including Nestle, Hershey and Cargill have been cleared of charges of child slave labour in their cocoa supply chains, bringing an end to a US lawsuit filed in early 2021. Eight young men from the West African country of Mali accused Hershey, Nestle, Cargill, Mars Inc, Mondelez International, Barry Callebaut and Olam […]
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The Barry Callebaut Group announced that it has shut down all of its production lines in its plant in Wieze, Belgium, the largest chocolate factory in the world, after it has been found to be contaminated with salmonella. All chocolate goods produced at the plant since 25 June were put on hold when the bacteria was discovered on 27 June, the company stated. Barry Callebaut also asked customers to block any of its shipped products. Production will
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The Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB) reported a new high in Malaysia’s exports of Cocoa and chocolate products, which reached RM6.9 billion (circa USD$1.57 billion) last year in 2021, up from RM4.2 billion (circa USD$950 million) in 2010. This figure represents the combined total for the exports of Cocoa beans, Cocoa shells and husks (raw &
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Cacao Barry’s Evocao WholeFruit Chocolate is chocolate that is made from 100% pure cacao fruit. Released in June 2021, the company says it is used by chefs in over 90 countries worldwide and has gained popularity due to its unique fruity flavour that it achieves without the use of added sugars, lecithin or vanilla. It
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GoodSam Foods, a healthy snack brand based in Connecticut, has teamed up with Colombian chocolate makers Luker Chocolate to launch their latest initiative, Building Networks. The initiative aims to improve educational programmes in Colombian Cocoa communities, bringing together and providing educational resources for youths while teaching them to use “social media for good”. In GoodSam’s
Slots are filling up fast for the Chocolate Boot Camp to be held from 8 to 11 August 2022 at Fascia’s Chocolates In Waterbury, Connecticut. The summer course will be hosted by Retail Confectioners International (RCI). RCI members and non-members are both welcome to enrol in the four-day course, where they can learn practical techniques
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The Barry Callebaut Group announced the opening of their new global CHOCOLATE ACADEMY™ training centre, located in Casablanca, Morocco. With the opening of this academy, the company now has 26 such facilities globally, 2 of which are located on the African continent. The purpose of the academies, according to the company, is to facilitate collaboration
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The Connecting Central America project is primarily financed by the European Union (EU) and coordinated by the Secretariat for Economic Integration of Central America (SIECA). In this project, CBI helps participants with their market expertise. For cacao producers, sensory evaluation is extremely important. CBI focuses on this from the beginning. This skill takes time to
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With 9 kg of chocolate consumed per capita every year, Switzerland is the wonderland of sweet taste buds. The country is renowned worldwide for producing the finest chocolate a palate can desire. But before discovering the best Swiss chocolate you can buy, it’s important to answer a question: why did Switzerland even become famous for
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Earlier this year, Blommers Chocolate Company joined forces with Israeli food tech company DouxMatok to work on bringing reduced-sugar solutions to the chocolate and confectionery industry. Blommers went on to release their Discovery line of products, driven by DouxMatok’s flagship product, Incredo Sugar. The sugar-based sweetener alternative was first trialled in the form of chocolate
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