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Price is on the mind of all confectioners as attention turns to the strategies sweet makers will be adopting to navigate the changing and complex confectionery landscape. The real impact of the cocoa ...

In a specially convened breakout session at the Beurs van Berlage, The Known Unknowns of the EUDR, delegates were reminded that the European Union Deforestation Regulation is one of the shortest ...

New US import tariffs are sending shockwaves through the global confectionery industry, with chocolate, candy, and gum producers facing mounting challenges to maintain market access, pricing, and ...

Indulgence will always be a top priority for candy consumers. But many are also looking for functional ingredients that deliver health benefits as well as taste. It’s led to a confectionery arms race ...

Hershey has allegedly bought up to 30,000 tonnes of cocoa from futures exchange ICE in a bid to avoid paying the extra Living Income Differential (LID) set up by Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire that includes ...

The tone of the two-day meeting was set by Martin Short, the new WCF President, who said in his opening speech to delegates: " We are all responsible and no one can plead ignorance or abdicate ...

Packing multifunctional benefits into sweet treats is big business in 2025. Elevating new confectionery product releases beyond consumers’ traditional (and still sought-after) indulgence, fun and ...

Christoph Julienne is the Sustainability & Cocoa Sourcing Manager for SACO (Societe Africaine De Cacao), which is part of the Barry Callebaut Group and its face in Cote d’Ivoire. He oversees agronomic ...