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CocoaVia

CocoaVia Receives Clean Label Project Award

Mars Food & Nutrition announced that its CocoaVia™ brand’s suite of cocoa flavanol dietary supplement products has received the Clean Label Project™ Purity Award, a certification recognising products as top performers for quality and contaminant testing within the supplement category.
M&M Tour

M&M’s Named Official Partner for Tour de France

M&M’S is officially joining the adventure of the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes with Zwift as an official supplier. Marking the brand’s first-time participation in this legendary global sporting event, M&M’S is bringing its signature energy to the international stage, headlined by a spectacular, interactive traveling caravan along the race route. 
Aasted

Aasted Enters into Agreement to Join PiovanGroup

Aasted, a global provider of process solutions and equipment for the confectionery and bakery industries, announces that the Aasted and Hedstrøm families have entered into an agreement to sell the company to PiovanGroup.
KitKat

Nestlé Trials Nature-Friendly Wheat

Nestlé is teaming up with regenerative food and farming brand Wildfarmed, working with a community of British farmers to trial regeneratively farmed wheat in one of the nation’s favourite chocolate bars.
Lindt Eversource

Eversource and Lindt & Sprüngli Extend Partnership

Eversource has announced the signing of their third consecutive three‑year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lindt & Sprüngli (USA), extending a long‑standing energy efficiency partnership through 2029.
Sappi interpack

Sappi Addresses Confectionery Packaging Recyclability

At this year’s Interpack, Sappi, a manufacturer of functional flexible packaging papers, presented a broad range of sustainable and recyclable packaging solutions from primary wraps to secondary formats for confectionery.
Nestle Income

Nestlé Boosts Incomes for Cocoa Farmers

A new independent report by the KIT Institute shows that the Nestlé Income Accelerator continues to deliver measurable gains in productivity, women’s empowerment, cocoa income and household resilience. The evaluation covers nearly 2,000 participating households in Côte d’Ivoire assessed during the program’s test-at-scale phase since its launch in 2022.
Plant Ex Drying

Plant-Ex Ingredients Doubles UK Capacity

Family-owned international Colours and Flavours manufacturer Plant-Ex Ingredients are pleased to announce the commissioning of a third spray drying tower at their UK Headquarters site in Bristol.
WCF Meeting

Ghana Announced Host of 2027 Cocoa Meeting

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) today announced that Ghana will host the World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting 2027 from 17–18 March 2027, bringing together leaders from across the global cocoa and chocolate sector at a pivotal moment for the future of cocoa. 
Chocolate Masters

World Chocolate Masters Announce International Jury

The World Chocolate Masters, the world’s most prestigious culinary competition dedicated to the art of chocolate, has unveiled the international jury for its 2026 Grand Final.
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