Mint, which some of us have grown in our gardens, just doesn’t immediately come to mind when it comes to sustainability issues. And yet, it’s one of the critical ingredients in Mars Wrigley’s mint and gum products.
Alamo Candy Co. is seeing green. The San Antonio, Texas-based company recently installed two solar projects that will cover the majority of Alamo Candy’s energy needs and save the company $750,000 over the next 25 years.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) has partnered with Mars Wrigley Confectionery in its initiative to improve the long-term viability of mint farming in India.
After years of having its product’s substantial health benefits overshadowed by misinformation about its environmental practices, Malaysia is the first country to certify the sustainability of its palm oil.
In pointing out that the global business supply chain is “broken,” Mars CEO Grant Reid said business needs to lead “transformational change” in order to tackle the most urgent threats facing the planet and its people.
Vanilla prices are expected to remain high the first half of 2017 amid projections of adequate-to-poor bean quality, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas says in a new state-of-the-market report.
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, published its new sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate,” with the ambition to move sustainable chocolate from niche to norm in less than a decade.
Nearly 500 representatives of the global chocolate and cocoa sector, including farmers, gathered in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s leading producer of cocoa, to address critical sustainability issues confronting the crop, which is the main source of income for millions of people across West Africa and in large parts of Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli announced last week it has achieved its goal of making its entire Ghana cocoa bean supply chain traceable and verifiable through its focus on farming initiatives.