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Mondelez to partner with Harvard for third-party cocoa verification

Harvard teams to study Coco Life’s impact.

Crystal Lindell

June 11, 2014

Mondelez has partnered with the university to set up an independent verification framework with three key elements.

Mondelez affirming women’s rights in cocoa-growing areas

Company to promote gender equality in its Cocoa Life sustainability program.

May 7, 2014

In Ghana, female cocoa farmers earn 25-30 percent less than their male counterparts; in Cote d'Ivoire, women in cocoa communities earn up to 70 percent less than men.

Mondelez to invest $130 million in its U.S. biscuit manufacturing network

February 10, 2014

Mondelez International plans to invest more than $130 million in new biscuit manufacturing technology and capabilities in the U.S. The investment will focus on bakeries in New Jersey and Virginia and result in the closure of the company’s Philadelphia bakery.

Mondelez breaks ground on China biscuit plant

June 14, 2013

Mondelez International says the plant expansion is consistent with its ongoing investments in emerging markets to drive sustainable, profitable growth.

Getting customers to ‘Like’ you. Really ‘like’ you

Which candy company is the most loved on Facebook? Whom should you hire to run your online marketing? And what can the confectionery industry can learn from casinos?

Crystal Lindell

March 1, 2013

Picture this: It’s Super Bowl Sunday. Your company just spent millions of dollars to run an ad during the big game. The spot was great, the feedback was great, you’re breathing a sigh of relief that it’s over, and you silently hope the sales will be great.

Mondelez’ exec ‘bullish about our future’

Bernie Pacyniak

February 20, 2013

In addressing analysts attending the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference yesterday in Boca Raton, Fla., Mondelez International’s chairman and ceo Irene Rosenfeld provided a rosy outlook for the company’s performance this year.

Mondelez hires new gum and candy category team leader

Trevor Bond named chief customer officer in charge of global sales.

Crystal Lindell

December 5, 2012

Gum and candy, it turns out, are a lot like love and marriage — you can’t have one without the other. At least that seems to be what Mondelez International thinks.

Mondelez to invest $400 million in cocoa producers, sustainability

November 26, 2012

Mondelez International says it will spend $400 million over the next 10 years on cocoa producers, as it focuses on securing supplies of the main raw ingredient in chocolate.

Sustainability

Mondelez to invest $400 in cocoa farming communities

Company starts Cocoa Life, take holistic approach

Crystal Lindell

November 20, 2012

The money will fund more than just farmers looking to improve their yields. It's slated to help eliminate child labor, promote gender equality, market cocoa farming as an attractive profession, and even protect the eco systems where cocoa is grown.

Mondelez set to shutter Toronto bakery next year

November 8, 2012

Affecting 550 jobs, the closing of a Toronto bakery by Mondelez International Inc.'s Canadian division is expected to take place in the third quarter of 2013. The facility has produced cookies and crackers since 1948 and employs about 550 people. The company says it will shift some production to facilities in Toronto and Montreal.