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Sweet and salty snacks: Opposites attract

Manufacturers continue to combine sweet and salty flavor profiles as line between snacks and confections blurs
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
September 15, 2017
As the distinction between snacks and confections continues to soften, manufacturers are leveraging this classic combination to create new products and experiences that appeal to consumers in different ways.
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Deforestation

Mighty Earth report blames West African deforestation on cocoa industry

World Cocoa Foundation president cites Cocoa & Forests Initiative effort, noting action plan will “double down” on ending deforestation.
Bernie Pacyniak
September 13, 2017

In a just released report titled “Chocolate’s Dark Secret,” Mighty Earth, a global environmental campaign organization, claimed that 90 percent of protected national parks in the Ivory Coast have been deforested for growing cocoa while Ghana was undergoing a similar process. 


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Lolli and Pops

Lolli & Pops set to double U.S. retail locations

California-based retailer opens its 39th store in Albuquerque, N.M.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
September 13, 2017

San Francisco-based specialty retailer ​Lolli​ ​&​ ​Pops​ has spread its sweet stock into the Southwest by opening a store in Albuquerque, N.M. this month, kicking off a drive to double the chain’s number of locations by the end of 2018.


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