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She brings more than 25 years of experience in consumer packaged goods to her new role.

The company has announced a partnership with IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative.

The partnership, led by WCF, is meant to strengthen the collaboration between the public and private sector in addressing these environmental issues.

Social media and Millennials have been almost synonymous for years now. This year, CHOCOVISION is making a strong push to include both in its festivities.

Researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium, have developed a new and quicker way to check whether the cocoa butter is crystallizing correctly during the hardening process — ultrasound.

It’s hard, even after half a decade, to not get a little giddy when you walk into a huge room filled with giant M&M’s, piles of candy samples and the sweet smell of chocolate in the air.

Trade secret violations are becoming increasingly common, and as more and more of the candy manufacturing is outsourced to third parties, it’s important that small businesses know how to protect themselves to prevent a trade secret misappropriation in the first place, and know how to fight back when a violation occurs.

Globally, chocolate demand is on the rise, and unless chocolate companies do something to help the cocoa-growing industry, demand will soon outpace supply.

As a chef and head chocolate-maker at HEXX, Matthew Silverman is working with Executive Chef Matthew Piekarski to craft an American-style menu of contemporary and classic dishes from various regions around the country.

It was launched during the third World Cocoa Conference in the Dominican Republic with the aim of connecting and engaging women throughout the cocoa and chocolate chain.