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Boots on the ground

Barry Callebaut commits to eradicating child labor, lifting 500,000 farmers out of poverty.
Bernie Pacyniak
November 26, 2016

It’s been a long journey to and from Cote d’Ivoire, known to some as the Ivory Coast. Having just completed the final leg of a four-day Barry Callebaut press tour featuring 10 journalists, I wanted to share my experiences and thoughts on an incredible journey.


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'Quo tendimus?': Where are we going?

New administration offers opportunity to review sugar policy.
Bernie Pacyniak
November 23, 2016

I also believe, given the majority rule in the Congress and Senate by Republicans, that there’s an opportunity for the confectionery industry here, regardless of your political affiliation. If there’s ever a time to revamp our nation’s sugar policy, it’s now. 


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Study: Music may make chocolate taste creamier

Research suggests music may have effect on perception of chocolate.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
November 23, 2016

Published in the journal Appetite, research by Felipe Reinoso Carvalho, Janice Wang, Raymond van Ee, Dominique Persoone and Charles Spence suggests music may affect the way listeners taste chocolate, particularly its perceived “creaminess.”


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Lake Champlain Chocolates achieves SQF certification

Second-generation leadership uses third-party certification, assuring safe food practices.
Olivia Zyszczynski
November 18, 2016

Lake Champlain Chocolates, a Vermont-based artisan chocolatier, has earned a Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 Certification, meaning it has met requirements for one of the food industry’s leading food safety and quality designations.


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Dubai trip offers look at world of possibilities

Yummex Middle East continues to grow, showcase innovation.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
November 16, 2016
Four months ago, I was a small-town newspaper journalist covering city council meetings and community events in rural West-Central Illinois, never dreaming my work would send me beyond the fringes of Northeast Missouri. But last Wednesday I found myself riding a tram out to the edge of the Palm Jumeirah. As the monorail glided past island residences and the city’s ultra-modern skyline, I couldn’t help being in awe.
 

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Study: Eating chocolate may make you smarter

Research shows flavanol consumption may improve memory, reasoning.
Olivia Zyszczynski
November 16, 2016

Recent findings from the Nutritional Physiology Research Center at the University of South Australia, the University of Maine and LIH Luxembourg Institute of Health suggest that chocolate improves cognitive function.


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