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Fairtrade International is raising the prices it will pay for conventional and organic cocoa next fall after world cocoa prices dropped by more than a third last year.

Dutch confectionery company Tony’s Chocolonely, retailer Albert Heijn and chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut have partnered to work toward ending child labor and modern slavery in the chocolate industry.

The Blommer Chocolate Co., will be acquired by Fuji Oil Holding, Inc., a global leader in oil and fat ingredients serving the food industry.  

The cocoa industry made big promises for sustainable cocoa that mostly come due in 2020, but now that the deadline is just a little more than a year away, many of those companies are shifting the timeline. 

Mars Wrigley Confectionery has revamped its American Heritage Chocolate brand to incorporate a more universal exploration of how chocolate is enjoyed and experienced by its consumers.

Elias Läderach of Switzerland won the 2018 World Chocolate Masters competition, sponsored by brand Cacao Barry at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris last week. Florent Cheveau, executive pastry chef for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, placed third.