While the Fourth of July serves as a great opportunity to relax and reflect, there’s another holiday this week Associate Editor Alyse Thompson is just as excited for — World Chocolate Day, set for July 7.
Roxiana Foods has launched in the United States the Richmond chocolate brand, featuring 70-gram bars made with fine-flavor Caribbean cacao and Caribbean cane sugar.
German startup Savanna Ingredients has begun producing initial quantities of allulose with the goal of producing the virtually calorie-free sugar on a larger scale.
Bill Guyton, incoming president of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association, shares his interest in the role and his vision for FCIA, in addition to discussing the association’s Elevate Chocolate event in New York City, set for June 30.
Sweet changes are on the horizon for Vermont Nut Free Chocolates. The company will relocate its production and retail facilities after nearly 20 years at its Grand Isle County location.
Ferrero has plans to make New York City a little nuttier and a little sweeter. The confectionery giant will open a Nutella Cafe on 13th Street and University Place, near Union Square, before the end of the year.
The International Cocoa Initiative has nearly met its goal of reaching 200,000 children with child protection measures half-way through its six-year strategy.