The Big Chocolate Show held its second annual event in New York City on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event’s highlight was honoring four experts as “Legends of Chocolate” for their contributions to the craft chocolate industry. The four honorees included cacao and chocolate flavor expert Ed Seguine; the father of American craft chocolate John Scharffenberger; authors Sophie & Michael Coe, and cacao geneticist Juan Carlos Motamayor.
Indonesian cocoa farmers who adopted good agricultural practices through Mondelez International’s Cocoa Life program saw average cocoa yields grow by 10 percent in 2016, the confectionery and snack giant announced Tuesday.
Cargill has sketched out five sustainability objectives it will pursue over the next 13 years through the Cargill Cocoa Promise, the company’s five-year-old cocoa sustainability program.
Seattle Gummy Co. (SGC), an R&D focused nutraceutical company, is launching a new product line called Energon Qube. These performance gummies take sports nutrition to the next level. Combining advanced carbohydrate formulations with functional compounds, SGC's Energon Qube products are designed to fuel the body and the mind for optimum performance.
Askinosie Chocolate has introduced a new single-origin chocolate bar — the 72% Zamora, Amazonia Bar — marking the Springfield, Mo.-based chocolate company’s second partnership with a female-led farmer group
On what may eventually come to be known as “Ruby Tuesday”— Sept. 5, 2017— industry giant Barry Callebaut introduced what they claim is a fourth type of chocolate, joining dark, milk, and white ... Ruby chocolate.
Swiss chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut will acquire the ingredients division of Pennsylvania-based Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, allowing Barry Callebaut to expand its specialties and decorations business in North America.