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These challenges already have caused lower cocoa yield and supply instability, leading in turn to quality and safety concerns, with heavy metal and pesticide contamination from archaic farming and handling practices.

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The revolutionary whole cacao brand and internet personality partnered to highlight the urgent need for sustainability in the global cacao industry.

Mondelēz International has entered a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance digital innovation across the company.

The Pentawards have become the seminal event that honors each year’s packaging design trends, and sets a new tone for the new year as the industry continues to evolve.

The winter holidays are one of the big four seasons that account for 64% of annual sales for the $48 billion confectionery industry.

ofi is further enhancing efforts to tackle deforestation and drive regenerative agriculture by achieving seven landscape partnerships and bringing over a million hectares under regenerative agriculture by 2030.
 

Before joining Nestlé, Thompson served as CEO of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, and has held several leadership roles at The Clorox Company and Procter & Gamble.

We recently talked with Elvin Willgrass, VP of sales, Freedom Confectionery, about how the company tracks consumer taste trends, and keeps an eye out for emerging trends.

We recently touched base with a representative from Mondelēz International about the rising trend of gummy candy, as well as Swedish Fish's consistent growth and plans for continued innovation into 2025.