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Cargill is opening a newly expanded chocolate facility in Mouscron, Belgium, with hopes of reaffirming its commitment to the future success of its customers.

When it comes to chocolate, executive chef Matthew Piekarski and co-founder and developer Matthew Silverman are your go-to guys for authentic, handcrafted delicacies

Tracey Massey has officially been president of Mars Chocolate North America for about a year now. And she’s already changing things.

Barry Callebaut Group, a North American specialty products business, has acquired the assets of American Almond Products Co., Inc.

It wasn’t long before she whisked me to the Tootsie Roll production area to view a continuous slab of that wonderful chocolate-like confection falling onto a conveyor belt.

“We wanted to analyze who we are, our history, where we belong in the category,” says Doug Simons. “We have a great history, a great product, a great following. We needed to focus on our premium quality.”

Anne Shaeffer first had the idea while walking through the chocolate section of the grocery store and wondering to herself, “How can most people tell the difference between good and not-so-good chocolate before they buy?”

Jamee handles all donations by the company, which range from “candy to blood and sweat to cash.”

Mars has given support for a new U.S. government proposal to include an “added sugars” declaration in the Nutrition Facts panel on all food packaging.

Patrick Huffman, president of the Warrell Corp., will retire on June 5, as part of the long-planned transition back to family management of the candy company.