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Sustainability

12 chocolate companies join in unprecedented sustainability project

New program, CocoaAction, to start with focus on Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire.

Crystal Lindell

May 28, 2014

CocoaAction seeks to build a rejuvenated and economically viable cocoa sector for at least 300,000 cocoa farmers.

Standing Tall In Topeka: An in-depth looks at Mars' first U.S. plant in 35 years

Designed to accommodate growth for the next 50 years, the $270 million, 500,000-sq.-ft. plant incorporates sustainable design and engineering elements.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 26, 2014

The large plastic M&M’S Characters protruding from the outside walls immediately convey the message that candy is produced here.

Chocolate Products: Consumers, customers setting the ‘bar’ higher

Be it health benefits, sourcing, flavor intensity or value, chocolate lovers and manufacturers are letting suppliers know that “run-of-the-mill’ won’t pass muster, much less run through a cash register anymore.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 23, 2014

"Consumers today are more fractured. What this means is there are many groups with very specific preferences. There is no average shopper," says Rose Potts, of The Blommer Co.

Cargill in Vietnam

Cargill builds first Vietnam Cocoa Technology Transfer Center

New training campus to help farmers boost cocoa yields of up to 50 percent.

Crystal Lindell

April 30, 2014

Cocoa is a new crop in Vietnam, and many farmers still lack the knowledge, skills and expertise to achieve higher yields.

ADM

ADM to pursue sale of chocolate business only

Company plans to keep the majority of its cocoa press operations.

Crystal Lindell

April 16, 2014

ADM also said it had recently had extensive negotiations with a potential buyer about the sale of the company’s global cocoa and chocolate business, but in the end, they couldn’t agree on terms.

Acquisition

Chocolat Frey AG acquires SweetWorks, expands into North America

Swiss chocolate maker hopes to strengthen presence in U.S., Canada.

Crystal Lindell

April 9, 2014

Chocolat Frey is hoping to strengthen its market presence in the United States and Canada.

Mars President

Mars Inc. names Mars Chocolate’s Grant Reid as next president

Paul Michaels, president since 2004, announces plans to retire Dec. 31, 2014.

Bernie Pacyniak

April 2, 2014

For the first time since 2004, Mars Inc. will have a new president — and he comes into the role after serving in the company’s sweet spot.

Mars Plant

Mars opens news $270M facility in Topeka, Kan.

Factory slated to produced M&M’S and SNICKERS.

Crystal Lindell

March 27, 2014

Slated to produce M&M’S and SNICKERS, the roughly 500,000-sq.-ft facility is the first new Mars Chocolate North America site built in the last 35 years.

Who should make the world more sustainable?

Poll asks consumers who should bear the most responsibility in making the world more sustainable.

March 18, 2014

Companies, individuals, governments or someone else?

Chocolate study

Study: UK consumers more likely to indulge in chocolate than anything else

Premium chocolate beats out coffee, alcohol and ice cream as a go-to indulgence in new Canadean Consumer study.

Valerie King

March 12, 2014

Shoppers are most likely to trade-up on chocolate when it comes to buying indulgent groceries.

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12 chocolate companies join in unprecedented sustainability project

Standing Tall In Topeka: An in-depth looks at Mars' first U.S. plant in 35 years

Chocolate Products: Consumers, customers setting the ‘bar’ higher

Cargill builds first Vietnam Cocoa Technology Transfer Center

ADM to pursue sale of chocolate business only

Chocolat Frey AG acquires SweetWorks, expands into North America

Mars Inc. names Mars Chocolate’s Grant Reid as next president

Mars opens news $270M facility in Topeka, Kan.

Who should make the world more sustainable?

Study: UK consumers more likely to indulge in chocolate than anything else

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