The Chicago Chocolate Festival, a new dual consumer and trade-show event dedicated entirely to the chocolate industry, is slated for Nov. 16-18 at the city’s Navy Pier.
University of Warwick chemists in Coventry, UK used tiny droplets of orange and cranberry juice to replace the cocoa butter and milk fats that go into chocolate bars.
When I first started working for Candy Industry more than a decade ago, my knowledge about the industry was at best rudimentary. It was also unbiased. Hence, when the first headlines about child labor began to surface, I did what every good journalist should: research the hell out of the topic.
If Roquette America’s latest breakthrough product makes it into your chocolate bar, you could be having a side of vegetables with your Snickers — and you might not even feel it.
The Hershey Co. has announced a slew of new sustainable farming initiatives, including plans to make its Hershey’s Bliss line with only certified products, and to invest $10 million in West Africa over the next five years.