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Goodnow Farms Chocolate earns 6 sofi awards

Winners of Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Candy and Confection categories also announced.

May 13, 2019

Craft chocolate maker Goodnow Farms Chocolate has won six 2019 sofi awards, sweeping the Dark Chocolate category and earning two of four Chocolate Candy awards.

Goetze’s launches limited-edition Cow Tales, packaging redesign

Sour Strawberry and Caramel Brownie Cow Tales to ship May 2019.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

May 13, 2019

Goetze’s Candy Co. will launch two limited-edition varieties of Cow Tales in time for the Sweets and Snacks Expo: Sour Strawberry Cow Tales and Caramel Brownie Cow Tales.

AgDevCo partners with Tradin Organic to help boost cocoa sector in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone’s cocoa sector stunted since 2014 Ebola outbreak.

May 10, 2019

African investor and product developer AgDevCo has invested in Tradin Organic to source organic cocoa directly from certified small-holder farmers in Sierra Leone, linking them to manufacturers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.

Asher’s Chocolate Co. promotes three in sales team restructuring

Promotions, restructuring follow retirement of Ed Lomas, v.p. of sales.

May 10, 2019

Asher’s Chocolate Co. has promoted three sales leaders as part of a restructuring of its sales department.

Maker of Dr. John’s sugar-free sweets opens Michigan factory

Investment in 22,000-sq.-ft. facility totaled $2.3 million.

May 10, 2019

Sugar Free Specialties LLC, maker of Dr. John’s Healthy Sweets, has opened its $2.3 million manufacturing facility in Plainfield Township, Michigan.

Hershey invests $104M in Virginia plant expansion

Expansion increases capacity, adds 65 jobs.

May 10, 2019

The Hershey Co. is investing $104 million into an 111,000-sq.-ft. expansion of its factory in northern Virginia.

Salon du Chocolat coming to NYC in fall 2019

Event was first launched in Paris in 1995.

May 8, 2019

Salon du Chocolat will bring its demonstrations, sculptures and Chocolate Fashion Show to New York City this fall.

Former General Mills exec Anton Vincent named president of Mars Wrigley North America

Tracey Massey to lead Mars Pet Nutrition as global president

May 8, 2019

Former General Mills executive Anton Vincent has been named president of Mars Wrigley North America, succeeding Tracey Massey, who will lead Mars Pet Nutrition as global president.

Kinder Joy, M&M’S Caramel top IRI’s list of 2018 New Product Pacesetters

Each product brought in more than $120 million last year, according to IRI data.

May 8, 2019

Kinder Joy and M&M’S Caramel have topped the list of IRI’s 2018 food and beverage New Product Pacesetters, the Chicago-based research firm announced Wednesday.