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The first thing you notice about the Santa Helena plant in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil is the amazing smell of fresh peanuts roasting.

Chocolate makers help farmers grow sustainable cocoa in the Amazon, and reclaim Brazil’s rightful place in the world ranking of cocoa suppliers.

It turns out Brazil is a tricky country to make caramel for. But Embaré caramels are perfect for the South American country.

Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Minister of Health, has launched a series of online public consultations on proposed changes to the way nutrition information is presented on labels.

Months of speculation ended on Monday regarding who was going to acquire Russell Stover’s box of chocolates when Lindt & Sprüngli announced it had reached a deal to purchase the U.S.’s largest family-owned chocolate company for a reportedly $1.5 billion.

The Hershey Co. is increasing its wholesale prices across the majority of its U.S., Puerto Rico and export portfolio.

Americans are chewing a lot less gum these days, according to a new report from Rabobank – and it is mints that are taking the "share of mouth."

The extruded snacks market is expected to increase to $31 billion by 2019 says a report by MarketsandMarkets, a global market research and consulting company based in the United States.

ABICAB is hoping to take advantage of having the country’s name in the ether.

How did carpenters and woodworkers such as Adam Dick and Dustin Taylor decide to become small batch bean-to-bar chocolate makers?