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Ford Gum’s Big League Chew now ‘official bubblegum’ of Ripken Baseball

Partnership to coincide with attempt to set a world record of people blowing bubblegum bubbles at start of Cal Ripken World Series.
Bernie Pacyniak
June 4, 2014
“This is fun and what baseball is all about,” says Bill Ripken, co-chairman and executive v.p. of Ripken Baseball. “Bring some kids together on a field, throw out a few pouches of gum, some gloves, bats and balls and see what happens. Big League Chew brings out the fun in the game.”
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CKG Group to open chocolate factory in Indonesia

Joint-venture plant to process 50,000 metric tons of cocoa beans annually.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 4, 2014
The Ivory-coast based CKG Group has signed an agreement with the Salalah Free Zone (SFZ) to build a large chocolate factory in the Sultanate of Oman in Indonesia.
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Sustainability

ADM Cocoa to present details of its cocoa farmer program at World Cocoa Conference

Sustainability efforts have reached more than 60,000 farmers in West Africa and Indonesia.
Bernie Pacyniak
June 4, 2014
Building on the success of the first WCC in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 2012, the second edition once again provides a forum for the global cocoa economy to come together and exchange sustainability strategies and discuss opportunities and challenges.
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M&M's

France’s first M&M’s store opens in Paris airport

Charles de Gaulle site first airport shop to have a “wall of color” dispenser display.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 4, 2014
The unique and interactive 116-sq.-meter area is a careful mix of famous M&M's characters and the magic of Paris.
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Hershey

Hershey's Chocolate World opens on iconic Las Vegas Strip

Immersive technology breaks new ground for visitors experiencing new retail shop.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
June 4, 2014
The two-story West Coast flagship store boasts an eye-catching 74-ft. high Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar that visitors can walk through.
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Innovative New Products

Expo's Most Innovative New Products Award winners announced

10 new products honored during the Sweets & Snacks Expo.
Crystal Lindell
Crystal Lindell
May 28, 2014
The awards, which were voted on by a panel of experts, were given out to nine new candy and snack products.
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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
Crystal Lindell
May 28, 2014
CocoaAction seeks to build a rejuvenated and economically viable cocoa sector for at least 300,000 cocoa farmers.
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Nutraceutical

Company reveals cocoa energy chewable CocoMadness

All-natural treat looks to help cocoa break into the energy market.
May 28, 2014
The candy, which is made by Defense Nutrition, is an attempt to get people to see cocoa the same way the see other energy products.
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Acquisition

Cloetta acquires The Jelly Bean Factory

Swedish confectioner expands presence in UK.
Bernie Pacyniak
May 28, 2014
Cloetta found an Irish confectionery connection it hopse will “significantly strengthen” its position in the UK.
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Sweets & Snacks Middle East

USA Pavilion set for Sweets & Snacks Middle East in Dubai

Strong demand for confectionery products within the Middle East and North Africa prompts move.
Bernie Pacyniak
May 28, 2014
The USA Pavilion is endorsed by the NCA, and member companies will have access to reduced rates in the pavilion.
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