What happens when you combine hip hop music, candy and inspirational messages. Apparently, Micheck da Candy — a new novelty candy created by rapper Chuck D, of Public Enemy, and Sensei Aaron, Chuck D’s first MC partner and former bodyguard, in collaboration with CandyRific.
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.
Sometimes chocolate is not enough when two lovers are apart. Lacta chocolate bars — which has long encouraged consumers to exchange love messages on its wrappers — recently debuted a new smart phone application (app) that conveys all the pleasure of a personal note, without the pen.
Ordering luxury chocolate has just gotten a little more personal. Nestlé has created a new brand, Maison Cailler, for those looking to personalize their luxury chocolate, the company says.
On Feb. 2, the day following the end of the International Sweets & Biscuits Fair and ProSweets, F.B. Lehmann welcomed 60 customers and representatives from more than 30 countries to a grand opening of its new Technology Center in Aalen, Germany.
Peter Blommer, president and ceo of Blommer Chocolate, first met Nello Ferrara in 1991 at a Western Candy Conference in Arizona. “When Nello took the stage at the gala dinner and broke into song, I knew this was a special man and a wonderful industry,” Blommer recalls in an online guestbook on the Chicago Tribune’s website.
Fancy’s back. At least that’s what attendance at this year’s Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco suggests. More than 18,000 buyers opted to visit the annual show in San Francisco organized by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT).
In an attempt to establish a foothold for decorations products in the United States, Barry Callebaut plans to acquire an American chocolate decorations manufacturer, Henderson, N.C.-based Mona Lisa Food Products
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