Japanese chocolate manufacturer Meiji Seika has recalled some confectionery products after it failed to file the appropriate paperwork for a novel sweetener made with an unapproved genetically modified enzyme. The GF2 sweetener is a sugar alternative geared toward the weight loss foods market, which had not yet been approved in Japan.
Cadbury Adams Canada Inc. has recalled its milk chocolate Mini Eggs because the label did not declare the possible presence of a hazelnut protein, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Because many people are highly allergic to nuts, the product had to be recalled.
The University of Illinois and Mars Inc. developed a study, which determined that cholesterol and blood pressure are lowered when consumers eat sterol chocolate as part of a balanced diet. The double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study provided one group of 24-70 year-olds with Mars Inc. sterol-imbued CocoaVia chocolate bars and the other group with identical bars except for the sterol.
Dynamic Confections, co-owned by Taz Murray and Dave Taiclet, collected $2 million from Park City private equity company Dolphin Capital to expand its product line and candy brands.
SOYJOY has introduced two new nutrition bar flavors: strawberry and peanut chocolate chip. The flavors join original flavors apple walnut, berry, mango coconut and raisin almond.
Aura Clip’n’Go Mints, by New Era Brands, will become part of United Airlines’ Smart Pack meals. The mints were originally introduced in 2007 for people on the go who want to carry their mints with them.
With the premium chocolate market continually growing in the United States, Starbucks Coffee Co. and The Hershey Co. have come together to form Starbucks Chocolate, made from the world’s finest cacao and inspired by Starbucks’ beverages and coffeehouse flavors.
As part of its ongoing reorganization, which included taking part of its U.S. beverage business out of the confectionery division and moving a large portion of its UK manufacturing operations to Eastern Europe, Cadbury Schweppes will establish a new regional headquarters in Switzerland.
Upon deciding to close its chocolate factory in Keynsham, England last October, Cadbury Schweppes announced it will construct a new factory in Skarbimierz, Poland and expand on a factory in Wroclaw, also in Poland.
The New England Confectionery Corp. (Necco) Inc. plans to close its Stark Candy plant located in Pewaukee, Wis. by May 30, 2008, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter received by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
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