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Boulder, Colo.-based Sunrise Strategic Partners has invested in clean-label chocolate brand Little Secrets, allowing the company to grow distribution and bolster marketing efforts. 

As more consumers shop online, and in-store experiences are changing, retailers need to evolve their thinking around where and how confectionery is purchased.

The Government of Colombia — along with its two largest cocoa companies, Casa Luker and Compañía Nacional de Chocolates, and the National Cocoa Federation — has committed to eliminate deforestation from the country’s cocoa supply chain by 2020.  

Nestlé New Zealand plans to offload its sugar confectionery brands to focus on business in the chocolate, baking and medicated lozenge categories.

Known as a private-label and contract manufacturer of candies and nuts, Mount Franklin Foods has decided to complement its manufacturing capabilities and prowess with the introduction of its own brands.

Todd Siwak, ceo of Ferrara Candy Co., says bringing the former Nestlé brands under Ferrara’s wing offers the perfect growth opportunity for his company and their retail partners.