Organic and fair trade chocolate manufacturer Theo Chocolate is about $500,000 away from raising its goal of $3.5 million to invest in sales, marketing and equipment expenditures, says Joe Whinney,
With organic sales up in Britain, customer demands are also growing. In response to these demands, ADM Cocoa in the U.K. has developed a new range of certified organic chocolate
Cargill’s application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark office suggests that a confectionery chew’s fiber content may allow it to be considered as a “good” source of dietary fiber, according
Kraft Foods Inc. has agreed to sell its Artiach biscuits business in Spain to Panrico, a private equity firm, and the Balaton chocolate trademark in Hungary to Nestlé. The sales
Irene Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods Inc. ceo, announced to shareholders that the company will raise prices this year in order to protect its margins and profits. The company has seen a
In an effort to pump up confectionery sales in convenience stores, three key associations announced a new study during the All Candy Expo held in Chicago last month. Jim Corcoran,
According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., if William Wrigley Jr. resigns one year after the Mars deal closes, he will receive $19.7
Family-owned Mars Inc. and Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. have signed an agreement to merge companies. The deal, in which Mars purchased Wrigley for nearly $23 billion, will make Mars
Manufacturing company MultiZEN Foods, based in Hong Kong, China, has announced the construction of a new chocolate factory in Nantong, China. Phase one is a two-story plant that is 250,000-sq.-ft.
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. Dynamic, a