Partnership pairs IRI’s point-of-sale data with Label Insight’s product label and ingredient attributes.
June 12, 2019
Chicago-based research firm IRI and Label Insight are joining forces to provide CPG manufacturers and retailers more insight into product performance based on nutrition and ingredient label data.
$5 million facility marks AgDevCo’s first investment in Kenya.
June 12, 2019
African investor and product developer AgDevCo has partnered with Root Capital to provide a $5 million facility to a consortium of macadamia processors and exporters in Kenya.
Olivier Delaunay, v.p. of Barry Callebaut’s EMEA operations, supply chain organization, named as successor.
June 5, 2019
Dirk Poelman, chief operations officer for Barry Callebaut Group, is set to retire this year, concluding a 35-year career with the chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer.
North America’s wait for Ruby chocolate is over. Following a six-month soft launch with select artisans and chocolatiers, Barry Callebaut Group is making the pink chocolate available to creators in the U.S. and Canada.
Sierra Leone’s cocoa sector stunted since 2014 Ebola outbreak.
May 10, 2019
African investor and product developer AgDevCo has invested in Tradin Organic to source organic cocoa directly from certified small-holder farmers in Sierra Leone, linking them to manufacturers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) is planning a fall 2019 seminar on challenges with incorporating cannabis into confectionery and snack products.
Facility features consumer tasting booths, consumer test/scale-up lines
April 18, 2019
Nellson LLC, a North American formulator and manufacturer of branded and private label nutrition bars and functional powders, has opened the Launch Pad Innovation Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.