Alyse Thompson-Richards

Creo Chocolate connects with farmers, customers through chocolate

The Portland, Oregon-based bean-to-bar chocolate maker develops relationships through chocolate.

March 19, 2019

The founders of Portland, Oregon-based Creo Chocolate focus on building relationships, both with quality-driven cocoa farmers and customers seeking a treat, a pick-me-up or a concerned listener.

DesignPac Booze Hound collection

DesignPac, Melrose Park, Ill.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 19, 2019

DesignPac, part of the 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. family of brands, has introduced Booze Hound, a new collection of sweets sure to please any bourbon or whiskey lover.

Fine & Raw, by CHLOE. chocolate bars

Fine & Raw Chocolate, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 18, 2019

Bean-to-bar chocolate maker Fine & Raw has partnered with plant-based, fast-casual restaurant chain by CHLOE. to develop two unroasted, 28-gram chocolate bars.

Gutsii prebiotic chocolate

Gutsii, Corinda, Queensland, Australia.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 18, 2019

Gutsii chocolate is packed with prebiotics and is an excellent source of dietary fi ber for a healthy gut.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Kakookies

Kakookies, Minneapolis, Minn.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 16, 2019

Kakookies has tapped into the classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate for its newest variety of better-for-you cookies.

RED Delight Chocolate

Chocolette Confectionary, Geneva, Switzerland.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 15, 2019

Chocolette Distribution, LLC, the U.S. sales and marketing division of the Swiss-owned Chocolette Confectionary, has launched the RED Delight chocolate collection in the United States.

THINSTERS Cookie Thins

That’s How We Roll, Fairfield, N.J.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 15, 2019

Mrs. Thinster’s Cookie Thins has revealed a new look to go along with a new positioning, THINSTERS, as it aims to merge “healthy” with “tasty” in the cookie category.

How will Generation Z impact the food industry?

FONA International report highlights Gen Z consumers’ characteristics, market influence.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 13, 2019

They’re intelligent, they’re curious, and they’re savvy — they’re Generation Z, and they’ve got money to spend. That’s according to FONA International, which recently released a report outlining the group’s characteristics and spending power.

Showing food tourists our sweet side

World Food Travel Association report suggests businesses can do more to entertain, educate visitors.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 5, 2019

Being local and serving high-quality products aren’t all that’s needed to attract and charm food-minded tourists. That’s now the baseline, the World Food Travel Association contends in a new report.

Synergy Flavors building two more primary schools in Madagascar

New schools, joining four other facilities, are set to open in mid-2019.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

February 28, 2019

Synergy Flavors, Inc. is constructing two new primary schools in Antsirabe Nord and Menagisa, Madagascar, which join four previously built facilities funded by the company in partnership with the Madagascar Development Fund.