Articles by Alyse Thompson-Richards

Barry Callebaut’s latest ingredient list includes cocoa, plantain, coconut, mango, pineapple, beans, maize and … rubber. The company is hoping it will be a recipe for better farming in Cote D’Ivoire.

In a forward-looking move, the Retail Confectioners International (RCI) recently expanded its governing board.

GrowCocoa — a sustainability effort recently established by Blommer Chocolate Co. and supply chain manager Olam International — will help farmers do exactly what its name asserts: grow cocoa.

The holidays are coming early for Divine Chocolate this year.

The Hershey Co. announced plans for a pretty sweet future this week — including a possible acquisition.

Peeps & Co. hopes more customers will now take a “peep” at its online content.

Hollywood Candy Girls creator Jackie Sorkin doesn’t get star struck — unless Oprah is involved, that is.

Starting in January 2013, Jelly Belly fans can take a crack at another one of life’s great mysteries.

The Hershey Company, in partnership with cocoa supplier Agroindustrias Unidas de Cacao SA de CV (AMCO), will bring the “food of the gods” back to southern Mexico.