Category: Confectionery
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Clasen Quality Chocolate has deployed Beacon for cocoa visibility planning. The system replaces manual carrier checks with live import data.
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Lindt has completed certified cocoa sourcing across its programme worldwide. Packaging updates will progressively add the Rainforest Alliance seal.
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Mars has reached new renewable electricity and emissions milestones globally. Manufacturing investment and agricultural programmes now share the same resilience plan.
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Döhler has acquired Nukoko to expand cocoa-free chocolate alternatives globally. The fava bean platform targets confectionery, bakery, cereals, coatings, and fillings.
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Zotter is using Ishida weighers to protect premium accuracy standards. The installation supports flexible chocolate production across bags, boxes, and varied formats.
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Nestlé is trialling regenerative wheat in KitKat wafer production lines. The project links British farming practice with high-volume confectionery manufacturing.
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Cocoa prices have fallen, but sourcing pressure remains unresolved globally. Manufacturers still face crop risk, traceability demands, and farmer-income challenges.
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Touton appointment arrives during another volatile cocoa trading cycle globally. Antoine Delsart has been named chair of the Federation of Cocoa Commerce as manufacturers face pricing, sourcing, and traceability pressure.
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GNT is expanding colour application work across food formats globally. The company is linking plant-based colour systems, product development, and regional support capacity as colour formulation becomes more technically demanding.
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Undeclared milk has triggered a plant-based confectionery recall in Britain. Buttermilk Confections is recalling Honeycomb Blast Choc Bar because milk casein is present but not declared on the label.