Explore the latest confectionery trends, from sour and spicy flavour fusions to festive formats and gaming tie-ins, driving ...

Mars partners with Pairwise to use CRISPR tech for developing disease- and climate-resilient cacao, aiming to secure future ...

Scientists in Nottingham say they’ve found the ‘secret sauce’ behind fine chocolate. By isolating nine key microbes, they can now steer cocoa’s fermentation in the lab – a discovery that could ripple ...

Food recalls have hit record highs - costing billions, shaking consumer trust, and exposing cracks in global supply chains ...

With disease, weather and aging trees hampering yields in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, are there other locations that could ...

Long-awaited US government-funded report from National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC) that assesses progress in reducing child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa ...

The Rowntree Society has said it has uncovered links to slavery and historic racial abuse in the brand's supply chain in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Rowntree chocolate factory in ...

Amid a third difficult season for cocoa farmers, the latest figures on cocoa output fail to stave off ongoing worries from within the sector. With the current harvest almost complete, Ghana’s cocoa ...

Global confectionery launches are on the up, growing 2% over the five years to September 2023, according to researcher Innova Market Insights. And Europe is the leading market with 40% of product ...

According to Innova Market Insight’s consumer snacking trends, in 2024, a third of consumers around the globe said they’d increased the number of healthy snacks they’d eaten over the past year.

Global chocolate company makes multi-million investment in upcycled cacao brand that produces chocolate using parts of the fruit that are typically thrown away.

As cocoa prices soar, legacy brands and startups are rethinking chocolate. Discover how Hershey, Celleste Bio and Voyage Foods are tackling supply chain volatility with cell-based and cocoa-free ...