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Confectionery

Meet Canada’s first certified organic chocolate maker
Newly launched Wild Mountain Chocolate is Canada’s only organic…

The excitement of exotic flavours
Candy companies are delivering travel-like experiences with new taste profiles

AAK appoints Sneha Karthikeyan as senior confectionery scientist
AAK hires Sneha Karthikeyan as senior confectionery scientist. She…
Healthy Hippo earns Carbon Neutral Certification
Candy brand Healthy Hippo receives a Carbon Neutral Certification…
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Mettler-Toledo launches new x-ray inspection system
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection releases the X34C, a new x-ray…

The Hershey Company and HP bring women’s stories to life, one chocolate bar at a time
The Hershey Company has been leveraging the power of…

Mondelēz International appoints Karla Schlieper to lead Canada business
Mondelēz International appoints Karla Schlieper as president, Mondelēz Canada,…

Ferrero Canada promotes David Rabu as VP, trade marketing and category management
Ferrero Canada promotes David Rabu as vice-president, trade marketing…

The Lady Godiva Initiative honours five NGOs for empowering women
The Lady Godiva Initiative recognizes five nonprofits for their…

AAK creates vegetable fats for confectionery manufacturers
AAK has developed a range of fats for chocolate…

How Brazilian cocoa can fill gaps in Canada’s food supply
Several factors inform the collective Canadian palate, and one…

Cacao Barry launches WholeFruit chocolate
Cacao Barry unveils a WholeFruit chocolate that they hope…

Chocxo names two new sales directors
Chocxo, a Canadian, 100 per cent organic, low-sugar and…

Palsgaard launches new PGPR for chocolate
Palsgaard launches a new PGPR (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) product, which…
Hershey to acquire Lily’s confectionery brand
The Hershey Company has entered into a definitive agreement…

Nature’s Path the first Canadian company to make 100% Fairtrade cocoa commitment
Richmond, BC-based Nature’s Path, North America’s largest certified organic…

Applications now open for 2021 Alizés Awards
The Group Export Agri-Food has announced the opening of…

A 25% decline in Easter chocolate product launches globally since 2020
A new report by Mintel indicates that there are…

Empire and FHCP agree on Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada
Today, Empire Company Limited, Canada’s second-largest grocery retailer, and…

Webinar – Supply Chains and Food CPG: Readiness for a Post-Pandemic Future
As a result of COVID-19, a spotlight has been…

Smarties – the first global confectionery brand to switch to recyclable paper packaging
Smarties brand is now using recyclable paper packaging for…

Quebec’s Chocolats Favoris commits to selling only certified chocolate products by 2023
Quebec-based chocolate maker Chocolats Favoris has begun the transformation…

Cadbury Canada’s new logo goes bolder
The Cadbury brand that Canadians know and love has…

SIAL Virtual Selections
I love the thrill of the hunt for new…

Majority interest in Regal Confections of Quebec acquired by Clearspring
Clearspring Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in…

Alessandro Natola becomes President of Ferrero Canada
Natola will lead the Canadian Business Unit, continuing the…

‘CocoaWise’ sustainability platform for Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate customers
To connect consumers with the journey of the cocoa…

Cargill makes major investment in dynamic chocolate market
In a move to facilitate better product development and…

CBD food market identified as major Canadian economic recovery opportunity – new report on food and beverages
The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) has released a…

Fruit d’Or invests $17.5 million to increase capacity at its Plessisville plant
Fruit d’Or, a world leader in the processing of…

More government funding for Ontario food processors
The Governments of Canada and Ontario are providing more…
Winners for 27th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards Announced
Retail Council of Canada (RCC) revealed the winners of…

Canadian confectionery producer gets certification for protective masks
July 6, 2020, Port Coquitlam, B.C. – A new…

Dynaleo will make cannabis-infused vegan gummies for Canadian market
June 30, Toronto, Ont. – Dynaleo, an Edmonton, Alta.,…

Immediate, one-time funding available for Personal Protective Equipment for B.C. processors
Food Processing Skills Canada announced Friday new enhancements to…

COVID-19: Manufacturers survey details record high demand and production
Leading food and consumer goods manufacturers experienced up to…