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47% of Barry Callebaut cocoa was sourced sustainably
Barry Callebaut announced that in fiscal year 2018/19 it sourced 47 per cent of the cocoa and 54 per cent of the other ingredients it uses sustainably. This sourcing achievement is highlighted in Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate Progress Report 2018/19,…
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Study looks into the process of cocoa beans
Just as we have seen an increase in the number of microbreweries making specialty beers, the market for chocolate has also developed, so there are more high-end chocolate manufacturers who are trying to stand out by fine-tuning the taste and…
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Puratos expands Cacao-Trace program to Canada
Puratos Canada, the Canadian arm of global Belgium-based ingredient supplier, Puratos, is working with the global team to bring its passion for great-tasting chocolate with a sustainable future to cocoa-producing regions by growing its Cacao-Trace program. The program forms a…
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The cocoa question
Chocolate companies are helping build a more sustainable cocoa industry
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Chocolate maker invests in sustainable cocoa
Mondelez commits $400 million to its cocoa supply chain
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Sweet and sinful
Premium quality and unique flavour combinations are encouraging even the most health-conscious consumers to indulge in the occasional chocolate or candy treat
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Brookside Foods sold to U.S. chocolate company
Hershey to expand its portfolio of chocolate snacks
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Chocolate-makers celebrate “new” cacao bean
A cacao bean variety re-discovered in Peru is coming to Canada
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Scientists Unlock Cacao Genome
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have announced the preliminary release of the sequenced genome for the cacao tree. It’s expected that the achievement will help sustain the supply of high-quality chocolate worldwide, while at the same time helping cacao…
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Chocolate is Good for the Heart
A new study confirms what many chocolate-lovers have long suspected – chocolate is good for the heart. The nine-year study followed 31,823 Swedish women aged 48 to 83, and looked at the amount of high-quality chocolate they ate as compared…
