A collaboration between the US Department of Agriculture and chocolate giant Mars, Inc has announced the preliminary release of the sequenced genome of the cacao tree. The data is expected to help sustain...

NGOs and human rights groups have accused Hershey of sourcing cocoa from African farms that use forced and child labour in wide-ranging criticism of the US chocolate giant’s record on corporate and...

Barry Callebaut, the Swiss chocolate giant, has secured a deal to supply cocoa products and industrial chocolate to US food giant and Cadbury owner Kraft Foods.The deal, announced last night (9 September)...

Swiss food giant Nestle has opened two premium chocolate production lines in Russia. The two lines, which were transferred from the Tuchkovo factory in the Ruzsky district, Moscow, to the Samara region,...

Cadbury has released two new ‘Bar of Plenty’ experimental flavours for its 190g variety blocks. The new flavours are designed to combine unusual but delicious ingredients, with two flavours...

Chocolate giant Mars Inc has cut the saturated fat content across its brands in the UK. From September, Mars will cut the saturated fat in its Mars, Snickers, Milky Way and Topic bars by 15%, the firm...

Lindt & Sprüngli this week revealed an increase in first-half profits, boosted by increased volumes and innovation. For the six months to the end of June, the company earned CHF24.8 million (A$27.2...

Kraft is seeking high-tech chocolate bar packaging that will prevent bars from melting. The owner of the Cadbury’s chocolate brand said it is seeking “novel materials or approaches to packaging...

Cadbury Australia has released a special edition of Australia’s oldest chocolate bar, the Cherry Ripe. The new Cherry Roll is a 50g chocolate bar, described by Cadbury as ‘Ripe Juicy Cherries...

An ice cream you do not have to freeze, and chocolate pills which extend life expectancy are among the world’s newest consumer goods identified by Product Launch Analytics. Cesar Pereira, Research...