Mintel reports that chocolate sales around the world have busted through the recession, as consumers looked to comfort food to overcome their economic worries. In China and the Ukraine-two countries not...

Kraft Foods said today (15 December) that it had received clearance from US competition authorities to proceed with its proposed acquisition of UK confectioner Cadbury. Cadbury management has repeatedly...

UK confectionery company Cadbury confirmed yesterday that it unanimously rejects the takeover bid by US company Kraft Foods. On 4 December of this year, Kraft Food attempted to purchase Cadbury, taking...

The Full Federal Court of Australia has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Mars Australia, makers of Maltesers against a rival confectionery product. On Friday, the Full Court agreed with the trial judge...

Nestlé has announced that their four-finger Kit Kat bar will be certified by Fairtrade in yet another sign that the Fairtrade movement is becoming mainstream. The company has so far committed to certifying...

The Federal Court has declared that Personalised Chocolates 4U Pty Ltd and its sole director, Troy Patching, misled franchisees and engaged in conduct in breach of the Franchising Code of Conduct, the...

Speculation is mounting that Nestlé will enter the race for Cadbury as Hershey looks to make an initial offer and Kraft considers raising theirs – which has been lambasted by Cadbury as “derisory”. Swiss-based...

Chocolate processing giants Cargill and Barry Callebaut have suggested that any consolidation between the sector’s leading brand-owners could lead to more M&A activity among the industry’s...

The world’s chocolate makers face a challenging next 12 months as they try to balance facing higher cocoa and sugar prices with weak consumer confidence. That is the verdict of Kepler Capital Markets...

Lindt & Sprungli, the upmarket Swiss chocolate maker, is the sector’s “obvious” takeover target and could be snapped up next year, one analyst has claimed – with Nestle seen...