Chocolate

New Targets Give Investors A Taste For Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut set new medium term targets to boost sales volumes and earnings, lifting shares in the world's biggest chocolate maker as investors warmed...

Dutch Retailer Jumbo Joins Tony's Open Chain

Dutch retailer Jumbo has joined Tony's Open Chain initiative as it seeks to make its cocoa supply chain 100% 'slavery-free'.

More Rain Needed To Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop, Farmers Say

More rain is needed in Ivory Coast's main cocoa-growing regions this month to boost growth of the October-to-March main crop before the onset of the dry se...

Barry Callebaut Updates Volume Target Based On New Strategy

Barry Callebaut, the world's biggest chocolate maker, has updated its mid-term volume target following the new strategy it announced in September.

Ivory Coast In Fresh Stand-Off With Cocoa Buyers Over Premium

Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are...

Consumer Reports Finds More Lead And Cadmium In Chocolate

Consumer Reports said it had found 'concerning' levels of lead and cadmium in a third of various chocolate products it tested recently, and called on Hersh...

Hotel Chocolat Reports Decline In Sales In FY 2023

British luxury chocolate maker Hotel Chocolat has reported a 10% year-on-year decline in sales its financial year 2023 due to a decline in online and inter...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Arrivals Seen Down 28.5% In The First Three Months Of Season

Cocoa volumes arriving at Ivory Coast ports are expected to drop 28.5% year-on-year in the first three months of the 2023/2024 season due to erratic weathe...

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Chocolate

New Targets Give Investors A Taste For Barry Callebaut

Dutch Retailer Jumbo Joins Tony's Open Chain

More Rain Needed To Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Main Crop, Farmers Say

Barry Callebaut Updates Volume Target Based On New Strategy

Ivory Coast In Fresh Stand-Off With Cocoa Buyers Over Premium

Consumer Reports Finds More Lead And Cadmium In Chocolate

Hotel Chocolat Reports Decline In Sales In FY 2023

Ivory Coast Cocoa Arrivals Seen Down 28.5% In The First Three Months Of Season

Mondelēz International Completes Sale Of Gum Business In Developed Markets

Ivory Coast Cocoa Sector Predicts More Smuggling As Farmgate Price Disappoints

Retailer HEMA Joins Tony's Open Chain

Slow Progress On Ivory Coast Cocoa Sustainability Sparks EU Concern, Sources Say

Ivory Coast Expects 20% Drop In Cocoa Production In 2023/24, Sources Say

Nestlé To Acquire Stake In Premium Brazilian Chocolate Firm

Barry Callebaut Announces CHF 500m Investment Plan