Renewed focus on accessible gifting, along with consumers turning to chocolate to lift their spirits and cheer up loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, has buoyed the truffles, pralines, filled chocolates category.

Catherine Bertrac, senior VP, marketing, Kinder North America, recently spoke to Candy Industry about the Kinder brand’s growth and some of its latest innovations and partnerships.

Ferrero USA, Inc. will feature a slate of new products at the 2021 Sweets & Snacks Expo, set for June 23-25 in Indianapolis, Ind.

CTH Invest, a Belgian holding company related to the Ferrero Group, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Burton’s Biscuit Company from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

Ferrero Group has unveiled a new Palm Oil Charter, which outlines the company’s ongoing mission to support a palm oil industry that is good for both people and nature.

Three brands — Crunch, Butterfinger and Baby Ruth — will introduce limited-edition packaging with art created by CMNH Champions.

The Italian company published its second annual report on activities implemented under the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, a partnership between the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and leading cocoa and chocolate companies.

Ferrero Group achieved its goal of sourcing 100 percent sustainable cocoa at the end of 2020, but the company is continuing to scale its cocoa sustainability efforts under its Ferrero Farming Values Cocoa Programme.