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Vote for your favorite DuPont packaging innovation

April 11, 2013

The 25th annual DuPont Packaging Awards will recognize past packaging breakthroughs that have changed our lives. The company is inviting industry members to vote on six breakthrough groups identified from the hundreds of DuPont Award winners throughout the years.

Sustainability

Mars looks to help women in the cocoa fields

Chocolate maker sets series of short-, medium- and long-term goals to help women in response to Oxfam America campaign

Crystal Lindell

March 27, 2013

In a Dove Chocolates ad that originally aired in 2010, women are shown dealing with a series of life’s daily stresses. The spot is empowering. And now, Mars Chocolates, the makers of Dove, are taking their mission of empowering women to the next level and a new destination — the cocoa fields.

Hershey’s ‘21st Century Cocoa Plan’ draws praise from advocacy group

Once-critical coalition welcomes chocolate manufacturer’s cocoa sustainability program.

Crystal Lindell

March 27, 2013

An advocacy group that has long attacked alleged issues in Hershey’s cocoa supply chain finally seems to be pleased with the chocolate maker.

Hershey’s unveils ‘roadmap’ for sustainable cocoa

Company looks to work with industry to meet growing demand.

Crystal Lindell

March 21, 2013

It’s not hard to figure out that if Mars, Nestlé, Mondelez and Ferrero and Hershey all are planning to use 100 percent sustainable cocoa by 2020, then the world is going to need more sustainable cocoa.

Ingredients: Brave New Chocolate

As most of the major chocolate players commit to sustainable chocolate within seven years, the 2020 goal poses a slew of challenges for suppliers.

February 7, 2013

Unlike the doomsday date (Dec. 21, 2012) posed by the cyclic end of the Mayan calendar that some interpreted as the end of the world, the year 2020 has much more credibility as a valid deadline.