Anyone trying to walk the five exhibition halls (encompassing 110,000 sq. meters) at ISM in Cologne, Germany, this past January would have had a hard time avoiding chocolate, much less

Barry Callebaut to open Chocolate Academy in ChicagoUpon having established its North American headquarters in Chicago last year, it only made sense for Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest processor of

Who jumpstarted 2008? Since the International Sweets & Biscuit (ISM) Fair in Cologne at the end of January, the year has raced forward with a variety of events, accelerating life

Pierson Clair, president and ceo of Brown & Haley, in front of a stain glass work by Cappy Thompson, Gathering the Light, 2003, a collection from the Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

Privately-owned Mars Inc. has announced its plan to purchase Chicago-based Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for more than $22 billion.

The Big Flats Planning Board in New York approved the final site plan for a chocolate candy manufacturer to build a 100,000-sq.-ft. plant on 17 acres of land at Airport Corporate Park.

Cadbury Schweppes plans to remove all artificial colorings from its confectionery products by the end of the year due to consumer concerns over possible effects on behavior.

A study done by researchers at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine found that fluoridefree BasicMints help to prevent cavities.

Production of The Hershey Co.’s new factory in Monterrey, Mexico is on schedule, according to Hershey spokesman Kirk Saville.

Japanese chocolate manufacturer Meiji Seika has recalled some confectionery products after it failed to file the appropriate paperwork for a novel sweetener made with an unapproved genetically modified enzyme.