IRI: Gift box chocolate generated $317 million in the year ending June 13, 2021.
July 26, 2021
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.
Latitude’s dark chocolates contain only two ingredients, cocoa and cane sugar. All of its products and flavors draw on locally-sourced Ugandan ingredients from the milk and coffee to the vanilla.
Company offers Chocolate Quinoa Crisps in 10K stores.
July 21, 2021
Led by Octagon Capital Holdings, 900 Chocolate Investors and the company's founders, funds will be used for marketing initiatives to support the company's growing retail footprint, campaigns to bolster upcoming product launches and expansion of the company's production facility.
Ethical concerns, lactose intolerance among driving factors.
July 21, 2021
Vegan chocolate is popular among consumers following a flexitarian or vegan diet, as well as consumers with lactose intolerance and other food allergies.
Company awarded funds to 10 initiatives highlighting history of chocolate.
July 19, 2021
Mars Wrigley has awarded the Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Chocolate History Research Grant to 10 educational and cultural institutions across the United States.
Bars feature botanicals, amino acids to improve focus, productivity.
July 19, 2021
Combining vegan, fair trade chocolate with vitamins, botanicals and other ingredients, Functional Chocolate's newest product is designed to assist with focus and productivity.