The European Cocoa Association elected Steven Retzlaff, president of global cocoa at Barry Callebaut, as chairman during its last General Assembly in Zurich.
While the Fourth of July serves as a great opportunity to relax and reflect, there’s another holiday this week Associate Editor Alyse Thompson is just as excited for — World Chocolate Day, set for July 7.
Roxiana Foods has launched in the United States the Richmond chocolate brand, featuring 70-gram bars made with fine-flavor Caribbean cacao and Caribbean cane sugar.
German startup Savanna Ingredients has begun producing initial quantities of allulose with the goal of producing the virtually calorie-free sugar on a larger scale.
Bill Guyton, incoming president of the Fine Chocolate Industry Association, shares his interest in the role and his vision for FCIA, in addition to discussing the association’s Elevate Chocolate event in New York City, set for June 30.