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Godiva introduces Gold Discovery Collection

Executive Chef Chocolatier Thierry Muret fuses tradition with latest culinary trends.

November 8, 2017

Executive Chef Chocolatier Thierry Muret has worked for Godiva more than 30 years. Often when Muret’s asked how he could work for just one company that long, the native Belgian explains that “no one year was similar.” It’s a matter of “looking at our patrons and continuously evolving with the times,” he says. And that extends to the company’s Gold Discovery Collection.

Kopper’s Chocolate seeing growth since move to New Jersey

Nuts.com bought Kopper’s Chocolate in 2016.

Alyse Thompson

November 8, 2017

Since moving to its new home in Cranford, N.J. a year ago, Kopper’s Chocolate has tripled its production capacity and introduced other initiatives designed to strengthen its position as a confectionery manufacturer.

Fats & Oils: Challenged to be clean, sustainable, functional

Suppliers, reacting to demands from manufacturers and consumers, address requirements for fats and oils.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 6, 2017

Fats and oils suppliers must contend with providing confectioners with products that are sustainable, have a free label and still function well in formulations.

CocoaAction Report Card: Room for improvement

Progress made, but challenges abound for cocoa industry to ensure there’s chocolate for future Halloweens.

Alyse Thompson

November 1, 2017

CocoaAction began collecting data and rolling out community development and productivity practices last year. And they’ve made progress, according to the program’s new annual report, but there’s still a long way to go.

Lutheran World Relief launches cocoa flavor map

Map designed to highlight cocoa characteristics of partner farms in Central America.

Alyse Thompson

October 31, 2017

Lutheran World Relief (LWR) has launched an online map documenting flavor profiles of cocoa produced by the nonprofit humanitarian organization’s farmer and cooperative partners.

Organic ingredients supplier Ciranda shifts ownership to employees

Wisconsin-based company sold 100 percent of shares into Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Alyse Thompson

October 31, 2017

Organic ingredients supplier Ciranda has shifted 100 percent of its ownership to its employees, the Hudson, Wis.-based company announced last week.

FlavaNaturals to introduce high-flavanol chocolate products

FlavaBars, FlavaMix drinking mix to hit market Oct. 28.

Alyse Thompson

October 25, 2017

Chocolate brand FlavaNaturals will launch FlavaBar chocolate bars and FlavaMix drinking chocolate with cocoa flavanols at levels shown to support brain, heart, skin and circulatory health.