Articles by Alyse Thompson

Toffee manufacturer Enstrom Candies has launched a digital video campaign emphasizing its tradition as a go-to gift in hopes of boosting its mail-order business.

New research, published last month in the Journal of Food Science, has revealed a method that could improve the health profile of milk chocolate without affecting its taste.

Coordinated by Koelnmesse Group and the Dubai World Trade Center, Yummex Middle East, formerly known as Sweets & Snacks Middle East, will host the sold-out event Nov. 7-9.

The World Cocoa Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have announced a $12-million effort in cocoa production and services as part of the second phase of the foundation’s African Cocoa Initiative (ACI).

The Ghana-based Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) last week endorsed a partnership strategy with three supply chain companies that aims to boost socio-economic development and bolster sustainable cocoa production and sales.

Pocky, the chocolate-covered biscuit stick made popular in Japan, is available in new flavors this fall. 

Four confectionery and snack giants have partnered with the Zurich-based Jacobs Foundation to improve education and support women and families in cocoa-producing communities of Cote D’Ivoire.

Bill Malley, retired chairman of Ohio-based Malley’s Chocolates, passed away Oct. 19 after a brief illness. He was 85.

Halloween always promises a good scare, but a new survey sponsored by the National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates spending for this year’s holiday will be downright spooky -- spooky good, that is.