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Kavita Jain, vice president of supply chain for the Global Emerging Markets (GEM) division at Mars Wrigley, talks about chocolate trends, sustainability, and what's next for the company for 2025.

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The revolutionary whole cacao brand and internet personality partnered to highlight the urgent need for sustainability in the global cacao industry.

Mondelēz International has entered a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance digital innovation across the company.

The Pentawards have become the seminal event that honors each year’s packaging design trends, and sets a new tone for the new year as the industry continues to evolve.

The winter holidays are one of the big four seasons that account for 64% of annual sales for the $48 billion confectionery industry.

ofi is further enhancing efforts to tackle deforestation and drive regenerative agriculture by achieving seven landscape partnerships and bringing over a million hectares under regenerative agriculture by 2030.
 

Before joining Nestlé, Thompson served as CEO of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, and has held several leadership roles at The Clorox Company and Procter & Gamble.

We recently talked with Elvin Willgrass, VP of sales, Freedom Confectionery, about how the company tracks consumer taste trends, and keeps an eye out for emerging trends.