Chocolate

Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3‑year low?

By Vinh Thai, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University An Easter bunny for $10. A box of 20 hollow…

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Easter Treats Get Pricier in Italy as Chocolate Eggs See Sharp Increases

Traditional Easter products in Italy are becoming noticeably more expensive this year, with chocolate eggs recording significant price increases while the classic “colomba” cake remains relatively stable. According to a…

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Chocolate makers’ prospects sour as cocoa prices spike

By Maytaal Angel, Jessica DiNapoli and Richa Naidu LONDON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Chocolate makers like Hershey and Mondelez face tougher trading conditions over the next year as they attempt to…

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Cadbury-maker to invest $600 mln on sustainable cocoa sourcing

Cadbury chocolate-maker Mondelez International doubled down on sustainable cocoa sourcing on Wednesday, pledging to spend an additional $600 million by 2030 on efforts to combat child labour, farmer poverty and…

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UPDATED: Barry Callebaut says no tainted chocolate went to consumers

ZURICH, July 1 (Reuters) - No tainted chocolate from a Belgian plant hit by a salmonella outbreak made it to retail consumers, Barry Callebaut BARN.S said on Friday. "After reaching out to all customers…

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Chocolate-maker Lindt sees slower growth after bottlenecks bite

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli expects sales of its upmarket chocolates to grow less in 2022 than last year, it said on Tuesday, and blamed supply chain bottlenecks for a slowdown…

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Climate crisis to hit Europe’s coffee and chocolate supplies

Coffee and chocolate supplies in Europe soon could be disrupted by the climate crisis as droughts hit producer countries, according to a study. The research also found a high vulnerability…

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Chocolate-makers burnish social-media data to get a hop on Easter sales

Major chocolate makers, including Hershey and Mondelez, say they've turned to social media platforms like Pinterest to look for clues on which products might sell best during the pandemic U.S.…

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Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Easter is the biggest chocolate-buying time of the year. But who’s really paying for the cost of that chocolate? The second annual report on the social and environmental performance of…

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Godiva to close shops in U.S.

CNN - Luxury chocolatier Godiva is closing or selling all 128 of its brick-and-mortar stores in North America, it announced in a statement. It plans to complete the closures and…

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Photo Story: The the world’s highest chocolate factory opened in Moscow

Visitors taste chocolate during opening of the world's highest chocolate factory at the PANORAMA-360 viewing platform on the 89th floor 327 meters of the Federation Tower in Moscow, Russia.…

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Slideshow: “Duc de Praslin Belgium” gears up for Easter

Photos from the preperation by Filip Blondeel, chocolatier, for Easter at "Duc de Praslin Belgium" chocolate manufacture in Linkebeek near Brussels, Belgium. (Photos: EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ)

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Godiva to move beyond chocolate

The Belgian confectioner Godiva will be rolling out 2,000 cafes over the next six years. They will serve a complete menu of items including an expanded list of coffees and…

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Illy buys Prestat… the inspiration behind ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’

Italian coffee and chocolate dynasty Illy has bought Prestat, the UK chocolatier said to be an inspiration for Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Riccardo Illy, president of…

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Toblerone to revert to its original size

BBC reports that the makers of the Swiss chocolate bar, Toblerone, are to scrap its latest incarnation which saw wide gaps between its distinctive triangular chunks. This move which was…

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