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Making cocoa farming more sustainable and profitable for farmers
18 August 2016 | By Barry Callebaut
Barry Callebaut, IFC, and the IDH partner to provide credit for cocoa farming productivity packages to farmers and co-operatives...
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Getting metal out of chocolate
8 August 2016 | By Bunting Magnetics
A Guide to the Best Locations for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Chocolate Production Line...
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Barry Callebaut and Tony’s Chocolonely team up for fully traceable cocoa
19 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Barry Callebaut has installed a dedicated cocoa butter tank to produce cocoa butter from traceable beans sourced from Tony’s Chocolonely’s partners...
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Tesco’s cocoa to come from Rainforest Alliance Certified sources by 2018
19 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
All cocoa required for Tesco’s own label chocolate products sold in the UK will come from Rainforest Alliance Certified sources by the end of 2018...
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Lindt & Sprüngli open new $60 million facility in Australia
11 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
As well as expanding its operations, the new facility allows Lindt to capitalise on the company’s strong growth in the Australian market...
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Hershey rejects Mondelēz International’s takeover bid
4 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Hershey’s Board of Directors unanimously rejected the indication of interest and determined that it provided no basis for further discussion with Mondelēz...
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Food for thought with Sophi Tranchell, Managing Director of Divine Chocolate
20 June 2016 | By New Food
New Food talks to Sophi Tranchell, Managing Director of Divine Chocolate, to discuss sustainability, flavours and the future of the company...
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Tip Top trials online sales of ice cream in China
16 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Fonterra's Tip Top brand will be sold online through Tmall, one of China’s leading e-commerce providers, operated by Alibaba Group...
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Construction of Mondelēz International’s new R&D site begins
10 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The state-of- the-art research and development facility, situated in Bielany Wroclawskie, is expected to open in the first quarter 2017...
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Using ultrasound to check the crystallisation of chocolate
6 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have discovered that it is possible to detect differences in the crystallisation of cocoa butter with ultrasonic waves...
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Mondelēz strengthens its efforts against child labour in the cocoa sector
25 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Embode has published the results of two independent assessments, commissioned by Mondelēz International, of child labour in the cocoa sector...
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Katjes Magic Candy Factory takes its 3D magic candy to the States
24 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
This May, Katjes Magic Candy Factory team will embark on a whirlwind tour to take the world's first 3D printer for gummy candy to the USA...
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Using limonene to enhance low-fat chocolate
3 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers at KU Leuven have shed light on how adding limonene could improve the texture in lower-fat versions of chocolate and its ability to melt...
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Nestlé and R&R to create ice cream and frozen food joint venture, Froneri
27 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Froneri will combine Nestlé and R&R’s ice cream activities in the relevant countries and will include Nestlé’s European frozen food business...
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Mars completes acquisition of cocoa farm Hacienda La Chola
18 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The acquisition of Hacienda La Chola will expand Mars’ network of research farms, which includes facilities in Brazil and Indonesia...
