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Cargill opens Ghana cocoa processing plant

07-Nov-2008 - Production has begun at Cargill’s new $100m cocoa processing facility in Tema, Ghana, to help...

Consumers blinded by product claims

03-Nov-2008 - Food manufacturers are confusing consumers by overdoing the number of claims they make on products...

Innovation critical to compete with private labels

03-Nov-2008 - Innovation and increasing speed to market are crucial if food manufacturers want to compete with...

Cargill introduces new organic cocoa powders

21-Oct-2008 - Cargill has introduced a new range of organic cocoa powders suitable for dairy products and...

Mars US adopts European-style nutrition labels

20-Oct-2008 - Mars is to launch a new front-of-pack labeling system on all of its chocolate, other...

New industry group aims to safeguard bottom line success

07-Oct-2008 - A new forum has been set up to help food, beverage and consumer products companies...

Ingredients squeezed out by commodity pressures

27-Aug-2008 - Food companies are changing their formulations and switching to cheaper ingredients in an effort to...

Cargill weathers turbulent markets to report nearly $4bn profit

20-Aug-2008 - Agricultural giant Cargill has announced a 55 percent increase in profit over the last year,...

Consumers don’t want to downsize to save cash

19-Aug-2008 - Consumers are frowning on moves by food manufacturers to reduce the size of products as...

New Cargill center to focus on Asia markets

08-Aug-2008 - Cargill says it will create innovative new dairy and confectionery products and help bring them...

Nestle joins scheme against junk food ads for children

04-Aug-2008 - Self regulation to ensure that products marketed towards children meet nutritional standards is working, according...

FTC calls for nutrition standards for food marketed at kids

30-Jul-2008 - Nutrition-based standards are needed for marketing food to children, which continues to be a billion...

Xylitol bears show dental health potential - study

25-Jul-2008 - Gummy bear candies, not traditionally seen as a first line of defence in battling tooth...

Danone and Nestle face cost challenge head on

17-Jul-2008 - Food makers have faced a doubling of raw material and packaging costs in five years,...

Pressure for chocolate industry as cocoa breaks $3000 barrier

15-Jul-2008 - Strategies for confectionery makers to absorb rocketing price rises are essential as cocoa prices crash...

Mini snack portions make you munch more, study

11-Jul-2008 - Weight-conscious consumers often opt for mini-versions of snacks and treats to stay trim, but it...

Healthy decadent chocolate

10-Jul-2008 - Decadent and healthy may not be words readily associated with each other, but Kerry Ingredients...

Best practice for chocolate industry urgent, voices child labour watchdog

10-Jul-2008 - Herculean efforts are required by the global chocolate industry to ensure that sourced cocoa supplies...

Health boom sets sales soaring for dark chocolate

09-Jul-2008 - The wave of health and wellness comes ashore for chocolate makers, with latest figures from...

Euro-African conference explores future of food

08-Jul-2008 - Growing populations and rocketing food prices are painting a bleak picture for the future of...

New Callebaut center focuses on US tastes and functional products

03-Jul-2008 - Barry Callebaut today opened its first innovation center in the US to focus on the...

New chocolate maker contracts boost volumes for Barry Callebaut

01-Jul-2008 - New outsourcing contracts for industrial cocoa from new and existing chocolate makers boost volume growth...

Snacks players must embrace health and wellness to beat obesity

01-Jul-2008 - Only a true health and wellness vision can enable global snack players to tap into...

Food industry gathers for annual IFT expo

30-Jun-2008 - Experts have gathered for the Institute of Food Technologist 2008 Annual Meeting and Food Expo...

Unlocking cocoa genome to relieve supply threats for chocolate makers?

26-Jun-2008 - Quality and supplies for the key ingredient in chocolate - cocoa - may gain from...

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