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...
