Soft commodities on opposite trajectories as 2017 begins 01.10.2017 By Ron Sterk Cocoa beans and sugar saw dramatic price moves in opposite directions during 2016.Read More
Mondelez debuts chocolate bar featuring Oreos 11.14.2016 By Eric Schroeder New bars feature Oreo cookie bits and Milka's European chocolate.Read More
Growing cocoa could benefit Madagascar vanilla farmers 09.21.2016 By Jeff Gelski Barry Callebaut and Prova join forces in an effort to diversify crops and stabilize farmer revenues.Read More
Cocoa market exhibits unusual tendencies 09.20.2016 By Ron Sterk Tied to active fund trading in cocoa bean futures at a time when global cocoa bean production is at a deficit and chocolate consumption has been sluggish.Read More
Barry Callebaut joins cocoa farming partnership 08.19.2016 By Jeff Gelski A risk-sharing partnership of $9 million will cover up to 103,000 farmers in Cote d'Ivoire by 2020.Read More
Barry Callebaut expands Cocoa Horizons program 07.11.2016 By Henry Sosland Initiative will reach more farmers in Ghana.Read More
New partnership to focus on cocoa industry’s sustainability 06.10.2016 By Leah Sosland World Cocoa Foundation-led program will bring together ACDI/VOCA, USAID, and leading chocolate and cocoa companies.Read More
Swiss chocolate maker promotes Weisskopf to c.e.o. 06.07.2016 By Eric Schroeder Dieter Weisskopf to succeed Ernst Tanner, who will focus on role of executive chairman.Read More
Hershey partners with cocoa suppliers to build health centers 02.24.2016 By Eric Schroeder Hershey also says it's ahead of sustainable cocoa sourcing goal.Read More
Blommer Chocolate buys plant in China 02.24.2016 By Jeff Gelski The company plans to invest a total of $40 million in a bean processing and chocolate manufacturing facility.Read More