cocoa

 

Toasted coconut bar

Bean to bar chocolate company Madécasse has added a new Milk Chocolate Toasted Coconut variant to its growing range of ‘fair for life’ bars.

Dairy-free chocolate

Plamil Foods has launched a free-from chocolate bar. According to the company, although many popular varieties of dairy-free ‘milky’ chocolates are often marketed to children, they contain more sugar than most varieties of chocolate.

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ROUND-UP: Ingredients

Here is your weekly round-up of Ingredients news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.

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Cocoa powders for rich chocolate taste

Based on the trend towards sophisticated, darker and more adult chocolate flavours, Gerkens high impact cocoa powders from Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business are ideally suited to provide the rich, diverse colours and tastes that consumers are demanding for premium dairy applications. Suitable for use in a range of dairy products, including ice cream and […]

Ecotrophelia UK finalists announced

IFST and Campden BRI have announced the finalists of Ecotrophelia UK 2015. Student teams from Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of Nottingham, PepsiCo and Leeds Trinity University will go on to compete at Ecotrophelia UK. This year marked the most entries ever received for Ecotrophelia UK, so the competition was high. The entries were carefully reviewed […]

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New varieties set to grow chocolate market

Consistent introduction of new varieties and flavours has led to the gradual growth of the global chocolate market, which is expected to post a CAGR of 5.02% from 2015-2019, says research firm Technavio. According to its latest report, new products have been introduced by chocolate vendors to cater to the changing needs of consumers worldwide. […]

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Happy Easter!

It’s April already – Q1 seems to have flown by doesn’t it? – and many are currently enjoying the Easter break; as such, I thought I would make this week’s blog entry a seasonal one. Easter means big business; new research from Mintel has revealed that almost seven in ten (68 per cent) UK consumers […]

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ROUND UP: Ingredients

Here is your weekly round-up of Ingredients news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. Future Market Insights’ (FMI’s) recent report Global Stevia Market – Market Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2014 – 2020 focuses on emerging regions and delivers insights into the […]

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Cargill and Mondelēz cocoa partnership

Cargill has signed a partnership agreement to support Mondelēz International’s Cocoa Life programme, which strengthens both companies’ commitment to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and to investing in a sustainable future for cocoa. Mondelēz International’s programme shares several similarities with Cargill’s own Cocoa Promise programme, as each initiative is focused on developing a cocoa […]

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SHELF LIFE – Round-up

Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. Pip & Nut is shaking up the nut butter category with the launch of three new products: Peanut Butter, Almond Butter and Coconut Almond Butter. […]

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100% cocoa bar

Madagascan bean to bar chocolate company Madécasse has extended its range of handcrafted bars with the addition of a 100% cocoa variant made using three of the country’s rare cocoa varieties – pure ancient criollo, amelonado and trinitario. Available in a 75g format, the bar is sugar-free and contains no artificial additives, preservatives or ingredients. Brett […]

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