Nestlé’s confectionery sales rose despite steep price hikes, but falling volume suggests chocolate may be nearing peak price.

Explore this week’s standout confectionery NPDs, from caffeinated gummies to pistachio biscuits, as brands blend innovation ...

Soaring cocoa prices and the cost-of-living crisis are pushing confectioners to rethink pricing, pack sizes, and innovation. Discover how brands are adapting to the new confectionery economy.

Traceability from farm to first purchase, common definitions of protected areas and paying farmers a living income are three ways stakeholders say can help end cocoa-driven deforestation in West ...

Global confectionery producers face rising costs and trade disruption as new US tariffs hit chocolate, candy, and gum exports from Europe, Switzerland, and Canada.

Amid a third difficult season for cocoa farmers, the latest figures on cocoa output fail to stave off ongoing worries from within the sector. With the current harvest almost complete, Ghana’s cocoa ...

An official report funded by the US Department of Labor and due out at the end of June assessing progress in reducing child labor in cocoa production in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana has found the ...

Global confectionery launches are on the up, growing 2% over the five years to September 2023, according to researcher Innova Market Insights. And Europe is the leading market with 40% of product ...

Sourcing to fair trade standards, such as UTZ, Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade, is an important first step for chocolate makers towards cocoa sustainability, but will not necessarily bring farmers ...

Explore the latest confectionery trends and new product launches from Haribo, Warheads, BonBon Swedish Candy Co, and more – from tropical gummi bears to caffeinated protein bars.

Cocoa prices hit a 60-year high in 2025, forcing chocolate manufacturers like Barry Callebaut, Mondelēz and Hershey to cut production and revise earnings forecasts. Discover how soaring costs and ...

The Rowntree Society has said it has uncovered links to slavery and historic racial abuse in the brand's supply chain in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Rowntree chocolate factory in ...