Discover how climate pressures, shifting consumer expectations, new technologies, and bold innovation are reshaping the ...

This broadcast explores the future of chocolate through three critical lenses - innovation, sustainability, and shifting ...

New US import tariffs are sending shockwaves through the global confectionery industry, with chocolate, candy, and gum producers facing mounting challenges to maintain market access, pricing, and ...

Long-awaited US government-funded report from National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC) that assesses progress in reducing child labour in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa ...

Price is on the mind of all confectioners as attention turns to the strategies sweet makers will be adopting to navigate the changing and complex confectionery landscape. With the ongoing cocoa ...

Mondelēz International’s 2024 State of Snacking report identified mindful consumption as a core trend, with 96% of global consumers confirming they engage in mindful snacking behaviours. Of those ...

A new study explores how emotional social media content influences what consumers will pay for chocolate – and why the effect may not last A team of researchers from the University of Göttingen, the ...

According to The National Confectioners Association's latest report, emotional connection and personal enjoyment wins out over inflation pressures and budgetary restrictions. The National ...

A new report sheds light on the urgent need to address critical environmental, poverty and child labour issues in cocoa, particularly those in indirect supply chains Cocoa prices have soared to ...

Researchers at the Department of Psychology of Coventry University recently conducted a study that was published in the journal Physiology and Behaviour. The report titled ‘The effect of chewing gum ...

Freeze-drying is the latest tech-driven trend shaking up the sweet world – and it’s not just for astronauts anymore. This playful, science-backed process is helping confectioners reimagine candy with ...

Sweet protein is a sugar-reduction solution that is forging ahead in the functional confectionery category. The Institute of Food Technologists found in 2024 research that naturalness, taste and ...