Conversations about African music & pop culture in Lagos traffic. Curated by Cocoa House
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Chocolate Cordillera achieves early wins for its female cocoa farmers
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At the end of 2023, Colombian sustainable brand Chocolate Cordillera announced that 106 female cocoa farmers from Urabá Antioquia had completed the first module of its ATENEA sustainability program, giving some the confidence to become fully independent and start their own businesses. Alejandra Sarasty, Chief Global B2B Officer at Colombia’s Compañ…
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How a blockchain platform could help small-holder cocoa farmers become compliant with the EU’s deforestation laws - LISTEN
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As many know, the cocoa industry is sometimes opaque and complex. Still, confessed chocolate-lover Jon Trask, who is also CEO of Dimitra, says his company's recently developed Blockchain Deforestation Platform could provide a solution to help farmers continue exporting their beans into the European Union – the world’s largest chocolate market.…
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Titi Adesanya & Feyisola "Kulupsy" Ogunbanjo (Part Two)
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Titilope Adesanya and Feyisola "Kulupsy" Ogunbanjo explore tips and hacks for navigating the Africa music industry.Oleh Kolapo Oladapo, Titilope Adesanya, Samuel Ugwu, Feyisola "Kulupsy" Ogunbanjo
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Titi Adesanya & Feyisola "Kulupsy" Ogunbanjo (Part One)
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Titilope Adesanya and Feyisola "Kulupsy" Ogunbanjo explore tips and hacks for navigating the Africa music industry.Oleh Feyisola "Kulupsy" Ogunbanjo, Titilope Adesanya, Samuel Ugwu, Kolapo Oladapo
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Fine Chocolate Industry Association launches new membership plans to attract international professionals - LISTEN
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Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA) has launched a new membership drive with special incentives as it seeks to attract more craft chocolate companies and grow its impact.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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How York Cocoa House is keeping the city’s chocolate industry alive
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A recent article in National Geographic described York as ‘England’s chocolate capital’. The city was home to two major confectionery companies, Terry’s founded in 1767 and Rowntree’s in 1862, the inventor of KitKat, which is still produced today at the Nestle factory. The city is also home to several artisan chocolatiers who are also keeping the t…
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Interview: Christiaan Prins on cocoa sustainability, communications – and life after Barry Callebaut
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As VP of Corporate Communications at Barry Callebaut Group, Christiaan Prins was at the forefront of many of the recent sustainability challenges in the cocoa sector. He has now established a new strategic communications consultancy, theLOOP Communications, to use his expertise to help companies enhance their trust factor in supply chains. In an ex…
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Towards greener palm oil: How Bunge is changing the sustainability landscape - LISTEN
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Bunge is one of the leading producers and suppliers of specialty plant-based oils, fats, and proteins, many of which are used in the confectionery industry. Its supply chain is vast, and during these turbulent times food security is a concern along with sustainability. ConfectioneryNews talks with Nicolas Priou, Sustainability Manager at Bunge, on …
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Madagascar chocolate brand MIA returns to ISM with a new product – and a plan to make cocoa ‘Fairmade’ - LISTEN
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Premium sustainability chocolate brand MIA (Made in Africa) has carved out a unique reputation for itself since launching several years ago in Madagascar, crafting bean-to-bar products in cocoa-growing communities.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Divine intervention at SOTIC keeps cocoa sustainability in focus for the NCA - LISTEN
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In closing this year’s NCA State of the Industry Conference in Miami, John Downs, the association’s President and CEO, said one of the ‘Strategic Bets’ for the next 12 months is to address the largest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues that impact the reputation of the chocolate and candy industry.…
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You say ‘CACAO’ – I say ‘COCOA’: Fine Chocolate Glossary aims to clear up confusion surrounding chocolate nomenclature
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between ‘CACAO’ and ‘COCOA’? So do we! For consistency, ConfectioneryNews’s editorial guide uses the word 'COCOA', except when quoting other sources, but it can get a little confusing ...Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Cargill’s Cocoa Promise – 10 years on, what lessons have been learned?
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Cargill’s commitment to cocoa sustainability stretches back to 2000, when it began offering seminars to cocoa farmers. Kate Clancy has been with Cargill and working in sustainability since 2011, taking up her recent position of Group Sustainability Director, Cocoa & Chocolate at the end of 2021. She speaks exclusively to CN on the initiative and wi…
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The 2022 Cocoa Barometer reports on poor returns in the fight to make the sector more sustainable
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‘No one is doing what they should be doing: Both industry and governments will need to significantly change their business as usual. Let us be very clear; not a single stakeholder group is currently doing what they should be doing to ensure farmers achieve a living income.’Oleh William Reed Business Media
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How Magnum ice cream is benefitting Cote d’Ivoire’s female cocoa farmers - LISTEN
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Magnum’s broader female empowerment programme has got off to a fantastic start following the graduation of the first 198 women. Megan Willis, Head of Sustainable Sourcing at Unilever, Magnum’s owner, gives ConfectioneryNews an update in an exclusive podcast interview.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Eve Bankong discusses tips, genres, and critical moments in African music history with music executive Adam Tiran.Oleh eve bankong, adam tiran, cocoa house
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International Cocoa Initiative reports success with its child labour monitoring and remediation systems
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) 2021 annual report is the first in the organisation's new five-year strategy with the overarching aim to cover 100% of the cocoa supply chain in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana with systems that prevent and address child labour by 2025.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Gummies – and why they are a hot trend in 2022
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Tessa Porter is the founder of Sprinkk, a candy development and manufacturing company based in Omaha, Nebraska. She is also a ‘candy scientist’ and has a Masters in food science focusing on sugar crystallization from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In our latest podcast episode, she talks us t…
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Based on the concept of ‘colouring food with food’, GNT’s EXBERRY Organics are created from edible fruit, vegetables, and plants using traditional physical processing methods - and are bang on trend.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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How US consumers are falling in love with Katjes vegan gummies
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The brand celebrated its entry into the US market with a successful showing at the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 in Chicago. We talk to Eliza G Jahn, Head of Marketing at Katjes USA, to pick over some of the highlights of the event.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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‘Shifting attitudes to life are impacting the way consumers indulge’, says a new confectionery report
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Barry Callebaut’s The Future of Indulgence Report 2022 was previewed at the Group’s booth during the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 in Chicago before publication this month. Bas Smit, Global VP of Marketing at Barry Callebaut talks us through some of its main findings.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Original Beans 'Foodprint' maps out a new path for cocoa sustainability
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The company has published its ‘Chocolate Foodprint’ for 2021-22, which leads the way for artisan brands in transparency and regeneration in the cocoa sector. We talk to Philipp Kauffmann, the company’s founder.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Inside Ghana Gold, MIA’s new bean-to-bar line
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MIA, short for Made in Africa, is branching out from its base in Madagascar to work with cocoa farmers in West Africa. Co-founder Brett Beach tells ConfectioneryNews the reasons behind the move – and also provides an update on the situation on the island and for the sector in general.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Fairtrade Foundation CEO Gidney on funding farmers, food security and the climate crisis
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The recent global weather events has highlighted the real threat of climate change. In a special podcast Michael Gidney, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, tells consumers about the impact of the climate crisis on its network of farmers and what they can do to help.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Transparency, not profit, is key at Tony’s Chocolonely
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Belinda Borck, Impact Editor at Tony's Chocolonely, talks to CN on the company’s latest impact report and why it is not driven by profit but by creating a fair price for the cocoa farmer and a transparent supply chain.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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GODIVA’s bid to capture America’s heartland - LISTEN
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Nurtac Afridi talks to CN about the steps she has taken to transform GODIVA’s business during her first year as CEO.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Plant based: Belcolade launches new ‘milk-alike’ Belgian chocolate for professional chefs - listen
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Scientists at Puratos claim to have made a breakthrough with a patent-pending ‘milk-alike plant-based chocolate,’ which has received praise from industry experts and consumers.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Dream Pops: taking plant-based confectionery to another level
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Dream Pops a fast-growing plant-based ice cream and frozen novelty brands in North America, is setting its sites on moving into the confectionery aisle in 2022, competing with giants such as Hershey, Mars, and Ferrero.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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CAA chairman Alvin Lee talks challenges and trends affecting the Asian cocoa industry
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Alvin Lee was appointed chairman of the Cocoa Association of Asia (CAA) at the beginning of 2021 for a two-year term. He is also Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate’s Commercial Director for Asia-Pacific, and in our podcast interview, he gives listeners a 360-degree view of the region in terms of trends, the market, challenges, and countries to watch.…
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Barry Callebaut unveils the ‘first nutraceutical fruit drink’
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Barry Callebaut’s latest innovation, ‘Elix’, is made from 100% pure cacaofruit and is described by the Group as the ‘first nutraceutical fruit drink’ with proven health benefits.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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ICI chief executive Nick Weatherill on how effective CLMRS can help fight cocoa’s child labour scourge - LISTEN
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Earlier this year, The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) launched a new study to analyse data from various stakeholders’ Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS), with the aim of guiding improvements in their effectiveness at identifying, preventing and addressing child labour in the cocoa supply chain. In our latest podcast, Nick…
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Single origin cocoa’s ‘halo’ effect
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Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there is a growing demand for consumers to know where the ingredients in the products they purchase come from, says Philippe Bernay, Commercial Marketing Lead EMEA, Cargill Cocoa.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Deep dive inside Van Houten’s new ruby chocolate powder - LISTEN
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In our latest podcast interview, we talked to Freek van der Knaap, Van Houten’s Vice-President Vending & Beverages EMEA, about the launch of ruby as a chocolate drink powder, which is aimed at professionals working in the catering and confectionery industry.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Stirring up interest: CocoTerra’s home chocolate making device ready for market - LISTEN
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Nate Saal is founder of CocoTerra, an all-in-one tabletop chocolate making machine that can produce real chocolate in the home, from conching to cooling in two hours, with the help of digital recipes and a guidance app. With the company now taking pre-orders, we caught up with Saal for an update on his innovation since the last time ConfectioneryNe…
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New traceability methods show extent of cocoa farms in protected areas – but CFI says progress is being made in eliminating deforestation
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Ethan Budiansky, the World Cocoa Foundation’s Director of Environment, shares some of the findings from the CFI’s latest reports and explains why ‘getting more trees in the ground’ is important.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Mondelēz plants more than 2.2m non-cocoa trees to help restore ecosystems on cocoa farms
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In its latest Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) Annual Report, Mondelēz International said it has distributed 712,771 trees across Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire in the from October 2019 to September 2020, with a total of 975,848 trees planted as part of its CFI commitment since 2018, bringing the global total to 2.2 million trees.…
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LISTEN: NCA new Chairman Paul Chibe on why sustainability counts in the US confectionery industry
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Paul Chibe, President and CEO of Ferrero North America, is the new Chairman of the National Confectioners Association Board of Trustees for a two-year term. In an exclusive ConfectioneryNews podcast, Chibe talks about his 30 years of experience within the confectionery and consumer products industries and why he is looking forward to his new role a…
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Twenty Degrees goes direct to the farmer to plot new business path for premium cocoa - LISTEN
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Ahead of his presentation at Chocoa21, Leopold Palmer from Twenty Degrees gives us the background story of Olam Cocoa’s new speciality cacao business.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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UPL becomes a member of the European Cocoa Association, calls for farmers to be rewarded for sustainability work - LISTEN
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UPL, a global leader in sustainable agriculture products and solutions, announced it has joined the European Cocoa Association (ECA) as an associate member. We talk to Florent Clair, UPL’s Sustainability Co-Ordinator, about the company's long history in the cocoa sector and why the time is right to commit to a more sustained environmental approach …
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From premium to vegan, why Luker Chocolate is made for the plant-based trend – LISTEN
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With Veganuary in full swing and more popular than ever, Paul Morris, Luker Chocolate’s UK sales manager, chats to ConfectioneryNews about the 123-year-old family run company and its single origin Cacao Fino de Aroma.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS PODCAST: Tracey Hughes, managing director, Henley Bridge
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A wide-ranging career in the food service industry has more than adequately prepared Tracey Hughes for her current role as managing director of UK ingredients distributor Henley Bridge. In our latest podcast, she talks about the business challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, how she got into the industry – and how lockdown has led to an a…
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Olam environment head, Chris Brown, calls for financial sector to chip in more to help with cocoa sustainability - LISTEN
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Olam International’s vice president and global head of environment has called for more support from the financial sector to help change the sustainability landscape in the cocoa supply chain.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Hames Chocolates back on track and ready for the Christmas gifting season
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Interview: Carol Oldbury, managing director, Hames Chocolates.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Interview: Tim McCollum from Beyond Good on producing chocolate at origin in Madagascar
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“The chocolate industry is broken on two levels,” claims Tim McCollum, founder and CEO of Beyond Good chocolate, in CN’s latest podcast with influential players in the cocoa sector.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS PODCAST: Calum Haggerty, founder of COCO - The Art of Chocolate
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COCO - The Art of Chocolate is an artisan chocolatier based in Edinburgh, Scotland, that places its emphasis not only on ethically sourced cocoa and fine couverture, but also the meticulous designs on its wrappers.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Interview: Jeff King on how Hershey’s Cocoa For Good program is making a difference to farmers’ lives
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Jeff King, Hershey’s senior director of global sustainability and social impact, is the person responsible for the company’s Cocoa For Good sustainability program, which has committed to 100% direct-sourced cocoa in West Africa by 2025. He talks to ConfectioneryNews about the company’s achievements so far and wider issues affecting the cocoa sector…
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Breakthrough solution from Bunge Loders Croklaan promises 50% less sugar in confectionery - LISTEN
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Bunge Loders Croklaan, one of the leading companies in edible specialty oils and fats production, has developed ‘Sweetolin’ that will enable up to 50% less sugar in the final confectionery product with ‘no compromise on taste experience’.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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‘Science Meets Chocolate Art’ with award-winning chocolatier Gerhard Petzl - LISTEN!
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Former pastry chef and Nestlé senior confiseur publishes new book that bridges food art and science. He tells ConfectioneryNews about the idea behind his latest publication.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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MIA chocolate maker launches carbon capture and lemur conservation plan in Madagascar - LISTEN
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Ethical and premium chocolate brand MIA, short for Made In Africa, has announced a multi-faceted tree planting program in Madagascar to offset sea freight carbon emissions, rebuild lemur habitats and provide local populations with forest fruits.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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The Divine difference: Interview with Sophi Tranchell, CEO, on her 20 years at the Fairtrade chocolate brand - LISTEN
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Divine Chocolate was established in 1998 by a co-operative of cocoa farmers in Ghana that owns 44% of the company and shares in its profit. Its cocoa is Fairtrade certified and 100% traceable.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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Ferrara Candy Co. seasonal lead Peter Goldman on Halloween and Brach's candy corn – LISTEN
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Halloween is candy’s biggest holiday, and candy corn is at the center of it. ConfectioneryNews caught up with Peter Goldman, head of seasonal and Brach’s at Ferrara, to talk strategy, trends and good ol’ candy history.Oleh William Reed Business Media
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