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Chocolate and Valentine's Day

Americans overwhelmingly prefer chocolate instead of flowers (69 vs. 31%) on Valentine’s Day.

February 5, 2014

The survey of more than 1,300 adult consumers also suggests that Cupid struck Americans with a love for caramel.

Gluten- and Dairy-free Chocolate

Endangered Species Chocolate has added a dairy- and gluten-free filled bar line to its natural bar line.

February 4, 2014

The new line features six fillings: almond butter creme, sea salt and lime creme, coconut creme, blueberry vanilla creme, raspberry orange creme and lavender mint creme.

Sweet Cost Savings for Chocolate Manufacturers

Palsgaard emulsifiers can help chocolate companies cut costs and control viscosity during production.

January 31, 2014

Skyrocketing cocoa butter prices have chocolate manufacturers feeling quite an uncomfortable squeeze of profits—and revisiting and reviewing formulas for any potential savings

Hershey Surpasses Certification Benchmark

The Hershey Company announced that 18% of all the cocoa the company sourced globally in 2013 was certified.

January 30, 2014

The company’s next certification milestone is to reach between 40-50% of all cocoa purchased globally by 2016.

Kellogg Adding Several New Products

Kellogg Co. is debuting a wide range of products from some of its most popular brands.

January 9, 2014

The launches include cereal, snacks and frozen foods.

DeMet's Candy Sold

Brynwood Partners V L.P. signed an agreement to sell its investment in DeMet's Candy Company.

January 3, 2014

Yildiz Holdings is buying the brand for $221 million.

Hershey Taking Part of Golden Monkey

The Hershey Company will acquire 80% of the iconic Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co.

December 19, 2013

Completion of the agreement is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2014 and is subject to China regulatory and SGM shareholder approval.

Hershey's 2014 Sustainability Aims

The Hershey Company will work with its suppliers to achieve 100% traceable and sustainably sourced palm oil by the end of 2014.

December 18, 2013

The move is addition to achieving the company's commitment to source 100% mass balanced RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certified palm oil more than a year ahead of its original 2015 commitment.

Chocolate May Alleviate Coughs

Chocolate may be a sweet remedy for the common cough.

December 13, 2013

The amount of the theobromine used in the trial was a single dose of 1,000mg.

Candy in a Cane

Nestlé has added to its Seasonal Confections’ holiday collection.

December 5, 2013

This year, Nestlé offers the all new one-of-its-kind Pixy Sstix Powder-Filled Candy Canes, the larger-than-life Nestlé Crunch 1lb. Candy Bar and colorful Wonka and Chocolate Stocking Stuffer Tins filled with fun-size pieces of the treats.