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Chocolate for Weight Loss?

A particular type of antioxidant in cocoa can prevent people from gaining excess weight and lower their blood sugar levels.
April 4, 2014
Previous research has shown that flavanols in other foods such as grapes and tea can help fight weight gain and type-2 diabetes.
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Sweet and Salt

Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that kids who most prefer high levels of sweet tastes also most prefer high levels of salt taste.
April 3, 2014
In addition, the research has unearthed the revelatory finding that children prefer sweeter and saltier tastes than do adults.
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Succession on Mars

Paul S. Michaels, president of Mars Incorporated since 2004, recently informed the Mars board of directors of his plan to retire.
April 3, 2014
Grant F. Reid, current global president of Mars Chocolate, has been named by the Mars board of directors to take over the office of the president on January 2, 2015.
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Moxie for Moxie

U-Swirl Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Moxie Consumer Products LLC, has acquired the business assets of Moxie USA LLC.
March 28, 2014
U-Swirl Inc. is majority-owned by Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc.
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Lindt Boosting Capacity

Lindt & Spruengli will boost production at its U.S. headquarters by 8-10%.
March 28, 2014
The company also plans to begin making treats for the China market for the first time.
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Chips Deluxe with M&Ms feat

Big-name Cookie

Keebler and Mars Inc. are teaming up.
March 27, 2014
The new additions to the cookie kingdom include Chips Deluxe Rainbow Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies with Mini M&M'S.
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New Plant for Mars

Mars Chocolate North America officially opened the doors of a new, roughly 500,000-square-foot facility in Topeka, Kan.
March 27, 2014
The facility is the first new Mars Chocolate North America site built in the last 35 years.
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Blommer Names CIO

Gary Rietz joined Blommer as its new chief information officer (CIO).
March 21, 2014
In addition, Tom Hyland joins Blommer in the role of corporate manager master planning & scheduling.
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Why Dark Chocolate is Healthy

Dark chocolate lowers the augmentation index, a key vascular health predictor, and reduces adhesion of white blood cells to the vessel wall.
February 28, 2014
Dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to arteries while also preventing white blood cells from sticking to the walls of blood vessels.
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Sweet on Sweets

Americans’ love of sweets has propelled dollar sales of packaged sweet baked snacks and desserts.
February 24, 2014
Facts projects retail sales in the market will exceed $14 billion in 2017.
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