Prepared Foods editors looked for cocoa ingredient alternatives during this year’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) annual expo. Interestingly, one solution came from a seemingly unlikely source on the show floor: POM Wonderful Specialty Ingredients. Following is a conversation with POM Wonderful’s Jason Horvath, sales manager for Specialty Ingredients. 

For a supplier’s perspective—and potential industry solutions—on the impacts of soaring cocoa prices,Prepared Foods interviewed PROVA’s President & CEO Muriel Acat and Senior Product Manager Marie Le Beller.

Cargill will be the exclusive B2B global distributor for Voyage Foods, expanding its traditional chocolate portfolio to bring even more sustainable alternatives for cocoa-based products to its customers for the first time. 

PalmAgility® 600 series compound coating fats (pictured) are a new line of patent-pending, specialty fats designed for a variety of applications including fillings, drizzling, enrobing and bottoming for bakery, snacks and confectionery products. 

The treats are USDA certified organic, use Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa, are Non-GMO Project Verified and are available in two varieties, Dark Chocolate Peanut and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter.

Representing a significant leap forward in plant-based formulation, Cargill will showcase Go!Drop, a   smart fat solution developed by CUBIQ FOODS.

Through its partnership with Perfect Day, Mars combines the company's 100+ year leadership in chocolate with the commitment to a healthy planet to create a silky-smooth chocolate innovation that's made with both consumer preference and the planet in mind. 

Florida Food Products (FFP), a leading innovator, formulator and producer of vegetable and fruit-based clean label ingredient solutions and flavors, is launching a new collection of cocoa flavors during the 75th Annual Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) in Lancaster, Pa., April 11-13, 2022. Attendees to the Diamond Anniversary PMCA Conference are invited to visit booth #51 to learn more about FFP’s new collection of cocoa flavors. 

PROVA announces the acquisition of an industrial site sold by BOIRON Laboratories, expanding its production facilities to France’s Centre-Val de Loire region. Officials say the acquisition is part of PROVA’S global investment and international growth plan.

PEBBLES™, officially licensed from Warner Bros. Consumer Products, is introducing three new ways to enjoy breakfast with new PEBBLES Shake Ups! Cocoa Explosion, PEBBLES Shake Ups! Sweet & Salty and Marshmallow Cocoa PEBBLES.