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Australian chocolate retail prices up ahead of Easter

Chocolate retail prices in Australia increased 8.8 per cent from the previous year.
Chocolate makers on a rocky road as cocoa and sugar prices continue to rise

Chocolate makers on rocky road as cocoa and sugar prices continue to rise

In recent months, manufacturers have grappled with soaring input prices, resulting in increased costs for chocolate. 

Chocolate Science: How the beloved treat gets its flavour

The short answer is, sorry, no. Eating chocolate may make you feel happier, but that’s because it tastes so good, not be...

Venchi eyes Australia as part of APAC expansion

Venchi’s APAC MD Marco Galimberti shares the highs and lows of various market and reveals where the focus will be in 202...
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Nutella now comes in a bar

Ferrero-owned brand creates B-Ready chocolate bar.

Covid-19 sparking confectionery boom in the US

Confectionery sales have recorded 3.8-per-cent growth in the US amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the National Co...

EXCLUSIVE | KitKat Chocolatory to open in Sydney next month

Visitors will be invited to design their own KitKat bar, explore exclusive creations and dine at the in-house chocolate ...

Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut snaps up Australia’s GKC Foods

The global chocolate company is set to make its mark on the Australian and New Zealand markets with the acquisition of a...

Yowie investors reject exec pay packets but board survives

Yowie's 2019 remuneration report was rejected at the annual general meeting with shareholders not satisfied that leaders...

Biscuits, beer or beef: which takes the most water to produce?

Foods with some of the highest water-scarcity footprints were almonds, dried apricots and breakfast cereal made from puf...

European brands tap into premium chocolate market

Dark chocolate production increases in push towards premium.

Freckleberry appoints voluntary administrators

Freckleberry's wholesale division supplies chocolate products to retailers and private label customers.

Cadbury launches Dairy Milk with 30 per cent less sugar

Cadbury Australia confirms 'healthier snacking options' soon to launch.

Hershey puts emoji stamp on iconic chocolate bar in first redesign in 125 year history

Hershey's milk chocolate Emoji Bars will feature 25 of the most popular emojis.

Mondelēz invests $5 million in new R&D centre

The centre will act as an innovation hub for Oreo, belVita, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Toblerone and more.

Loving Earth creates cashew mylk choc block

The company claims it will rival any regular dairy milk bar.

Whittaker’s Chocolate now at Coles

NZ sweets expands in Australia.

Yowie reduces full year loss with profitable trading in sight

The chocolate company reduced its full-year loss by 32%.

Allen’s introduces limited edition Freckles chocolate

The new bar will be available exclusively at Coles from August 20.

KitKat loses EU trademark case

Nestlé has spent more than a decade fighting to trademark the four-fingered KitKat shape.