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First shipment of UTZ cocoa reaches Europe

10-Nov-2009 - First shipment of UTZ cocoa reaches Europe ... An initiative to improve the agricultural, environmental and social aspects of sourcing cocoa ... An initiative to improve the agricultural, environmental and social aspects of sourcing cocoa ... The UTZ Certified Cocoa plan, in cooperation with Solidaridad, was set up by a number of big players in the cocoa sector, including Mars, Nestle, Heinz Benelux, Cargill, Ecom and Dutch retailer Ahold ... UTZ, cocoa

Barry Callebaut to buy Spanish chocolate maker

04-Nov-2009 - of the Nederland Group, such as Moner Cocoa and the cocoa processing business Nederland SA. Barry Callebaut

Inulin may offer low-sugar, tasty milk chocolate

29-Oct-2009 - cocoa butter water-in-oil emulsions containing up to 60 per cent water by mass. “Results [of our

Brits’ love of chocolate feeds sales growth

09-Oct-2009 - reported strong profits during 2008, but then the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) warned that a rush to invest in cocoa late last year was premature as 2009 chocolate consumption remained uncertain

ADM buys Czech oilseed plant

07-Oct-2009 - commodity crops in which it deals, sich as corn, wheat and cocoa. For the financial year ended June 30

Kraft explores boosting chocolate health benefits

28-Sep-2009 - resulting from cocoa consumption could prove to be an important strategy for maximizing the in vivo health benefits from cocoa products,” explained the researchers in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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How Mugabe’s milk could sour Nestle's image

28-Sep-2009 - ; and is part of an industry initiative to source fairly traded cocoa from the Ivory Coast. But buying milk

Legume ‘milk’ may cut costs and dairy from chocolate

17-Sep-2009 - milk substitute,” they added. Researchers from the Ghana-based Cocoa Processing Company

Certified sustainable cocoa source from Ivory Coast opens up

16-Sep-2009 - Certified sustainable cocoa source from Ivory Coast opens up ... Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate is aiming to have 10,000 tonnes of UTZ-certified cocoa available ... Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate is aiming to have 10,000 tonnes of UTZ-certified cocoa available ... Cargill and a number of other big names in cocoa and chocolate, including Mars, Nestle and Dutch director of cocoa at Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate, told FoodNavigator.com that other cooperatives ... Cargill, cocoa, UTZ, Ivory Coast

Dark chocolate could be stress buster

16-Nov-2009 - implications of dark chocolate constituents, with the flavonoids in cocoa linked to better cardiovascular

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Nestle may move Fairtrade with Kit Kat

10-Nov-2009 - . Ongoing discussion She stressed that Nestlé is involved in initiatives to promote a sustainable cocoa and the Rainforest Alliance. “As one of the world’s largest buyers of coffee and cocoa, Nestlé has always

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Canada tightens front-of-pack nutrition labeling rules

06-Nov-2009 - such as Froot Loops and Cocoa Puffs in the scheme. It is this kind of criticism that the Health Check scheme

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Antioxidant levels in chocolate show stability - study

05-Nov-2009 - found in cocoa and chocolate are among the highest dietary sources of these compounds so shelf life explained that in order to analyse the shelf-life stability of cocoa products including milk and dark

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Kraft rolls out sustainable chocolate range

30-Oct-2009 - Certified seal, showing it contains cocoa from farms that meet the sustainability standard. ... Certified seal, showing it contains cocoa from farms that meet the sustainability standard. ... The global manufacturer said it has also committed to increase current purchases of cocoa beans News.com that while the company would like to ensure all of its chocolate brands used sustainably sourced cocoa ... cocoa, Kraft, sustainable

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Barry Callebaut to help steer cocoa programme

28-Oct-2009 - Barry Callebaut to help steer cocoa programme ... Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s decision to join the UTZ Certified sustainable cocoa programme ... Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut’s decision to join the UTZ Certified sustainable cocoa programme ... certification and traceability scheme for sustainably produced cocoa that allows producers to improve business the needs of both producers and markets. “More than 90 per cent of world cocoa production is produced ... Barry Callebaut, Mars, cocoa

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CT attorney general urges companies to drop Smart Choices logo

28-Oct-2009 - check mark to foods like Kellogg’s Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, and General Mills’ Cocoa Puffs

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Necco goes natural with wafer line

27-Oct-2009 - , cabbage, and cocoa powder now being used to flavour the confectionery line, which started in 1847

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Smart Choices labeling program suspended

26-Oct-2009 - , such as Froot Loops and Cocoa Puffs. However, consumers and government have been calling for a simple front

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Special edition: Healthy chocolate

Regulation: the rules governing healthy chocolate

23-Oct-2009 - landscape to see how the movement towards healthy cocoa offerings is being affected by the rules in some ... landscape to see how the movement towards healthy cocoa offerings is being affected by the rules in some ... For chocolate makers wishing to extol the benefits of antioxidant-laden the cocoa polyphenols of cocoa polyphenols. Mary Wagner, chief technical officer at Mars Botanical in the US said definitions

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