Valio leverages AI and dairy proteins for 30% sugar reduction in milk chocolate: ‘The taste remains the same’
Dairy company Valio is using the power of artificial intelligence to design a milk chocolate that it describes as ‘future proof’.
Mondelēz International offloads gum business as it doubles down on core snacking categories
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The move advances its strategy to accelerate growth and focus portfolio on attractive chocolate, biscuits and baked snacks categories.
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