Divine Chocolate secures new listings
Divine Chocolate has secured new listings with food service partners and multiple retailers across the UK.
Fairtrade favourite improves
Fair trade organization, Traidcraft is unveiling its new and improved Geobar range just in time for fairtrade fortnight.
Fair trade bars hit stores
Madagascan bean to bar chocolate company Madécasse has continued its sales drive after its chocolate bar range was launched in Sainsbury’s.
Decadent chocolate for bakers
Lily’s Sweets, maker of stevia sweetened chocolates with no added sugar, is expanding its decadent chocolate offering for bakers with its new Dark Chocolate Premium Baking Bar.
Chocolate week celebrations
To celebrate Chocolate Week (12-18 October) farmer owned chocolate company Divine Chocolate is giving four classic dessert recipes a glamorous makeover.
Award winning chocolate
The Raw Chocolate Company has received a Great Taste Award for its Vanoffe Dark Raw Chocolate Bar, which means it now has four Great Taste Award winning bars.
Fairtrade chocolate spreads
Endangered Species Chocolate, a natural chocolate manufacturer, is introducing three new chocolate spreads, including hazelnut spread with cocoa, almond spread with cocoa and a chocolate spread. The spreads are Fairtrade International certified, Non-GMO Project Verified, vegan, gluten-free, and support wildlife preservation efforts. “This is an extremely exciting time for Endangered Species Chocolate – and for […]
Ethical chocolate range
Endangered Species Chocolate (ESC), an American chocolate manufacturer in the natural category that uses fully traceable Fairtrade cocoa from West Africa, has launched three new 60% cocoa bars. The new bars include Dark Chocolate with Lemon Poppy Seed, Dark Chocolate with Blackberry Sage and Dark Chocolate with Cinnamon, Cayenne and Cherries. “60% dark chocolate is […]
Caramel dark bar
Divine Chocolate has announced the introduction of a Caramel Dark Chocolate bar to its 40g countline range. Launching in time for Fairtrade Fortnight (23 February to 8 March), the Caramel Dark Chocolate bar is a perfect combination of Divine’s rich dark chocolate with a soft, smooth, caramel filling and joins the Milk, Dark (70%), White, Milk […]
Cookie Core ice cream
Ben & Jerry’s has unveiled the latest additions to its line up of flavours in the US. The Cookie Core line uses the same design as Ben & Jerry’s popular 2014 Core flavours but instead of jam, fudge or caramel running directly through the middle of the ice cream, cookie butters have been added. The […]
Sheep themed Easter egg
Divine Chocolate and Aardman Animations are delighted to announce a special collaboration for Easter 2015. Together they have created the Shaun the Sheep Easter Egg, a Fairtrade milk chocolate treat complete with a special pair of Shaun the Sheep ears, in celebration of Shaun the Sheep The Movie, which launches in February. The 55g egg with […]
Bespoke chocolate drinks
Zuma has boxed up the best of its products with Sweetbird’s Syrups to make a variety of chocolate drinks. The new Chocolate Box will include Zuma’s 100 per cent Fairtrade Dark Hot Chocolate, White Hot Chocolate, two Sweetbird syrups – Gingerbread and Cherry – as well as a tub of each of Zuma’s new toppings […]
‘Chocolate with a conscience’
Stephen Rudkin, founder of The Organic Seed & Bean Company, tells Confectionery Production about the background to his ethical chocolate brand.
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Trading up on indulgent items
According to a new study by Canadean Consumer, shoppers are most likely to trade-up on chocolate when it comes to buying indulgent groceries. Overall, 38% of buyers say they buy premium either ‘regularly’ or ‘all the time’. In comparison, 35% said the same about coffee, 33% about alcohol and 32% about ice cream. This suggests […]