by Pat Bulmer | Oct 30, 2024 | Chocolate, Industry News
OCTOBER 29, 20245:00 AM Emma Bowman, NPR As cocoa prices continue to spike, shoppers see the jump-scare prices for chocolate candy at the grocery store this Halloween season. A streak of poor crop seasons has reduced the supply of the key ingredient in chocolate bars,...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 17, 2024 | Chocolate, Industry News
Sarah Butler Wed 18 Sep 2024, The Guardian Shoppers may face a choccy horror show this Halloween after the price of chocolate shot up 11% in the past year – far outstripping increases for other foods across UK supermarkets. Britons opening their doors to...
by Pat Bulmer | Sep 1, 2024 | Chocolate, Industry News
BY AMY TAXIN AND TERRY CHEA Updated 6:08 AM PDT, September 1, 2024 WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways...
by Pat Bulmer | Jul 7, 2024 | Chocolate, Industry News
From The Evening Standard: World Chocolate Day is an annual event that celebrates the introduction of chocolate to Europe in 1550. Before 1550, chocolate was only available in specific countries across South and Central America, such as Mexico. European invaders who...
by Pat Bulmer | May 29, 2024 | Chocolate, Industry News
From Unifor: MAY 29, 2024 TORONTO — Workers at Nestle have ratified a new three-year contract today with the chocolate maker that has significant bumps in wages, pensions, and health benefits, ending a strike that began on May 5. “Congratulations to the bargaining...
by Pat Bulmer | May 24, 2024 | Chocolate, Industry News
MAY 23, 2024 Unifor solidarity was in full force at the Nestle picket line in Toronto today as Ontario Regional Council executive and members rallied to support the chocolate giant’s workers who have been out on strike since May 5. “The Ontario Regional Council stands...
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