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Dutch ethical brand Tony's Chocolonely has announced it has expanded its distribution in the US and is now available on Target.com nationwide and in select retailers across the country.

Ferrero denies pressuring Sainsburys to drop copycat chocolate bars from Dutch disruptor By Anthony Myers A spokesperson for Ferrero has told ConfectioneryNews that it did not ask Sainsbury’s to remove four ‘look-alike’ chocolate bars produced by disruptor brand Tony’s Chocolonely to highlight the use of child labour in the cocoa sector. The controversial quartet identifies KitKat, Twix, Toblerone and Ferrero Rocher...

The chocolate company has today in Ireland launched "four limited edition ‘look-alike’ chocolate bars to raise awareness of the fact that 20 years after the chocolate industry promised to eradicate illegal child labour, it is still widely prevalent." The companys ‘Sweet Solution’ wants customers to take the time to sign its petition to support "the need for human rights legislation that holds companies legally accountable for modern slavery and illegal child labour in their supply chain...

Each Sweet Solution bar features Tony’s petition’s web address on the inside of its wrapper Tony’s Chocolonely’s new range was dropped by Sainsbury’s after it faced pressure from rival suppliers, the Dutch chocolatier has claimed. The four-strong Sweet Solution lineup comprises variants with pack designs and formulations similar to Kit Kat, Twix, Toblerone and Ferrero Rocher (rsp: £3.50/180g). The bars themselves are in Tony’s typical slab shape. The quartet is part of the Dutch co...

Tony’s Chocolonely ‘look-alike’ bars leave bitter taste with big chocolate firms By Anthony Myers Tony’s Chocolonely has alleged that some of the industry’s big chocolate makers have put pressure on UK supermarkets to remove the Dutch company’s ‘Sweet Solution’ bars because “they didn’t want to be associated with the claims of illegal labour in the chocolate industry”. The four limited edition ‘look...

Awareness and prevention. >> odonnell: dr. lapook joins us. so, why the difference? >> nobody really knows. there are some theories. it could be that there are hormonal differences that are contributing to the increase in concussions. it could be differences in the anatomy of the neck. its also possible that girls are more likely to report the symptoms of concussion than boys are. so the boys are sort of saying, im going to tough it out, and theyre basically being underreported. >> odonnell: tha...