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Driving confectionery sales through promos, micro-occasions, catchy displays

Consumers continue to buy sweet treats as rewards and to celebrate despite higher prices due to inflation, helping confectionery sales reach $48bn in 2023 and potentially $61bn by 2028, according to the National Confectioners Association’s State of Treating report.

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'Chocolate bonus' for cocoa farmers helps with living income struggle

Belgian chocolate brand Belcolade says it is aiming to empower and provide a living income for 50,000 cocoa farmers by 2030 and has introduced a ‘chocolate bonus’.

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Mars Snacking appoints Gabriel Fernandez as new GEM president

Mars Snacking has announced Gabriel Fernandez's appointment as its new president for Global Emerging Markets (GEM).

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Food additive emulsifiers linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study found a link between consuming certain food emulsifiers and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Emulsifiers are common in processed foods and may disrupt gut health, potentially leading to diabetes.

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Kissing Registration Goodbye: Deficient Online Survey Evidence Cannot Save Application for SWISSKISS

In Promotion In Motion Inc. v Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery LLC, 2024 FC 556, the applicant PIM Brands appealed the Trademarks Opposition Board's refusal to register trademark applications for SWISSKISS and SWISSKISS & Design covering Chocolate of Swiss origin. Hershey Chocolate & Confectionary LLC had successfully opposed registration of PIM's applications based on its own prior registrations for KISSES and KISS, covering solid chocolate candy with or without ingredients such as nuts and chocolate candy.

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Uplift in Germany's cocoa grindings – but rest of Europe struggles for beans

Cocoa grinding in Germany remained positive in the first quarter of 2024, the Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI) reported, but the rest of Europe remains sluggish.



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