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The Barry Callebaut Group expands its Bensdorp range with clean brown and red cocoa powders

December 18, 2017

The cocoa powders are alkalized with baking soda.

The long and winding road to cacao traceability

Consumers want greater visibility into the supply chains of the foods and beverages they consume. But tracing the complicated route cacao takes to become chocolate or cocoa is complex even for the pros.

Kimberly Decker

October 10, 2017

According to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), roughly 72% of the world’s cocoa production occurs in West Africa, with Latin America accounting for another 18% and Asia and Oceana shoring up the remaining 10%. So for North American chocoholics, there really is no such thing as locally sourced chocolate.

Chocolate milk helps the dairy industry recover

The milk industry has positioned chocolate milk as an ideal beverage to drink after a workout. Sales of flavored milks, including chocolate, are on the rise.

Kimberly Decker

October 7, 2016

If it weren’t for chocolate milk, there might be some people — perhaps dear reader, even you — who wouldn’t drink much milk at all. Indeed, chocolate milk is a perennially bright star in the dairy firmament, and with fall’s ushering in of the new school year, its glow is bound to grow brighter.

What 'clean' means to suppliers of cocoa and chocolate

Kimberly Decker

October 8, 2015

The clean label trend crosses all food categories. Cocoa and chocolate suppliers discuss how they help dairy processors achieve clean ingredient statements and navigate the rocky shoals of ‘all natural’ claims.

Supply chain

Cargill's risk management tools help customers manage cocoa price volatility

CocoaPacer, CocoaPacer Cap and CocoaRange Cap are designed to help protect customers from volatility when pricing their cocoa ingredients.

September 11, 2013

Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business, one of the leading players in the global cocoa and chocolate market, has launched three new tools in its portfolio of Price Risk Services to help customers more easily manage price risk.

Supplier News

Barry Callebaut, chocolate and cocoa manufacturer, appoints Peter Boone as new CIO

October 30, 2012

Barry Callebaut AG, manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products, appoints Peter Boone as the Group’s new Chief Innovation Officer.

Ingredients

ADM Cocoa introduces Fresca Cacao and cocoa for dairy foods

October 17, 2012

ADM Cocoa launches Fresca Cacao and cocoa specifically suitable for dairy applications, and fruity and acidic drinks.

Chocolate and cocoa pair well with dairy products

Chocolate and cocoa are long-time associates of dairy. These days, everything from frozen yogurt to blended coffee beverages is angling for a chocolaty profile. A panel of experts explains how to formulate with the ingredients.

Kimberly Decker

October 12, 2012

We Americans have notoriously restless palates. This is especially so in today’s food-forward world, as chefs vie for celebrity status and the more adventuresome among us approach dining as an extreme sport. It’s now commonplace to find even familiar flavor favorites forced into some pretty unusual pairings, as the current practice with chocolate demonstrates.

Ingredients

Mars Inc. research validates method for analyzing flavanols, procyanidins in cocoa

August 31, 2012

International laboratories collaborate to validate a method developed by Mars Inc. to quantify the much-studied cocoa flavanols. Research that could help scientists and the industry in standardized reporting.