Discover the key trends shaping 2025’s sweetest product launches: from global flavours and soft textures to energy boosts and ...

Cocoa prices have surged nearly 400% in the past year, orange juice futures have doubled and coffee is at a record high. For ...

As cocoa prices soar, legacy brands and startups are rethinking chocolate. Discover how Hershey, Celleste Bio and Voyage ...

Azerbaijan's sugar production has risen by almost 60% over the past year. So is this nation set to threaten the status quo of ...

Keeping up to date on the latest confectionery launches is vital in the fast-moving, competitive global sweet treat market. Innovations and trends move at an increasingly rapid pace. However, this ...

Between 2023 and 2024, cocoa prices rose near 400% to $10,000 (€9,311 a tonne). Those prices increased further in January 2025, reaching $10.75 per kilogram – the highest price recorded in 60 years.

Packing multifunctional benefits into sweet treats is big business in 2025. Elevating new confectionery product releases beyond consumers’ traditional (and still sought-after) indulgence, fun and ...

Adding probiotics, protein and fibre and removing sugar and animal ingredients mean 2024 is set to be the year of better-for-you confectionery. Here are the functional features disrupting the industry ...

Chocolate makers and candy brands across Europe, Switzerland and Canada are bracing for impact as new US tariffs raise costs, disrupt trade and threaten future product innovation New US import tariffs ...

Price is on the mind of all confectioners as attention turns to the strategies sweet makers will be adopting to navigate the changing and complex confectionery landscape. With the ongoing cocoa ...

The Fairtrade Foundation has issued a statement in response to Nestlé’s surprise announcement that it is planning to stop using Fairtrade cocoa and sugar in its chocolate bars, including the ...

Mondelēz International’s 2024 State of Snacking report identified mindful consumption as a core trend, with 96% of global consumers confirming they engage in mindful snacking behaviours. Of those ...