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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The findings? Emotionally primed consumers were more willing to pay a premium for sustainable chocolate in the short term. “We found that people who saw emotional images felt noticeably more anger and ...

Cocoa prices hit a 60-year high in 2025, forcing chocolate manufacturers like Barry Callebaut, Mondelēz and Hershey to cut production and revise earnings forecasts. Discover how soaring costs and ...

Functional protein specialist Bestzyme has received GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its flagship sweetener, Mellia Brazzein – a ...

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 ...

Recyclability is an increasingly important consumer demand (Tony's Chocolonely) Despite cost concerns affecting widespread scalability, the rate of adopting biodegradable packaging is on the rise.

Perception on environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations. As the confectionery sector gears up for the European Union (EU) Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) coming into law in December 2025, ...