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News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Biscuits
 
 
04-Nov-2019
 
 
 
TODAY'S HEADLINES
 
 
Shari’s Berries, Harry & David hoist 1-800-FLOWERS in latest earnings
 
The gifting retailer benefited from targeting younger consumers and everyday occasions, with its food and basket sector gaining 18% ($10.7m) in the first quarter of fiscal 2020... Read
 
 
Tootsie Roll steady in Q3, but overall sales flat year-on-year
 
The Chicago-based confectioner reported a nominal increase in sales for the quarter – ending October 22, just before Halloween – and a slightly higher boost for the 2019 aggregate... Read
 
 
Ferrero to throw Kinder Bueno a welcome bash in NYC
 
The Italian confectioner will sell the US launch of one of its most popular products (and a $5bn brand) with an interactive popup for two days in November... Read
 
 
KIND to cut 15% of staff in field marketing and sales shuffle
 
The snack bar maker announced the layoffs shortly after its first-ever acquisition, and two years after Mars Inc. took a minority stake... Read
 
 
USP expands raw material and high-volume customer accounts in Mexico, US, & Asia
 
United Soft Plastics (USP) has opened a production facility in Houston in response to demand for its thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) products.. Read
 
 
 
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
 
 
Salon du Chocolat opens in grand style in Paris as it celebrates 25 years of showmanship

SALON DU CHOCOLAT 2019

 
World’s largest chocolate event keen to push sustainability credentials among the glitz and glamour that make it a hit with visitors and exhibitors every year... Read
 
 
 
 
 
GLOBAL INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 
 
Marks and Spencer will make its own-label wine range entirely vegan by 2022, in what it says is a UK retailer first... Read
 
 
 
The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan has included almonds to its current list of food ingredients that are recommended for clear display on processed and other food labels after a survey revealed it as the third-highest cause of nut-related allergies in the country... Read
 
 
 
As 2020 fast approaches, we take a look at the policies, regulations, programs and priorities in the LATAM region that are set to evolve the nutritional space at a regional level... Read
 
 

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

 
The case this week of a beverage brand making a supposedly tongue in cheek reference to suicide points to the risks inherent in swinging for the fences in product marketing... Read
 
 
 
 
 
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» Hershey’s Amazon landing page connects costumes with Halloween candy
 
» Mondelēz digs into local brands, consumer focus in Q3 revenue bump
 
 
 
 
 
 
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