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Soufflet Malt and Ferments du Futur have launched a new research initiative aimed at developing next-generation food ingredients.

Cargill and Voyage Foods are bringing cocoa-free confectionery alternative NextCoa to the North American market.

Belgian ingredients supplier Purato says it will launch the first professional chocolate product made with cultured cocoa.

Reuters has reported that cocoa stocks in the Ivory Coast are piling up as exporters resist the fixed farmgate price, disrupting global chocolate supply.

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut will invest €250 million over several years to upgrade and future-proof its Wieze factory in Belgium.

Global cocoa supplier OFI is launching single-origin cocoa liquors to deliver artisan-level flavour precision at industrial scale for premium chocolate makers.

The Swiss chocolate and cocoa processor has appointed former Unilever executive Hein Schumacher as its new chief executive officer, effective 26 Jan 2026.

Nestlé UK & Ireland has announced significant recipe changes to its Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband chocolate bars.

Barry Callebaut has today announced a long-term partnership with Planet A Foods, a start-up innovating in sustainable cocoa-free chocolate alternatives.