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The Ivory Coast has increased the official cocoa farmgate price to CFA 1,500 ($2.46) per kg, a 50% increase on the previous CFA 1,000 price.

Hormel Foods Corporation’s snacking brand, Planters, has expanded its portfolio with the launch of the Nut Duos snack range.

Despite cost-of-living pressures, players in the confectionery space continue to rollout premium Easter treats. FoodBev unpacks the latest innovations.

Kraft Heinz has been selected for award negotiations to receive up to $170m from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstration.

Nidhi Jain, commodity specialist at The Smart Cube, offers insights into strategies for mitigating their impact on chocolate production and pricing.

Whisps is launching a new range of protein-packed poppable snacks – called Popped – made from 100% real cheese.

US iced tea franchise HTeaO has debuted a new range of tea-based energy shots, available in four flavours across all its locations.

PepsiCo is set to invest $400m in Vietnam to build two new plants fuelled by renewable energy, according to Reuters.

Promoted: In this webinar, we will explore the impact of traditional manual processes, the reasons this is no longer sustainable and the role of digital transformation in overcoming these hurdles.

Nespresso plans to invest $20m in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by 2026 to support local coffee farmers' access to global markets.

Louis Dreyfus Company has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian instant coffee producer and exporter, Cacique, for an undisclosed sum.

UK-based vegan ready meal brand Shicken has received a further £4m cash injection from Veg Capital to scale up manufacturing capacity and fuel overseas expansion.