Poelma succeeds Steven Retzlaff, president of global cocoa, Barry Callebaut, as chairman of the European Cocoa Association.

Hershey said the expansion of its Cocoa For Good program will make cocoa coming from these countries traceable from the farm to the first point of purchase.

Spangler said the Necco wafer recipe has remained “essentially unchanged,” though fans may detect a richer cocoa flavor in the chocolate wafers.

The Barry Callebaut Group has acquired GKC Foods (Australia) Pty Ltd, a producer of chocolate, coatings and fillings serving many consumer chocolate brands in Australia and New Zealand.

Pat Egan, See’s president and CEO, wrote in a letter to customers that the company worked through “every step in the process” to make sure it was safe to reinitiate production and open its shops.

Next month the Skittles brand is launching limited-edition Pride Packs, which feature a colorless packaging design and colorless candies inside, to illustrate “only one rainbow matters” during Pride Month.

Nestlé has joined more than 150 major multinationals calling for COVID-19 relief hat supports efforts to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in line with reaching net-zero emissions well before 2050.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Resident Course in Confectionery Technology, also known as “Candy School,” will be held virtually this summer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.