Ferrero, maker of Ferrero Rocher, is breaking into the competitive assorted boxed chocolates category with the U.S. launch of Golden Gallery Signature, a premium assortment designed to inspire sharing.

Madécasse, purveyor of single-origin chocolate bars and vanilla from Madagascar, will unveil its new identity as Beyond Good at Salon Du Chocolat, set for Nov. 16-17 in New York City. 

FMCG Gurus reports in new research that 88 percent of consumers in the U.S. say they snack, largely due to skipping meals throughout the day. 

The characteristics that set haute chocolate apart can be seen at the microscale, thanks to recent research performed by researchers from the University of Guelph at the Advanced Photon Source, located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.

Puratos has opened an innovation center in Chicago, the company’s sixth innovation center in the U.S.

The Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) hosted a chocolate short course at the University of California-Davis last month to increase its presence on the West Coast.

Loacker has launched the Duality Chocolate Bar, a delicious confection that offers two sides of goodness. 

Russell Stover Chocolates has launched the “Make happy.” campaign, its first major creative brand initiative in more than two decades.

Pastry chef Susan Notter, Rhonda Kave, owner of Roni-Sue’s Chocolates, and New York City’s Li-Lac Chocolates will be honored as Legends of Chocolate during the 2019 Big Chocolate Show.

GODIVA has launched a new advertising campaign that draws from the passion founder Pierre Draps had for chocolate and his wife, Eugenie.