Nestlé Australia has revealed the names of two confectionery items it decided to rename due to racial overtones that were “out of step with the company’s values.”

KitKat is giving its iconic slogan, “Have a break, have a KitKat,” a 10-day rest as part of a campaign honoring the brand’s 85th anniversary.

Nestlé, the Ivory Coast’s government and the nonprofit Earthworm Foundation are partnering to protect the country’s Cavally Forest Reserve and its endangered species from deforestation.

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.

Nestlé has launched KitKat Chocolatory Cacao Fruit Chocolate, the first product to use Nestlé’s chocolate made entirely from the cacao fruit.

Following a successful pop-up in downtown Toronto in 2018, a permanent location for KitKat Chocolatory is opening its doors Nov. 14.

There is still much work to be done in the industry when it comes to diversity, but Editor Crystal Lindell is happy to see that there is progress being made.

Nestlé has created a 70% dark chocolate made entirely from the cocoa fruit, using the pulp as a natural sweetener instead of refined sugar.

Nestlé has launched a new recyclable paper wrapper for its YES! snack bars, marking the first time a confectionery bar has been packaged in paper using a high-speed flow wrap technology.