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Ritter launches Cocoa Selection collection

Products feature cocoa from Ghana, Peru and Nicaragua.

March 21, 2019

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Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG highlighted a new product range at ISM: the Cocoa Selection.

Ritter Sport reaches 'new standard' for cocoa sustainiability

Efforts in Nicaragua push Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG to achieve cocoa sustainability goals.

Alyse Thompson

May 22, 2018

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Ritter harvested its first cocoa crop in 2017, presenting new possibilities for the company's product portfolio and pushing it closer to achieving its sustainability goals.

Seeing cacao at the source

Alfred Ritter offers Candy Industry opportunity to see cacao growing operation in Nicaragua.

Alyse Thompson

May 2, 2018

In February, Associate Editor Alyse Thompson visited Finca El Cacao, a 2,500-hectare cocoa plantation in Nicaragua owned and operated by Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG. The company, eager to open up its supply chain and highlight its progress in the Central American country, brought Alyse and German journalists to the plantation to show them how they do things.

Bosch Packaging offers Ritter Sport flexibility, reliability

The companies have been working together since 2000.

April 6, 2018

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Currently Ritter operates 22 Bosch systems in Waldenbruch, of which 19 are modular, servo-controlled flow wrappers.

Ritter Sport touts 100 percent sustainable chocolate

2017 German Sustainability Award winner first major chocolate bar manufacturer to reach milestone.

Bernie Pacyniak

January 26, 2018

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All Ritter Sport products leaving Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG’s Waldenbuch, Germany, production site use chocolate that has been cultivated and processed under sustainable conditions, the company revealed Jan. 26.

How supposedly good intentions almost killed a chocolate company

Ritter Sport wins critical labeling battle in Munich Supreme Court

Bernie Pacyniak

September 17, 2014

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Recently, the company has been in a litigious court case involving its natural flavoring description on the label of its Whole Hazelnut Chocolate bar.

Ritter racks up 100 years

A happy centennial anniversary for the world’s favorite chocolate squares

Kawther Albader

April 18, 2012

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Red, brown, yellow, or green? That’s code for Ritter Sport’s marzipan, butter biscuit, cornflakes, and whole almond varieties. But whether consumers decide to pick by color or flavor, chances are they won’t be disappointed. Moreover, for the past century, the company’s continued success proves it will have no trouble keeping customers happy for years to come.

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Established in 1946 by Candy Industry's founder and publisher, Don Gussow, the Kettle Award represents the highest recognition an individual working within the U.S. confectionery industry can attain. This year marks the 75th Year of the prestigious award and we invite you to join us for an evening reception honoring its rich heritage and to celebrate the nominees and winner of the 2020 Kettle Award.

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Items Tagged with 'Ritter Sport'

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Ritter launches Cocoa Selection collection

Ritter Sport reaches 'new standard' for cocoa sustainiability

Seeing cacao at the source

Bosch Packaging offers Ritter Sport flexibility, reliability

Ritter Sport touts 100 percent sustainable chocolate

How supposedly good intentions almost killed a chocolate company

Ritter racks up 100 years

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