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Cargill to acquire chocolate decoration business Smet

Transaction expected to close later in 2019.

March 4, 2019

Cargill will acquire Smet Chocolaterie, a Belgium-based supplier of chocolate and sweet decorations to the food service and confectionery markets.

How fruit and nut inclusions are shaping the confectionery industry

Inclusions add texture, health halo, premiumization to candy products.

Crystal Lindell

February 16, 2019

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They create the halo effect, demand premium prices and set trends — inclusions may just be the secret to the prefect chocolate.

Pairing Cargill's Peter's Chocolate with the perfect wines

Cargill’s Nick Gauger offers expert advice for finding just the right wine and chocolate pairings.

Nick Gauger

February 15, 2019

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Wine and chocolate pairing is a delicate art form that even amateurs are able to enjoy in the comfort of their own home.

Sweeteners offer clean-label, textural solutions for reduced-sugar formulations

Ingredient companies innovate sugar-free, reduced sugar products that taste great, offer clean labels.

Crystal Lindell

January 22, 2019

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When it comes to creating the perfect sweetener it's hard to compete with the taste of nature's sugar — but that hasn’t stopped ingredient companies from trying to find alternatives with fewer calories.

Cargill launches Veliche Gourmet chocolate brand in the Netherlands

Veliche Gourtmet chocolate is 100 percent sustainable, Rainforest Alliance certified.

January 8, 2019

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Cargill launched chocolate brand Veliche Gourmet in the Netherlands at Horecava 2019, hosted this week in Amsterdam.

Native starches offer candy clean ingredient decks

Manufacturers look to native starches for functional improvements as push for clean labels continues.

Abigail Watt

August 17, 2018

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Consumers have become more critical about what they're putting in their bodies. This is one area in which starches can play.

When it comes to chocolate, consumers want it all

Sustainable sourcing, functional benefits don't preclude need for "permissable indulgence."

Bernie Pacyniak

May 15, 2018

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Cocoa and chocolate suppliers and processors are beginning to see not only a greater interest by consumers about chocolate's makeup but also where and how it's sourced.

Fats & Oils: Challenged to be clean, sustainable, functional

Suppliers, reacting to demands from manufacturers and consumers, address requirements for fats and oils.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 6, 2017

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Fats and oils suppliers must contend with providing confectioners with products that are sustainable, have a free label and still function well in formulations.

Compound coatings help manufacturers deliver taste, functionality

Suppliers offer products that deliver cleaner lables, carry proteins and taste better.

Bernie Pacyniak

October 12, 2017

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There are as many challenges today for manufacturers using compound coatings as there are for those using chocolate.

Cargill outlines cocoa sustainability objectives

Company to pursue objectives in line with U.N. sustainability development goals.

Alyse Thompson

October 4, 2017

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Cargill has sketched out five sustainability objectives it will pursue over the next 13 years through the Cargill Cocoa Promise, the company’s five-year-old cocoa sustainability program.

Natural Food Flavors and Colorants, 2nd Edition

Although many foods are appealing, and even perceived as natural, in spite of containing synthetic additives, consumer increasingly prefer food products which are fully natural.

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Candy Industry Magazine

June 2019

The June 2019 issue features an interview with a natural candy color specialist, a look at how chocolate bar makers can stand out from the crowd, our global state of the candy industry, and more.

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