Nestlé UK to source Rainforest Alliance cocoa for KitKat brand

Company shifting away from Fairtrade-certified cocoa after a decade.

June 23, 2020

Nestlé UK and Ireland will begin sourcing Rainforest Alliance-certified cocoa for the KitKat brand in October 2020 after a decade of sourcing Fairtrade-certified cocoa.

Nestlé introduces Milkybar product with 30 percent less sugar

Product will hit shelves in the U.K., Ireland in coming weeks.

Alyse Thompson

March 27, 2018

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Nestlé has introduced Milkybar Wowsomes, the first chocolate using Nestlé’s restructured sugar designed to reduce its products’ sugar content by 30 percent.

Sweet, sweet memories from Nestle UK

Candy maker collaborates with the Alzheimer’s Society, launches retro packs.

Valerie King

January 17, 2014

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Nestle UK & Ireland is digging up packaging from its confectionary archive in an effort to spark happy memories among those suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other memory problems.

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Nestlé UK to source Rainforest Alliance cocoa for KitKat brand

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Sweet, sweet memories from Nestle UK

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