New York chocolate fans will be the first to celebrate the U.S. launch Kinder Bueno, one of Europe's best selling chocolate bars. 

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.

Featuring samples, chocolate tastings, live demonstrations, classes and more, The Big Chocolate Show benefits Cookies for Kids’ Cancer.

Salon du Chocolat will bring its demonstrations, sculptures and Chocolate Fashion Show to New York City this fall.

Specialty candy retailer IT’SUGAR has partnered with FAO Schwarz to open a candy shop — FAO Schweetz — inside FAO’s new flagship store in New York City.

Brooklyn-based bean-to-bar chocolatier Fine & Raw has gotten a fine redesign. 

The Big Chocolate Show held its second annual event in New York City on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event’s highlight was honoring four experts as “Legends of Chocolate” for their contributions to the craft chocolate industry. The four honorees included cacao and chocolate flavor expert Ed Seguine; the father of American craft chocolate John Scharffenberger; authors Sophie & Michael Coe, and cacao geneticist Juan Carlos Motamayor.

Godiva will open its first in-store café in the United States, the brand announced Friday.