ConfectioneryNews Podcast

ConfectioneryNews Podcast

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Chocolate Cordillera achieves early wins for its female cocoa farmers

January 17, 2024 • 23 mins
At the end of 2023, Colombian sustainable brand Chocolate Cordillera announced that 106 female cocoa farmers from Urabá Antioquia had completed the first module of its ATENEA sustainability program, giving some the confidence to become fully independent and start their own businesses. Alejandra Sarasty, Chief Global B2B Officer at Colombia’s Compañia Nacional de Chocolates (owners of Chocolate Cordillera), explains the significance...
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How a blockchain platform could help small-holder cocoa farmers become compliant with the EU’s deforestation laws - LISTEN

December 15, 2023 • 28 mins
As many know, the cocoa industry is sometimes opaque and complex. Still, confessed chocolate-lover Jon Trask, who is also CEO of Dimitra, says his company's recently developed Blockchain Deforestation Platform could provide a solution to help farmers continue exporting their beans into the European Union – the world’s largest chocolate market.
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Fine Chocolate Industry Association launches new membership plans to attract international professionals - LISTEN

November 24, 2023 • 16 mins
Fine Chocolate Industry Association (FCIA) has launched a new membership drive with special incentives as it seeks to attract more craft chocolate companies and grow its impact.
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How York Cocoa House is keeping the city’s chocolate industry alive

October 26, 2023 • 14 mins
A recent article in National Geographic described York as ‘England’s chocolate capital’. The city was home to two major confectionery companies, Terry’s founded in 1767 and Rowntree’s in 1862, the inventor of KitKat, which is still produced today at the Nestle factory. The city is also home to several artisan chocolatiers who are also keeping the tradition alive, including York Cocoa House.
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Interview: Christiaan Prins on cocoa sustainability, communications – and life after Barry Callebaut

October 13, 2023 • 16 mins
As VP of Corporate Communications at Barry Callebaut Group, Christiaan Prins was at the forefront of many of the recent sustainability challenges in the cocoa sector. He has now established a new strategic communications consultancy, theLOOP Communications, to use his expertise to help companies enhance their trust factor in supply chains. In an exclusive interview for our latest podcast episode, he reflects on his time at Barry Ca...
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Towards greener palm oil: How Bunge is changing the sustainability landscape - LISTEN

July 14, 2023 • 23 mins
Bunge is one of the leading producers and suppliers of specialty plant-based oils, fats, and proteins, many of which are used in the confectionery industry. Its supply chain is vast, and during these turbulent times food security is a concern along with sustainability. ConfectioneryNews talks with Nicolas Priou, Sustainability Manager at Bunge, on transparency and traceability – and also how Bunge is reacting to the impact of confl...
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Madagascar chocolate brand MIA returns to ISM with a new product – and a plan to make cocoa ‘Fairmade’ - LISTEN

April 14, 2023 • 16 mins
Premium sustainability chocolate brand MIA (Made in Africa) has carved out a unique reputation for itself since launching several years ago in Madagascar, crafting bean-to-bar products in cocoa-growing communities.
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Divine intervention at SOTIC keeps cocoa sustainability in focus for the NCA - LISTEN

March 10, 2023 • 8 mins
In closing this year’s NCA State of the Industry Conference in Miami, John Downs, the association’s President and CEO, said one of the ‘Strategic Bets’ for the next 12 months is to address the largest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues that impact the reputation of the chocolate and candy industry.
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You say ‘CACAO’ – I say ‘COCOA’: Fine Chocolate Glossary aims to clear up confusion surrounding chocolate nomenclature

February 20, 2023 • 20 mins
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between ‘CACAO’ and ‘COCOA’? So do we! For consistency, ConfectioneryNews’s editorial guide uses the word 'COCOA', except when quoting other sources, but it can get a little confusing ...
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Cargill’s Cocoa Promise – 10 years on, what lessons have been learned?

January 12, 2023 • 23 mins
Cargill’s commitment to cocoa sustainability stretches back to 2000, when it began offering seminars to cocoa farmers. Kate Clancy has been with Cargill and working in sustainability since 2011, taking up her recent position of Group Sustainability Director, Cocoa & Chocolate at the end of 2021. She speaks exclusively to CN on the initiative and wider issues affecting sustainability in the cocoa supply chain.
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The 2022 Cocoa Barometer reports on poor returns in the fight to make the sector more sustainable

December 7, 2022 • 20 mins
‘No one is doing what they should be doing: Both industry and governments will need to significantly change their business as usual. Let us be very clear; not a single stakeholder group is currently doing what they should be doing to ensure farmers achieve a living income.’
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How Magnum ice cream is benefitting Cote d’Ivoire’s female cocoa farmers - LISTEN

October 25, 2022 • 13 mins
Magnum’s broader female empowerment programme has got off to a fantastic start following the graduation of the first 198 women. Megan Willis, Head of Sustainable Sourcing at Unilever, Magnum’s owner, gives ConfectioneryNews an update in an exclusive podcast interview.
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International Cocoa Initiative reports success with its child labour monitoring and remediation systems

October 14, 2022 • 22 mins
The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) 2021 annual report is the first in the organisation's new five-year strategy with the overarching aim to cover 100% of the cocoa supply chain in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana with systems that prevent and address child labour by 2025.
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Gummies – and why they are a hot trend in 2022

September 16, 2022 • 15 mins
Tessa Porter is the founder of Sprinkk, a candy development and manufacturing company based in Omaha, Nebraska. She is also a ‘candy scientist’ and has a Masters in food science focusing on sugar crystallization from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In our latest podcast episode, she talks us through some of the trends in candy innovation for the autumn.
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Colouring food - with food

July 19, 2022 • 10 mins
Based on the concept of ‘colouring food with food’, GNT’s EXBERRY Organics are created from edible fruit, vegetables, and plants using traditional physical processing methods - and are bang on trend.
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How US consumers are falling in love with Katjes vegan gummies

June 22, 2022 • 13 mins
The brand celebrated its entry into the US market with a successful showing at the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 in Chicago. We talk to Eliza G Jahn, Head of Marketing at Katjes USA, to pick over some of the highlights of the event.
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‘Shifting attitudes to life are impacting the way consumers indulge’, says a new confectionery report

June 17, 2022 • 18 mins
Barry Callebaut’s The Future of Indulgence Report 2022 was previewed at the Group’s booth during the Sweets & Snacks Expo 2022 in Chicago before publication this month. Bas Smit, Global VP of Marketing at Barry Callebaut talks us through some of its main findings.
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Original Beans 'Foodprint' maps out a new path for cocoa sustainability

April 8, 2022 • 16 mins
The company has published its ‘Chocolate Foodprint’ for 2021-22, which leads the way for artisan brands in transparency and regeneration in the cocoa sector. We talk to Philipp Kauffmann, the company’s founder.
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Inside Ghana Gold, MIA’s new bean-to-bar line

March 11, 2022 • 18 mins
MIA, short for Made in Africa, is branching out from its base in Madagascar to work with cocoa farmers in West Africa. Co-founder Brett Beach tells ConfectioneryNews the reasons behind the move – and also provides an update on the situation on the island and for the sector in general.
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Fairtrade Foundation CEO Gidney on funding farmers, food security and the climate crisis

February 25, 2022 • 20 mins
The recent global weather events has highlighted the real threat of climate change. In a special podcast Michael Gidney, CEO of the Fairtrade Foundation, tells consumers about the impact of the climate crisis on its network of farmers and what they can do to help.
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