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New Plant for Mars

Mars Chocolate North America officially opened the doors of a new, roughly 500,000-square-foot facility in Topeka, Kan.
March 27, 2014
The facility is the first new Mars Chocolate North America site built in the last 35 years.
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Blommer Names CIO

Gary Rietz joined Blommer as its new chief information officer (CIO).
March 21, 2014
In addition, Tom Hyland joins Blommer in the role of corporate manager master planning & scheduling.
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Why Dark Chocolate is Healthy

Dark chocolate lowers the augmentation index, a key vascular health predictor, and reduces adhesion of white blood cells to the vessel wall.
February 28, 2014
Dark chocolate helps restore flexibility to arteries while also preventing white blood cells from sticking to the walls of blood vessels.
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Sweet on Sweets

Americans’ love of sweets has propelled dollar sales of packaged sweet baked snacks and desserts.
February 24, 2014
Facts projects retail sales in the market will exceed $14 billion in 2017.
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Cocoa Acquisition

Barry Callebaut has acquired the remaining 51% of a long-time supplier.
February 20, 2014
Barry Callebaut has been purchasing 100% of Biolands's top-grade cocoa since 2000.
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Find the Beans

Jelly Belly Candy Company recently pulled the cover off Jelly Belly Camo Beans.
February 13, 2014
The Pink Camo Beans collection is made up of the flavors of Cotton Candy, Coconut, Licorice, Cherry Passion Fruit Smoothie, Bubble Gum and Strawberry Cheesecake.
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A Fit Chocolate

ZenEvo introduced its newest addition, FIT Chocolate.
February 12, 2014
The healthy chocolate and nutrient compound regulates adiponectin, a protein used by the body to regulate metabolism.
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Dinner Ahead of Sweets

Flowers and chocolate may be the most anticipated gifts for Valentine's Day, but most sweethearts plan to give the gift of dinner this year.
February 10, 2014
Only 30% of survey respondents say they plan to buy flowers this year, and even less (15%) plan to buy chocolate.
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Chocolate and Valentine's Day

Americans overwhelmingly prefer chocolate instead of flowers (69 vs. 31%) on Valentine’s Day.
February 5, 2014
The survey of more than 1,300 adult consumers also suggests that Cupid struck Americans with a love for caramel.
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Gluten- and Dairy-free Chocolate

Endangered Species Chocolate has added a dairy- and gluten-free filled bar line to its natural bar line.
February 4, 2014
The new line features six fillings:  almond butter creme, sea salt and lime creme, coconut creme, blueberry vanilla creme, raspberry orange creme and lavender mint creme.
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