Chocolate News

• Mondelez (MDLZ) Gains From Core Categories Amid Cost Woes
  
  Mondelez (MDLZ) benefits from its core chocolate and biscuit categories amid global cost inflation.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Cocoa ETF (NIB) Hits New 52-Week High
  
  The cocoa ETF hit a new 52-week high. Can it soar higher?
  Zacks.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• McDonald's customers are mind-blown to learn that the Golden Arches offers sheet cake
  
  The cakes, which come in two flavors - chocolate and vanilla - are not offered on the chain's standard menu, however their existence has recently been brought to light in a series of viral TikTok videos.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Chocolate lovers are only just realizing how Hershey's Kisses got their name
  
  The sweet treat has been in production for more than a century having been first manufactured in 1907 at the company's factory in Derry, Pennsylvania. But do you know how Kisses got their name?
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• Worthing: Man caught on CCTV stealing 144 bars of chocolate
  
  Jordan Thomson was also found taking coffee, washing detergent, vodka and meat from Worthing stores.
  BBC News.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• Chocolate company to bring in 'mission guardians' and 'golden shares' to help protect sustainability pledge
  
  Tony's Chocolonely has introduced a legal mechanism to prevent shareholders from rolling back on the company's sustainability pledge.
  Sky News.  Wednesday, 31 May 2023.
• Coffee and chocolate help drive supermarket prices higher
  
  Price rises hit a new high in the year to May due to coffee, chocolate and non-food goods.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes Recalled In 6 States Due To Undeclared Peanuts
  
  Certain packages of Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes actually included Tastykake Peanut Butter Kandy Kakes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  Forbes.  Sunday, 28 May 2023.
• Salmonella outbreak linked to raw cookie dough sickens 18 across 6 states
  
  A salmonella outbreak has sickened 18 people across six states. The outbreak has been linked to Papa Murphy's raw chocolate chip cookie dough and s'mores bars dough.
  ABC News.  Wednesday, 24 May 2023.
• Long Grove Chocolate Fest 2023 kicks off Friday
  
  The annual Long Grove Chocolate Festival kicks off Friday.
  ABC News.  Friday, 19 May 2023.
• Brigitte Macron's relative assaulted at family chocolate shop
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron said Jean-Baptiste Trogneux, 30, was beaten up by anti-government protesters "because he is our great-nephew."
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 16 May 2023.
• Biden Admin Considers Banning Chocolate Milk From Elementary Schools
  
  'Need to reduce added-sugar'
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 15 May 2023.
• Children Should Eat More Bugs, Less Chocolate, Says Absolutely Insane Country
  
  We are all going to starve
  Daily Caller.  Wednesday, 3 May 2023.
• Workers noticed "rotten egg" smell before chocolate factory explosion
  
  Federal safety officials released a preliminary report on what caused the fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 2 May 2023.
• These Oreo Bourbon Balls Win The Derby Day Dessert Race
  
  For some, the perfect Bourbon Ball is much more about the bourbon than the sweet candy. Turns out Oreo Thins is the secret to balancing the dense truffle-like chocolate interior with a sharp bite of bourbon.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 2 May 2023.

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