Privately held Cargill will spend $440 million to buy Archer Daniels Midland Company’s chocolate business, pending US and EU regulator approval. This purchase extends Cargill’s global reach with ADM chocolate factories in UK, Germany, Belgium, Milwaukee, Hazeltine Pennsylvania and Georgetown Ontario. Click to read the article by Mike Hughlett in...
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Working with Chocolate
How is Chocolate Made?
By: David A. Stuart Ph.D. Food & Nutrient Impact, LLC It’s no mystery that most people love chocolate, whether it’s milk or dark chocolate. But when people are asked “What is % cacao?” or “What is the difference between milk or dark chocolate?” they may be less certain. So...
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PMCA’s Caramel, Fudge and Toffee Short Course
Mark your calendars for PMCA’s Short Course in Caramel, Fudge and Toffee November 11-14, 2014 in York Pennsylvania. click to learn more and register while space is available...
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Popsugar video – How to make Cookie Cups
Drink your milk out of a cookie cup! This video from POPSUGAR gives a new meaning to milk and cookies. To seal the cookie cups, paint tempered chocolate or melted confectioner’s coating on the inside of the cooled baked cups. Let cool and enjoy at your next picnic or BBQ....
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Dark chocolate and coconut are hot. Put them together in a macaroon
SmittenKitchen.com offers a fudgy, gooey recipe for dark chocolate coconut macaroons. Read the blog and recipe at SmittenKitchen.com...
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Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats
Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats introduces two new varieties to its 350ml Mars milk drinks range: Skittles Shake and Snickers Shake in the UK. In the UK, the flavoured milk category continues to grow at a rate of 19%, with chocolate milk remaining the category’s favourite flavour with a 34%...
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Mars develops heat resistant chocolate with polyol mix
Mars has filed a patent for heat resistant chocolate that can withstand hot climates, following an earlier application from Mondelēz and Nestlé. April 10, 2014 Click to read the article by Oliver Nieburg...
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