Working with Chocolate

Cargill buys ADM’s chocolate business

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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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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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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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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