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Confectionery brand Kinder has rolled out Kinder Happy Hippo biscuits in Australian supermarkets. The hippo-shaped biscuits have a crispy wafer shell with a creamy filling and coated in meringue sprinkles. Kinder Happy Hippo comes in two flavors – Cocoa and…
Chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut Group has named Denis Convert as its new MD for ANZ. Convert will start his new role on August 1 and will be based in the GKC Foods office in Melbourne. As MD, he will oversee operations and sales…
Japanese chocolatier Royce is shuttering its operations in South Korea. The brand’s local retailer Royce’ Confect Korea said in an announcement last Wednesday that it will close all nine of its locations in the territory, including five shops in Seoul. The…
Nestle-owned global chocolate brand KitKat is running a pop-up concept at SM Megamall in Manila until December 25. Called KitKat Chocolatory, the concept store allows customers to customize their own KitKat creations by choosing from a range of ingredients…
A Dandelion Chocolate boutique has launched in a century-old house in Kyoto, Japan. Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar craft chocolatier that operates small-scale locations throughout the US and Japan. The San Francisco brand hired Fumihiko Sano Studio to…
The Godiva New York City store not only presents the newest store look, it serves as a launching pad for the brand to expand into new product categories, part of the brand’s larger global strategy in achieving a fivefold growth plan in the next six years. By…
Belgian chocolatier Godiva has sold select assets to MBK Partners as part of a global strategy to grow the business fivefold. Under the terms of the transaction, MBK will purchase the retail and distribution operations in four of Godiva’s more than 100…
Yuraku Confectionery has opened a Black Thunder pop-up store in Tokyo, selling chocolate to women for the men they’re not attracted to. The “obligation chocolate” business goes to the Japanese expectation that women should buy chocolate for male coworkers on…
Nestle Japan has opened a permanent made-to-order Kit Kat store in Osaka. The new specialty store is the first and only permanent location in Japan where personalised Kit Kats can be made. It offers customised creations chilled on-the-spot with liquid…
Solid growth in Japan and China compensate for subdued sales in Hong Kong for fashion retailer I.T Limited. While Hong Kong sales slipped 5.1 per cent to HK$3.28 billion, much of that was related to store network rationalisation, with like-for-like sales down…
The Dark Gallery has launched a second cafe and boutique on Orchard Road, featuring a menu that differs from its debut outpost at Millenia Walk. In the basement of Takashimaya Shopping Centre, The Dark Gallery is set up to tempt window shoppers with its…
Improved consumer sentiment across Greater China and strong sales growth in Hong Kong helped boost third-quarter business for Hong Kong multi-brand fashion group I.T Limited. With fewer discounts offered, the group also enhanced its gross margin for the three…
Offering more than 70 different sweets and chocolates, The BonBonist will launch in Pacific Place next month. It is the brainchild of French confectionery expert Olivia Niddam, the former GM of French chocolatier Jean-Paul Hevin Hong Kong. Presented in 10…
While the global chocolate confectionery market posts slow growth, new research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that India is defying the odds. Indeed, India is now one of the world’s fastest growing chocolate confectionery markets.…
Indonesia’s growing middle class and its fondness for Western food has prompted Japanese food company Nisshin Oillio Group to start producing chocolate in the country. Daito Cacao, a unit of Nisshin Oillio, embarked on a joint venture in February with Salim…
One of Barry Callebaut’s primary goals in Forever Chocolate is to lift more than 500,000 farmers out of poverty. To get there, we can improve farm productivity and increase the yield of high-quality cocoa. Doing this will enable farmers to sell their cocoa at…
