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   • Popular Flavors

   2025 Chocolate and Pastry Trends

   Chocolate and pastry trend predictions for 2025. From local ingredients to indulgent treats, our Chefs have recipes and inspiration for chefs, bakers, and chocolatiers.

   2025 Chocolate and Pastry Trends
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   • Celebrations

   Chocolate Trends for Halloween

   Tips and Insights to help make your Halloween chocolate selection stand out from the crowd. See what's trending for spooky season this year!

   Chocolate Trends for Halloween
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   • Celebrations
   • Flavor & Texture

   Fall Flavor Trends for 2024

   2024 Fall Flavor Trends are all about pies, and not just for bakers and pastry chefs. Confectioners can use these profiles in their chocolate creations, too!

   Fall Flavor Trends for 2024
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   • Business Success

   Lean into Luxury to Boost Chocolate Sales

   Confectionery News recently reported that sales of store-brand chocolates are down, while private labels have seen growth in most other categories. What’s going on?

   Lean into Luxury to Boost Chocolate Sales
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   • Good for me

   Snacks with Benefits: Customers Seek Healthy Indulgences

   Indulgent, mood-boosting chocolate treats that offer healthful or functional attributes are just what your customers are looking for.

   Snacks with Benefits: Customers Seek Healthy Indulgences
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   • Good for the Planet

   Sustainable Ingredients: A Closer Look

   Your customers seek out products that they can feel good about choosing and sharing with their families, and you want to work with ingredients that reflect your own values.

   Sustainable Ingredients: A Closer Look
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   • Good for the Planet

   Transparency and Traceability

   Millennial consumers want to know more about where their chocolate confections come from; 30% actively seek sustainably sourced chocolate.

   Transparency and Traceability
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   • Popular Flavors

   From Traditional to Exotic - Mango is Ripe for Pairing

   While mangoes might seem like an exotic fruit to some, for many, they are a core ingredient in traditional cooking. Learn how to pair mangoes with chocolate.

   From Traditional to Exotic - Mango is Ripe for Pairing
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   • Celebrations

   Valentine’s Inspiration from Japan

   In Japan, Valentine’s Day is celebrated a bit differently than it is in most countries, but chocolate is still the star of the show!

   Valentine’s Inspiration from Japan
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    • Good for me
    • Good for the Planet

    The Year of Millets

    The UN declared 2023 “The Year of Millets.” It’s time to take a closer look at these delicious, sustainable, nutritious, gluten-free grains and how you can use them in your chocolate creations.

    The Year of Millets
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    • Popular Flavors

    Citrus makes a splash

    44% of consumers look to citrus flavors to lift their spirits and make them feel happy.

    Citrus makes a splash
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    • On the Go

    Snack Attack!

    Our definition of a snack is changing, bringing opportunities to offer customers a quick indulgence or pick-me-up any time of day.

    Snack Attack!
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    • Business Success

    Inflation-Combatting Strategies for Chef and Artisans

    The worldwide economic climate continues to present challenges for small business owners. Explore ideas to help chefs and artisans continue to thrive.

    Inflation-Combatting Strategies for Chef and Artisans
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    Ingredient Traceability

    Today’s consumers want chocolate they can trust. Let’s look at how you can incorporate authenticity and transparency into your business model.

    Ingredient Traceability
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    • Flavor & Texture
    • Good for me

    SuperFoods, Extraordinary Confections

    How do you create confections that are delicious and good for you? Explore the trend of healthy, functional foods and get inspired!

    SuperFoods, Extraordinary Confections
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    • Good for me
    • Popular Flavors

    Top Trend: Fermented Foods

    Customers looking for a health boost are turning to fermented foods in ever-increasing numbers. How does chocolate fit in? We’re glad you asked!

    Top Trend: Fermented Foods
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    • Business Success

    Packaging Enhances Customer Experience

    Today’s artisan chocolate customers are shopping for a multi-sensory experience, and that starts with packaging.

    Packaging Enhances Customer Experience
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    • Flavor & Texture

    The Enduring Appeal of Classic Confections

    63% of consumers agree that they like the same type of chocolate now that they did as a kid. Nostalgia is playing a big role in customer preferences.

    The Enduring Appeal of Classic Confections