Ben & Jerry's Partners With Tony's Chocolonely On Mission To Make Chocolate 'Slavery-Free'
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Two companies renowned for their social justice campaigns,?Ben & Jerry's?and?Tony's Chocolonely, have?teamed up?on an initiative to end?modern slavery?and child labour in the chocolate supply chain. In January 2023, the two firms are set to launch Chocolatey Love A-Fair, a new Ben & Jerry's?ice cream?flavour based on the Tony's Chocolonely milk caramel sea salt bar. In addition, Tony's Chocolonely will launch two new?chocolate?bars, Tony's Chocolate Love A-Fair, based on Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake and Chocolate Fudge Brownie variants.
The price of?bread?in the EU has increased sharply, making the staple food more expensive than ever, according to the?European Union?statistics?office?Eurostat. This price rise is mainly due to the Russian invasion of?Ukraine, which has disturbed global markets, Eurostat added. Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of grains, wheat, maize, oilseeds and fertilisers. Data showed that vegetables and meat have also become more expensive in the European Union, while the prices of cooking oils and fats have risen particularly sharply.
Some 75% of consumers say that they have scanned a?QR code?on a food or drink product, with half doing so regularly,?a new study?by market research firm?Appinio?on behalf of?spiritsEUROPE?has found. According to the study, which took place across five European countries, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Czechia, almost all (95%) those who scan QR codes on products believe that they 'offer a useful way to get detailed product information'. Convenience, reliance, and readability of information are cited as the greatest advantages of digital labels, according to the study. Moreover, a large majority (87%) of respondents are in favour of policies to ensure that product-specific information conveyed digitally is truthful and accurate.
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Henkel?has?raised its 2022 outlook?for organic sales based on strong sales growth in its?adhesives?unit, the company said. The German?home care?company now expects organic sales growth of between 5.5% and 7.5% from a previous range of 4.5% to 6.5%, Henkel said in a statement to coincide with its?Capital Markets Day. The company had also raised its 2022 organic sales outlook in August on the back of a sales boost during the first half. Sales targets for its cosmetics and?laundry care?business remain unchanged.
PepsiCo?Inc has stopped making?Pepsi,?7UP?and?Mountain Dew?in Russia nearly six months after the US company said it would suspend sales and production. Pepsi's announcement came after Reuters visited dozens of supermarkets, retailers and gyms in Moscow and beyond and found cans and bottles of Pepsi printed with July and August production dates from factories within?Russia. The most recent date on a Pepsi product was August 17. In a statement to Reuters, the US company said it had stopped making concentrates for PepsiCola, Mirinda, 7Up and Mountain Dew in Russia.
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