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   • Bon pour la planète

   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 for Bakery and Pastry
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   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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   • 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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   • Business Success

   Worth the Indulgence: Pricing Premium Confections

   Generally, most consumers think “expensive” first when asked to describe fine chocolate. How can artisan chocolatiers overcome this perception?

   Worth the Indulgence
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   • Business Success

   The Importance of Story in Marketing

   Today’s customers demand a lot from their chocolate. How can your marketing plan help you check all those boxes?

   The Importance of Story in Marketing
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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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   • 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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   • Business Success

   Packaging Enhances Customer Experience

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

   Packaging Inspiration
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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
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    • Business Success
    • Popular Flavors

    Building a Winning Assortment

    Making sure your product selection hits all the right notes is a key factor to the success of your business.

    Building a Winning Assortment
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    • Business Success

    Time to Glow-Up: Tips for Expanding Your Business

    “No company can afford not to move forward.” It’s time to grow your business!

    Time to Glow-Up: Tips for Expanding Your Business
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    • Popular Flavors

    Going for Gold: The Timeless Appeal of Caramel

    Caramel sales have increased by over 18% since 2020, and there are no signs of a slow-down. Caramel confections will always be a top choice.

    Going for Gold: The Timeless Appeal of Caramel
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    • Good for me
    • Bon pour la planète

    Can Plant-Based Treats REALLY taste as good?

    Flavor and indulgence are the keys to plant-based pastry and chocolate your customers will crave.

    Can Plant-Based Treats REALLY taste as good??
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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.

    From Bean to Bar, Cane to Crystal: Tracing Ingredients
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    Everyday Celebrations

    Help your customers mark their daily celebrations with products created to help them share not just chocolate but an experience.

    Everyday Celebrations
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    SuperFoods, Extraordinary Confections

    66% of North American Millennials agree that “chocolate confections need to be tasty and good for me.” That’s a big ask!

    SuperFoods, Extraordinary Confections