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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Incoming Barry Callebaut CEO Hein Schumacher (pictured) will take Peter Feld's place.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Snack brand Proper is tapping into the spice craze with the launch of its new House Hot Sauce Lentil Chips.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[FRANK makes it debut with Whole Foods Market UK listing.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The operational reality of jumping on trends is complex for manufacturers.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Unilever has signed an agreement to sell the Graze business to German confectionary company Katjes International for an undisclosed sum.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Indulgence without compromise: Food Manufacture hears how producers are rethinking conching, not by replacing equipment, but by upgrading how it’s controlled.]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2025/11/28/chocolate-haggis-is-back-on-the-menu-for-hogmanay-and-burns-nigh/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Chocolate Haggis is back on the menu for Hogmanay and Burns Night.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[UK consumers could be eating chocolate that is produced in the same way as beer.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Terry’s Chocolate is further strengthening its Beyond Orange strategy with the launch of a new Chocolate Mint Tablet and Mint Truffles to cater to the festive season.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Mr Whippy is to expand its reach into sweet treat market with the opening of a new £15m manufacturing site in Sheffield.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Sweets manufacturer Stockley's moves to a new purpose-built site.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Whitakers Chocolates launches new chocolate coated Brazil nuts as it announces investment into new nut facility.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Booker depots will stock the brand’s 'Rum, Raisins and Hazelnuts' flavour as well as the 'Pistachio' block.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[All 10 snacking factories are now renewably powered as Mars continues to invest into its European manufacturing facilities to boost efficiency and innovation.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Win-Win has managed to mirror the flavours of chocolate without cocoa.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Confectionery firms have urged the European Commission to focus on preparations for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[TRIBE has raised £2.4m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[I.D.C. Holding produces a wide range of branded wafer, biscuit, sugar confectionery and seasonal chocolate products.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Michele Buck is to retire as Hershey CEO next year]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Quality Street is named to top brand shared among 25-34 year olds this December, according to new research by OnePoll]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Taylor's Snacks MD James Taylor talks destiny in this month's podcast.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Cadbury's maker allegedly looking to acquire Hershey's following attempt eight years ago.]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The study found that more than half of Labour MPs would back greater levels of Government intervention to reduce consumption of high sugar food and drinks. Credit: Getty / Daniel Grizelj]]></image:caption>
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