The week before the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago last month, Mars Wrigley announced some leadership role changes as well as a couple newly created positions within the company.

Filling what the company referred to as “geographic white spaces,” Mondelez announced the major expansion will include pairing its Oreo brand with Milka.

The World Cocoa Foundation has launched a new program to address the threat climate change poses to cocoa sustainability.

In January 2016, Cargill will close its plant in Lititz, PA on Broad Street and shift this production to more modern and efficient plants in Mount Joy, Lititz (West Lincoln Avenue) and Hazleton, PA; Milwaukee; and Ontario, Canada.

Cargill has completed its acquisition of Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) global chocolate business valued at $440 million.

With approval already granted from the US Department of Justice, the European Commission granted conditional clearance for Cargill to acquire Archer Daniels Midland's chocolate business in Europe, completing the regulatory approval process.

Food juggernaut Cargill said Tuesday it has agreed to purchase the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company’s global chocolate business for $440 million.